Censorship

Teens will now be able to access banned LGBTQ2S+ books for free

A Brooklyn Public Library initiative is countering a new wave of censorship across the U.S.

By Yvonne Marquez

Books

For sci-fi author Charlie Jane Anders, queer hope and camaraderie are just as important as explosions and spaceships

“There’s just so much weird, imaginative, bizarre stuff being published now”

By Cassandra Roxburgh

Politics

Florida officials want to stop trans kids from even ‘socially’ transitioning

New guidelines released by the state’s department of health mirror Texas’s attempts to restrict access to gender-affirming care

By Oliver Haug

Activism

#Letters4TransKids sends messages of encouragement and love to trans youth

Journalist Ina Fried created a social media campaign to support trans kids targeted by legislative attacks

By Yvonne Marquez

Politics

Alabama’s only out gay lawmaker condemns passage of bills targeting trans youth: “This is their home too”

Rep. Neil Rafferty says that recently passed anti-trans bills are “bullying” youth

By Oliver Haug

Politics

Kansas governor vetoes ‘unnecessary and divisive’ anti-trans bills

Gov. Laura Kelly joins a bipartisan group of governors who have stood up to their legislatures

By Oliver Haug

Activism

A busy intersection in Edmonton has been dominated by homophobic street preachers for years

At the city’s Pride Corner, a group of queer counter protestors is trying to drown out the hate

By Pamela Young

Power

Alabama doctors and families sue over ‘unprecedented’ bill criminalizing trans youth health care

Two lawsuits are challenging an Alabama law that charges doctors with felonies for prescribing puberty blockers or hormone therapy

By Yvonne Marquez

Politics

Kentucky banned trans kids from sports to keep this 12-year-old girl from playing hockey

The target of Kentucky’s newly enacted law is Fischer Wells, a middle school field hockey player

By Nico Lang

Activism

This student defied Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law by teaching their class about Stonewall

A junior in the suburbs of Orlando presented a mini-lesson on the watershed moment in queer history

By Oliver Haug

Power

Only half of Americans are okay with kids coming out as trans, according to survey

New report finds majority of U.S. adults are comfortable with their children being gay, lesbian or bisexual but trans acceptance lags

By Dawn Ennis

Politics

Alabama becomes first U.S. state to pass law making gender-affirming care a felony

The state is also on the verge of passing an anti-trans bathroom bill and a “Don’t Say Gay” law

By Nico Lang

Politics

These 7 U.S. states could be the next to pass a Florida-style ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law

Florida’s bill is one of many that would censor LGBTQ2S+ education in schools

By Ursula Muñoz S.

Trans Health

Doctors and families petition to keep Texas’ only gender clinic for trans youth open

The Genecis clinic in Dallas stopped accepting new patients late last year after political pressure

By Oliver Haug

Activism

This group is using ACT-UP tactics to make the fight for trans rights more urgent

Tear It Up plans to make trans activism louder—and more controversial

By Shane Burley

Politics

LGBTQ2S+ groups vow to fight back after Florida governor signs “Don’t Say Gay” bill

HB 1557 prohibits public school instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity to students in kindergarten through the third grade

By Yvonne Marquez

Politics

These billboard campaigns ‘Say Gay’ in response to attacks on LGBTQ2S+ equality

As Gov. Ron DeSantis signs Florida’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill into law, LGBTQ2S+ people are fighting back

By Jordan Daniels

Politics

Arizona is one signature away from limiting life-saving medical care for trans youth

Two other states also passed anti-trans legislation this week

By Nico Lang