OPINION: Federal Democrats have so far rarely directly addressed growing anti-trans rhetoric. That changed last week

Queer and trans librarians, activists and everyday people are keeping access to LGBTQ2S+ literature alive

OPINION: Conservatives are courting voters using the little trick that they’ve always turned—demonizing a minority

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: July 24

OPINION: Today’s panic over transness and kids is largely driven by the overactive imaginations of people who have never met a trans person in their lives

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: July 21

Queer Youth Assemble is leading protests across the country after a trio of rulings that endanger queer and racialized people

ANALYSIS: Vague law gives homophobic agendas a chance to flourish and be directed at queer students

Wolf shares his healing path from outsider to activist in this coming-of-age memoir

What is it? Does it protect the LGBTQ2S+ community? How is it evolving to better protect queer people? Find answers to all these questions and more in this explainer

OPINION: Legal precedent allowing homophobes to discriminate based on a “worry” could put trans rights in severe jeopardy

OPINION: If elected, McBride would bring hope to Virginians—and to trans people across the U.S.

Just 2 of the 5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: June 30

With anti-drag protests intensifying and spilling across borders, drag artists worldwide are losing gigs and fearing violence

OPINION: We need more than a single piece of legislation to protect queer and trans lives

Attention: We’ve arrived at peak party season

OPINION: The gender experimentation offered by the cosplay community must be preserved as conservatives continue on their mission to destroy gender nonconformity

OPINION: No civil rights movement can exist, much less thrive, without hope

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At last week’s federal hearing on youth gender affirming care, Democrats finally stood up for trans people

Queer libraries are on the front lines of the fight against book bans

Ohio Republicans are trying to limit the power of ballot measures—and using transphobia to circumvent democracy

‘Barbie’ takes the world by storm, lesbian rights in Italy and the U.K. and more

Trans parents have always existed

Grindr employees join hot union summer, first out gay coach in major men’s U.S. sports and more

Meet the queer youth organizers taking on the U.S. Supreme Court

Florida students, teachers fear ‘abuse’ over expanded ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law

Pulse survivor Brandon Wolf’s memoir is a journey of healing we can all relate to

Your questions about free speech, answered

What the 303 Creative case might mean for trans people

Sarah McBride’s Congress run is a beacon of hope

An F-you to drag bans from boygenius, plus two trans healthcare bans overturned

Drag artists are workers, and protests are putting them in danger

Democrats have reintroduced the Equality Act yet again

Mexico City, New York, Toronto, Madrid… at which Pride in which city are you celebrating?

Florida’s drag ban is facing a new test: comic conventions

Florida’s ban on gender-affirming care for youth has been blocked. We need to celebrate that victory