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Dodgers reinvite the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Mexico allows ‘X’ gender passports, Utah named most closeted state, trans prom held at the U.S. Capitol and Bud Light brewers lose perfect HRC rating

5 queer and trans stories we’re following: May 23

Culture

Compared to Twitter, Bluesky is an online haven for trans people. But can it last?

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

By Katelyn Burns

Florida’s bathroom bill would keep me from my family

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

By Katelyn Burns

Xtra News Flash

George Santos arrested, David Miranda death, Texas shooter ‘inspired’ by Libs of TikTok, Louisiana ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill and Washington state protects trans kids

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: May 10

By Jackie Richardson

Xtra News Flash

Seoul Pride bumped from venue, Florida mayors pledge queer support, Saudi tourism says ‘everyone’ welcome, Turkey’s president says opposition too ‘pro-LGBT’ and TikTok collected queer viewing data

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: May 8

What’s at stake for LGBTQ2S+ writers in the WGA strike?

Our favourite queer media will have to wait until the creative minds behind them get a fair deal

By Phoebe Fuller

Xtra News Flash

Queer Met Gala looks, censured Montana state rep sues, new drag dinner competition, queer youth mental health, Tony Award noms and Twitter oral sex misinformation

6 queer stories we’re watching: May 2

By Bhagyashree Chatterjee, Phoebe Fuller

Xtra News Flash

Drag queen reading events protested again, delays on HIV program in Uganda, San Francisco repeals boycott of 30 states, Bud Light called on to support trans communities and lesbian dating app HER takes a stand against TERFs

5 queer stories we’re watching: May 1

First, it was book bans. Now, Republicans are coming for publishers

Tennessee bill takes book bans to a new level by coming for publishers

By Emma Bainbridge

Why we need to log off and look for trans joy

OPINION: I question what consuming so much doomerism will do to us as a community over the long term—and I want us to make more space for celebration

By Katelyn Burns

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

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

By Joseph Osmundson

Xtra News Flash

Jinkx Monsoon in ‘Doctor Who,’ federal trans sports ban, Florida expands ‘Don’t Say Gay,’ Sam Smith tribute to Brianna Ghey, trans youth in anti-trans states and Sasha Colby’s surprising date

6 queer and trans stories we’re watching: April 21

By Maddy Mahoney

Queer Culture Catch-Up

Music by Lynnee Breedlove and Juba Kalamka, a Charlie Jane Anders trilogy, queer Brit hobby groups and Kit Yan, Melissa Li and Michael R. Jackson in NYC

This week’s gay enticements to engage in queer culture

By S. Bear Bergman

As anti-drag protests rage, counter-protest is a key part of queer activism

Want to protest anti-drag demonstrators? Learn about the history, risks and art of counter-protesting

By Charlotte Sheasby

Xtra News Flash

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

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

By Maddy Mahoney

Won’t somebody think of the children?

OPINION: When media publish trans kids’ medical histories without their full consent, they thrust them into a harmful spotlight

By Katelyn Burns

Xtra News Flash

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

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

By Jackie Richardson

Sports

The rise of queer athletes in women’s college gymnastics

Once one of the most conservative women’s sports, NCAA gymnastics has gone all in on queer representation

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