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Why you should worry about age verification laws
Politics

Why you should worry about age verification laws

OPINION: Calls to restrict access to supposed adult content should be called out for their true intentions: relegating queer content to the shadows

By Nneka Ewulonu
Could this week’s Supreme Court abortion pill case affect gender-affirming care?
Reproductive Health

Could this week’s Supreme Court abortion pill case affect gender-affirming care?

OPINION: The Comstock Act, a 150-year-old federal obscenity law, has advocates on edge

By Katelyn Burns
How a U.S. TikTok ban would censor trans people
Censorship

How a U.S. TikTok ban would censor trans people

ANALYSIS: Far-right campaigners are leveraging censorship to promote their own anti-trans agenda

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
The (missing) context around using AI to ban books
Tech

The (missing) context around using AI to ban books

ANALYSIS: The case of an Iowa school district employing ChatGPT to enforce a statewide book ban has garnered significant attention—what concerns does it raise around AI-aided censorship? 

By Jon Heggestad
Brittany Howard makes big moves with ‘What Now’
Music

Brittany Howard makes big moves with ‘What Now’

REVIEW: With her second solo album, Howard breaks the mould people try to fit her into

By Dani Janae
Anti-trans bathroom bills keep piling up in the U.S. Where’s the outrage?
Politics

Anti-trans bathroom bills keep piling up in the U.S. Where’s the outrage?

In 2016, North Carolina’s HB2 prompted businesses, musicians and even the NBA to boycott the state. Today, at least 12 states have similar laws on the books. What changed?

By Catherine Caruso
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Eccentric folkies the Ophelias are poised to break big
Music

Eccentric folkies the Ophelias are poised to break big

Queer, genre-hopping and mischievous, the indie quartet is gearing up for world domination, one offbeat lyric at a time

By Hannah Jocelyn
Ohio’s trans healthcare ban sets dangerous precedent ahead of 2024 election
Politics

Ohio’s trans healthcare ban sets dangerous precedent ahead of 2024 election

ANALYSIS: Ohio has set a new precedent for using gubernatorial powers to indirectly outlaw transition—other states may follow

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
Some Republicans just admitted their “endgame” is to ban transition care—for everyone

Some Republicans just admitted their “endgame” is to ban transition care—for everyone

OPINION: They want us to return to a world where getting care means taking our lives into our own hands

By Katelyn Burns
‘Yours for the Taking’ asks what follows when patriarchy is overthrown
Books

‘Yours for the Taking’ asks what follows when patriarchy is overthrown

REVIEW: Gabrielle Korn’s debut novel has a fun, strange set-up that quickly falls apart

By H Felix Chau Bradley
Why Lil Nas X’s ‘J CHRIST’ is worth the listen 
Monthly Tune-Up

Why Lil Nas X’s ‘J CHRIST’ is worth the listen 

And Green Day has a banging new bisexual anthem? Catch up on the best new queer music

By Jordan Currie
Why state boycott bills matter for queer rights
Politics

Why state boycott bills matter for queer rights

A new bill introduced in the Missouri state legislature shows how far state governments are willing to go to dictate what private companies can and cannot say

By Sydney Bauer
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Here’s where U.S. presidential candidates stand on LGBTQ2S+ rights
Politics

Here’s where U.S. presidential candidates stand on LGBTQ2S+ rights

Queer and trans rights will be a major issue in the 2024 U.S. presidential election

By Catherine Caruso
Archaic electoral system disadvantages trans candidates
Politics

Archaic electoral system disadvantages trans candidates

ANALYSIS: Ohio trans candidate Vanessa Joy’s disqualification is part of a larger systemic problem 

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
America’s latest LGBTQ2S+ book hysteria hits too close to home
Censorship

America’s latest LGBTQ2S+ book hysteria hits too close to home

OPINION: Police were called into a Massachusetts middle school library after someone complained about a queer book. The incident brought back memories of my time growing up in the district

By Katelyn Burns
Looking for progress on LGBTQ+ rights in 2024? Keep an eye on these countries
Human Rights

Looking for progress on LGBTQ+ rights in 2024? Keep an eye on these countries

From Thailand and Namibia to Poland and the U.K., good news is on the horizon for queer and trans folk

By Rob Salerno
Our power ranking of all 14 seasons of ‘Drag Race’ that aired in 2023
Rainbow Rewind 2023

Our power ranking of all 14 seasons of ‘Drag Race’ that aired in 2023

From the lead-footed Belgians to the high-flying French, we rate the world in heels 

By Sam Franzini
A deeply Cree and gloriously queer conversation with Kent Monkman and Gisèle Gordon
Books

A deeply Cree and gloriously queer conversation with Kent Monkman and Gisèle Gordon

Get ready to love and laugh with Miss Chief Eagle Testickle

By Megan Scribe
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