The personal essays, original reporting, and collaborations that were our most-read stories of the year.
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Biological Clocks and Biological Gender: Trans Women and the Dream of Pregnancy
Belle Boggs writes in Guernica, exploring what the possibility of uterine transplants — no matter how remote or unaccessible the science is — means for trans women.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
In Makeover Culture, Authenticity Doesn’t Come Cheap
If the “real” self is inside us, why do we constantly seek to transform our outer surfaces?
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
When a Sibling Transitions
In Glamour, Meghan Tear Plummer reflects on her sister’s transition to her brother late in life, and wrestles with what his liberation means for their relationship.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Mother Science
Uterine transplants are frontier science, but they offer hope of possibility for trans women and others seeking parenthood.
Posted inQuotes
The Celebrity Jesuit Connecting With LGBTQ Catholics
Father James Martin wants to change the relationship between the queer Catholic community and the Church.
Posted inReading List, Unapologetic Women
Wives, Queens, and Other Comedy Heroes: A Reading List
A reading list dedicated to queer and trans comedians, and comedians of color.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Dweller on the Threshold: On Being Trans, But Not Having Always Known
A raw, honesty essay on coming to terms with gender identity and trying to navigate existence in a culture fraught with issues around gender and sexuality. “I’m still not sure whether I’ll ever be ready to gain male privilege, to part with cis privilege.”
Posted inArts & Culture
Longreads Best of 2017: Profile Writing
We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in profile writing.
Posted inReading List
Looking Back at Pride Month
Eight stories and two bonus reads for Pride month.
