OPINION: As it expands, the social media platform will have to adapt its moderation policies if it wants to keep vulnerable users safe

The trans synth pioneer changed music—and the world—forever

OPINION: Visiting my parents in Florida used to feel like a safe home away from home. Now, the idea of it makes my stomach turn

Act4QueerSafety is calling on the federal government to protect communities against an organized wave of bigotry

OPINION: “I used to have a recurring nightmare that if I tried to transition, I’d be met with braying, angry Springer crowds”

Journalist Tre’vell Anderson’s very personal tour of trans representation in film and TV

OPINION: “Adult” “Human” “Female” is a highly problematic way to identify

OPINION: Missouri’s targeting of gender-affirming care is part of the goal to eradicate trans people entirely

ANALYSIS: A journalist seemingly baited Blume into agreeing with J.K. Rowling. Her response should be a model for learned allyship

5 queer and trans stories we’re following: April 14

OPINION: J.K. Rowling is executive producing a new “Harry Potter” series for the streamer and it feels like a slap in the face

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: April 12

U.K. transphobia is so severe that the country is known as “TERF Island.” In response, queer and trans fighters are teaching their communities to protect themselves and each other

OPINION: When queer and trans voices are suppressed, social media platforms become less safe

6 queer and trans stories we’re watching: April 10

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5 queer and trans news stories we’re following: April 3

Protesting hate, demanding federal protections and searching for something more intimate—hope

Transphobia

Living sound forever: The genius of Wendy Carlos

Florida’s bathroom bill would keep me from my family

Canada must address rising hate toward LGBTQ2S+ people, say advocates

Jerry Springer’s legacy of discovery and disgust

Trans resilience shining through a glass darkly

How ‘women’s rights’ activists create language that dehumanizes trans people

First they came for trans kids. Now, in Missouri, they’re coming after trans adults

Judy Blume showed what to do when you get got by the anti-trans machine

Billy Porter as James Baldwin, Florida travel advisory, book bans booming, Missouri trans nightmare and TIME’s notable queers

HBO Max chose money over trans rights

Dylan Mulvaney talks backlash, Florida Republican’s trans ‘demon,’ non-profit helping trans people flee U.S., Olympians and lawmakers stand up for trans student athletes and a Brittney Griner memoir

In the U.K., queer and trans self-defence classes are growing in popularity

Twitter appears to censor some LGBTQ2S+ terms

JoJo Siwa’s Candace Owens smackdown, Title IX disappointment, L.A. drag march, new crisis hotline for youth, EU vs. Hungary and a Canadian response to anti-drag protests

Hari Nef is Barbie (!), record number of LGBTQ2S+ officials in U.S., more U.K. transphobia, Catholic nuns stand up for trans people and Spider-verse says trans rights

Jinkx Monsoon and the Doctor, TDOV recap, Quebec’s publicly funded transphobia, Manhattan murder suspect and Twitter censorship

Trans protesters in Washington, D.C. on why they marched for Trans Day of Visibility