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Youth

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
The joyful resistance of queer skate jams
Culture

The joyful resistance of queer skate jams

At Queer Skate Toronto, queer and trans folks are reclaiming skateboarding counterculture

By Jes Mason
These billboards are showing love and support for Alabama trans youth under attack
Activism

These billboards are showing love and support for Alabama trans youth under attack

The state became the first in history to criminalize medical care for trans youth earlier this year

By Oliver Haug
Oklahoma passes law banning trans students from using correct bathroom in schools
Politics

Oklahoma passes law banning trans students from using correct bathroom in schools

Indiana also joined Oklahoma this week in enacting legislation targeting trans youth

By Nico Lang
High school students in Labrador walk out after trans student denied bathroom access
Activism

High school students in Labrador walk out after trans student denied bathroom access

Over 75 students at Menihek High School protested on behalf of their classmate

By Jackie Richardson
Texas will resume investigations into parents who affirm their trans kids following court ruling
Politics

Texas will resume investigations into parents who affirm their trans kids following court ruling

As child abuse investigations start again, countless parents of trans youth across the state are likely to be targeted

By Nico Lang
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South Carolina just enacted an anti-trans sports ban—and Louisiana could be next
Politics

South Carolina just enacted an anti-trans sports ban—and Louisiana could be next

17 U.S. states have now passed laws limiting participation of trans youth in school sports

By Nico Lang
Dallas gender clinic for trans youth allowed to begin taking patients again
Justice

Dallas gender clinic for trans youth allowed to begin taking patients again

Judge rules hospital broke the law by refusing to treat new trans patients

By Jackie Richardson
Alabama’s trans youth medical care ban partially blocked by court ruling
Justice

Alabama’s trans youth medical care ban partially blocked by court ruling

Meanwhile, a Texas court issued a mixed ruling halting some investigations of trans-affirming families for “child abuse”

By Nico Lang
20 U.S. states could soon be designated as safe havens for trans kids fleeing discriminatory laws
Politics

20 U.S. states could soon be designated as safe havens for trans kids fleeing discriminatory laws

“If you’re going to come for our kids, you’re gonna have to come through us first”

By Oliver Haug
These U.S. lawmakers want to police LGBTQ2S+ content in kids’ shows
Politics

These U.S. lawmakers want to police LGBTQ2S+ content in kids’ shows

Five senators sent a letter calling on harsher ratings on programs that include queer and trans characters

By Elvis Kachi
Alabama’s first-of-its-kind law banning trans youth medical care takes effect
Power

Alabama’s first-of-its-kind law banning trans youth medical care takes effect

The law criminalizes gender-affirming medications and surgery for trans kids under 19

By Nico Lang
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These two U.S. states just took a stand against anti-LGBTQ2S+ legislation
Politics

These two U.S. states just took a stand against anti-LGBTQ2S+ legislation

Louisiana and Kansas rejected bills targeting LGBTQ2S+ education and trans sports participation, respectively

By Nico Lang
How watching ‘Heartstopper’ helped heal the hurt teen inside me
TV & Film

How watching ‘Heartstopper’ helped heal the hurt teen inside me

Netflix’s “Heartstopper” presents a world a generation wishes it had

By Matthew Pearson
The White House is suing Alabama over law criminalizing trans youth medical care
Politics

The White House is suing Alabama over law criminalizing trans youth medical care

The Biden administration says Alabama is refusing “necessary medical care to children based solely on who they are”

By Nico Lang
Tennessee governor signs law punishing schools that support trans student athletes
Politics

Tennessee governor signs law punishing schools that support trans student athletes

Supporters of the legislation thought the state’s pre-existing anti-trans sports ban didn’t go far enough 

By Nico Lang
Teens will now be able to access banned LGBTQ2S+ books for free
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
For sci-fi author Charlie Jane Anders, queer hope and camaraderie are just as important as explosions and spaceships
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
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