Our recommendations for what’s up and what’s on, beginning May 20
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‘I’m so much more than that diagnosis.’ Billy Porter comes out as HIV-positive
In an interview with “The Hollywood Reporter,” the “Pose” star spoke candidly about living with HIV
Demi Lovato comes out as non-binary after ‘healing and self-reflective work’
The singer and former child star says they want to better express the fluidity of their gender expression
How to tell Black queer and trans stories when you’re not Black, queer or trans
Social justice organizers suggest three principles for allies wanting to support Black LGBTQ2S+ narratives
Tennessee just passed some of the cruellest U.S. anti-trans legislation yet
The state’s governor just signed HB 1182 into law, which will require businesses to post warning signs about trans people in washrooms
Please don’t mistake up-and-coming pop star Siena Liggins for a rapper
With her new visual album, this Atlanta-based musician wants to move beyond buzzwords
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Is there an ethical way to ghost someone?
A reader wonders what’s the least bad way to avoid someone
8 scintillating queer YA books for every type of reader
From lesbian necromancers to trans superheroes, which young adult book should you pick up this summer?
Lady Gaga’s ‘Born This Way’ turns 10 this week. Queer landmark or sell-out mess?
Mother Monster was starting to take herself much too seriously
Am I bi, pan, asexual, just plain straight or maybe even gay?
Kai counsels a questioning Gen Z reader riding a “sexual rollercoaster”
What people got wrong—and what Sarah Schulman wants to get right—about the history of ACT UP and early AIDS activism
In her new book, the New York writer lays bare the achievements and embarrassments of an astonishingly successful social movement
Let’s celebrate our vulnerable, ‘imperfect’ bodies
In the first installment of the “Protest and Pleasure” series, disability justice activists explain how liberating ourselves from ableism makes sex hotter for everyone
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I created a drag persona to get me through quarantine
Connecting with my own queerness through Mairy Dilk gave me a lifeline when I couldn’t connect with anyone else
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under’ Episode 3 recap: Break up, bye bye
The “Down Under” queens take on their own version of the “Drag Race UK” girl group challenge
Companies are back at it with the Pride nonsense
From glitter cereal to whatever Target is doing, we’ve launched an ongoing rating of this year’s crop of rainbow capitalism
Despite its best efforts, the Canadian government others trans folks in its latest census
There’s a lack of data on trans Canadians. But the 2021 census still fails to capture an accurate portrait of trans lives in Canada
Topline: Who will you be as the world opens up?
Whether it’s a new name, new pronouns or a new relationship, many queer folks have changed a lot since the start of the pandemic
Canadian government looking to quash inquiry into Health Canada’s role in blood ban
Christopher Karas filed a human rights complaint against the government body over Canada’s blood donation ban in 2015
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