Plus more of what’s on and happening starting May 26

Too many queer and trans folks avoid regular Pap tests. Simple steps can make the process more welcoming

Over 75 students at Menihek High School protested on behalf of their classmate

A district judge called the law a “brazen attempt to single out trans-inclusive establishments”

More than 200 athletes and researchers signed an open letter expressing their concern over transphobic language used to introduce the survey

The news follows years of controversies surrounding the Winnipeg museum

Judge rules hospital broke the law by refusing to treat new trans patients

New research led by LGBTQ2S+ survivors highlights barriers to recovery

Meanwhile, a Texas court issued a mixed ruling halting some investigations of trans-affirming families for “child abuse”

Although a controversial bill has been amended to drop discriminatory provisions, activists say there’s still room for improvement

“If you’re going to come for our kids, you’re gonna have to come through us first”

“Consent has many dimensions, and it can be really helpful to go into detail about what’s going on in any given interaction”

The law criminalizes gender-affirming medications and surgery for trans kids under 19

Director Chase Joynt and historian Jules Gill-Peterson on the present resonance of their groundbreaking documentary

ANALYSIS: Transmasculine people are not an addendum to the abortion debate. We’re at its centre because our reproductive, sexual and bodily sovereignty is currently challenged on every front

The multi-hyphenate performer says joy can be “worldmaking”

The ban is a direct response to U.K. prime minister Boris Johnson’s refusal to ban anti-trans conversion therapy

Louisiana and Kansas rejected bills targeting LGBTQ2S+ education and trans sports participation, respectively

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Stonewall history, a Two-Spirit powwow and your new favourite Black trans TikToker

How to make Pap tests more comfortable for queer and trans patients

High school students in Labrador walk out after trans student denied bathroom access

Tennessee’s transphobic bathroom sign law permanently struck down by court

Sport Canada has closed a survey related to trans women’s participation in sports

Canadian Museum for Human Rights makes all restrooms gender-inclusive

Dallas gender clinic for trans youth allowed to begin taking patients again

Study finds survivors of conversion therapy need much more support

Alabama’s trans youth medical care ban partially blocked by court ruling

Quebec scraps controversial trans surgery requirement in proposed law following backlash

20 U.S. states could soon be designated as safe havens for trans kids fleeing discriminatory laws

Alabama’s first-of-its-kind law banning trans youth medical care takes effect

‘Framing Agnes’ lets our trans ancestors tell their own stories

The post-Roe v. Wade future is already here

ALOK on stand-up comedy, love as ‘daily practice’ and non-binary joy

Wales moves to fully ban conversion therapy as U.K. drags its feet

These two U.S. states just took a stand against anti-LGBTQ2S+ legislation