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Trans

Meet the trans war correspondent at Ukraine’s frontlines
Media

Meet the trans war correspondent at Ukraine’s frontlines

Sarah Ashton-Cirillo has spent over four months covering the war like few others—becoming a target of Russian propaganda and right-wing attacks in the process

By Adam Zivo
Am I a bad person for not wanting to talk about my friend’s dysphoria all the time?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

Am I a bad person for not wanting to talk about my friend’s dysphoria all the time?

“The mark of a healthy relationship is one that can withstand conflict and challenge, and simultaneously, one where everybody’s boundaries are respected.”

By Kai Cheng Thom
This red state high school is creating a gender-affirming closet to support trans and non-binary students
Power

This red state high school is creating a gender-affirming closet to support trans and non-binary students

With the help of a $10,000 grant from the It Gets Better Project, the initiative will allow students to change into clothing that expresses who they are

By Ursula Muñoz S.
Texas court blocks ‘child abuse’ investigations into two affirming families of trans youth
Power

Texas court blocks ‘child abuse’ investigations into two affirming families of trans youth

Meanwhile, a new poll finds that a majority of Texans support the rights of trans youth to gender-affirming care

By Dika Ofoma
How did Bette Midler get to tweeting anti-trans nonsense?
Culture

How did Bette Midler get to tweeting anti-trans nonsense?

OPINION: A well-orchestrated effort for years to pit cis women against trans folks is working through traditional mainstream media and straight to beloved stars

By Mel Woods
I’m a high femme trans lesbian and I really want to play with other high femme trans lesbians. How?
Ask Kai: Quickies

I’m a high femme trans lesbian and I really want to play with other high femme trans lesbians. How?

What’s important is that we are expressing interest, inviting consent and then we become erotic explorers

By Xtra Video
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Treatment for body dysmorphic disorder is still failing queer people of colour
Health

Treatment for body dysmorphic disorder is still failing queer people of colour

Formal supports remain largely white-centred, so LGBTQ2S+ people of colour are finding their own empowerment and healing

By Diamond Yao
These two countries are making it easier for trans people to correct their legal gender
Politics

These two countries are making it easier for trans people to correct their legal gender

Spain and Germany are the latest countries to move forward with gender self-determination policies

By Oliver Haug
These U.S. lawmakers want to pass a Trans Bill of Rights to protect trans Americans from discrimination
Politics

These U.S. lawmakers want to pass a Trans Bill of Rights to protect trans Americans from discrimination

The resolution would expand access to gender-affirming medical care and outlaw conversion therapy

By Jackie Richardson
Hot trans summer: Celebrating gender expansiveness in the U.K. after a hard year for British trans and non-binary people
London Calling

Hot trans summer: Celebrating gender expansiveness in the U.K. after a hard year for British trans and non-binary people

From Pride marches and non-binary club nights to little-known historical archives, there’s something for everyone in London and environs 

By V.S. Wells
Remembering trans icon Mama Gloria, the ‘Emily Post of Halsted Street’
Activism

Remembering trans icon Mama Gloria, the ‘Emily Post of Halsted Street’

In this previously unreleased 2014 interview, Gloria Allen reflects on her life and legacy

By Nico Lang
Biden wants to expand federal laws to protect trans students from discrimination
Education

Biden wants to expand federal laws to protect trans students from discrimination

He is also preparing to sign an executive order preventing LGBTQ2S+ youth from being subjected to conversion therapy

By Dika Ofoma
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The Boy Scouts of America avoided a big fight over trans youth. But can it be a model for inclusion?
Power

The Boy Scouts of America avoided a big fight over trans youth. But can it be a model for inclusion?

After one family fought to have their trans son included in Cub Scouts five years ago, the Boy Scouts of America have welcomed trans youth—but some challenges remain

By Mike De Socio
After ‘Pose,’ Michaela Jaé Rodriguez is ready to delve into something new
TV & Film

After ‘Pose,’ Michaela Jaé Rodriguez is ready to delve into something new

Rodriguez stars in the new Apple TV+ comedy “Loot” alongside Maya Rudolph

By Max Gao
Chicago rapper Cuee is ‘Coming Out’ swinging
Playlist Q

Chicago rapper Cuee is ‘Coming Out’ swinging

The artist’s recently released EP, centred on liberation and Pride, is a reintroduction to the world 

By Daria Lynn Cottingham
I see myself as different from cis women. Does that make me a ‘bad’ trans woman?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

I see myself as different from cis women. Does that make me a ‘bad’ trans woman?

Kai advises a reader that “holding multiple truths is more complex than simply holding all truths to be equal—because not all beliefs are equal in social status and social power”

By Kai Cheng Thom
World swimming body bans vast majority of trans women from competition
Sports

World swimming body bans vast majority of trans women from competition

The organization called for the creation of an “open” category for trans athletes

By Nico Lang
This activist declined to attend White House Pride event to protest detention of trans immigrants
Pride 2022: Party & Protest

This activist declined to attend White House Pride event to protest detention of trans immigrants

“If I stayed quiet, I feel like I would be complicit in that violence, right?”

By Jackie Richardson
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