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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
‘Blaring red alert’: Activists worry the U.S. Supreme Court will overturn marriage equality next
Power

‘Blaring red alert’: Activists worry the U.S. Supreme Court will overturn marriage equality next

“This decision will embolden our opponents to come after all of our hard-won progress” 

By Oliver Haug
A new Stonewall visitor centre will honour the legacy of LGBTQ2S+ activism
History

A new Stonewall visitor centre will honour the legacy of LGBTQ2S+ activism

This will be the first visitor centre in the U.S. park system to highlight queer and trans history

By Jackie Richardson
It happened. Roe v. Wade is overturned. Now what?
Power

It happened. Roe v. Wade is overturned. Now what?

OPINION: The Supreme Court decision caps a decades-long misinformation campaign. Reproductive justice leaders from queer and trans communities might know the way forward

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
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
A record number of LGBTQ2S+ candidates in the U.S. are running for Congress
Politics

A record number of LGBTQ2S+ candidates in the U.S. are running for Congress

There are 11 queer people currently serving in the House and Senate

By Nico Lang
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These two countries just loosened restrictions on HIV-positive troops serving in the military
HIV/AIDS

These two countries just loosened restrictions on HIV-positive troops serving in the military

Advocates say there’s more work left to be done

By Nico Lang
Texas Republicans call homosexuality an ‘abnormal lifestyle choice’ in new party platform
Politics

Texas Republicans call homosexuality an ‘abnormal lifestyle choice’ in new party platform

The state’s Republican party released a platform outlining goal of eroding LGBTQ2S+ rights

By Jackie Richardson
Starbucks reportedly threatened to revoke trans health coverage if employees tried to unionize
Power

Starbucks reportedly threatened to revoke trans health coverage if employees tried to unionize

More than 100 Starbucks outlets in the U.S. have voted to unionize in the past seven months

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
The same companies sponsoring Pride events are supporting anti-LGBTQ2S+ lawmakers
Power

The same companies sponsoring Pride events are supporting anti-LGBTQ2S+ lawmakers

A new analysis from Data for Progress finds dozens of purportedly pro-LGBTQ2S+ corporations are donating substantially to proponents of anti-queer and anti-trans bills

By Oliver Haug
Right-wing groups disrupt children’s event and target a small town’s Pride
Power

Right-wing groups disrupt children’s event and target a small town’s Pride

This past weekend, extremists in Idaho and California sought to disrupt LGBTQ2+ events

By Jackie Richardson
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Five percent of young Americans identify as trans or non-binary, according to new report
Identity

Five percent of young Americans identify as trans or non-binary, according to new report

The trans population in the U.S. is growing fast, despite unprecedented attacks on the community

By Dika Ofoma
Non-binary travellers call out WestJet for reportedly discriminating against them
Power

Non-binary travellers call out WestJet for reportedly discriminating against them

“WestJet is just ignoring us. They’re pretending we don’t exist”

By Ursula Muñoz S.
This Republican legislator wants to ban kids from drag events
Politics

This Republican legislator wants to ban kids from drag events

Lawmakers in Florida and Texas have threatened to introduce legislation in upcoming sessions 

By Oliver Haug
‘It’s called intersectionality, bitch’: the new ‘Queer as Folk’ brings the mess of queer life
TV & Film

‘It’s called intersectionality, bitch’: the new ‘Queer as Folk’ brings the mess of queer life

REVIEW: Stephen Dunn’s reboot flirts with so many issues it’s hard to know which one to go home with at the end of the night

By Mel Woods
Ontario teen arrested after threatening to commit mass shooting at Florida Pride event
Hate Watch

Ontario teen arrested after threatening to commit mass shooting at Florida Pride event

A 17-year-old was arrested after reportedly brandishing a gun and threatening to open fire at a West Palm Beach event

By V.S. Wells
The U.S. has already passed 25 anti-trans laws this year—and it’s not over yet
Politics

The U.S. has already passed 25 anti-trans laws this year—and it’s not over yet

Louisiana is the latest state to enact legislation targeting trans Americans, and others could soon follow

By Nico Lang
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