“Leaked emails give a glimpse of the religious-right networks behind transgender health care bans.”
LGBTQ
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Nature Isn’t Called ‘the Wild’ for Nothing: A Queer Ecology Reading List
Six stories to change the way you think about nature.
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Avenging Billy
“How amateur sleuths took on a gay porn actor’s haunting Hollywood murder.”
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List, Story
Families Like Ours: A Reading List for the Children of Queer Parents
Some of us got to stay with our moms or dads. Others did not.
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Finding a Path in a Broken System
Thailand is a top destination for gender confirmation surgery. Its success is a symptom of Western failure.
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How Ben Got His Penis
Phalloplasty, or the surgery to construct a penis, has grown increasingly popular among transgender men — but it’s medically complicated. Jamie Lauren Keiles takes a closer look at the procedure while following the transition of Benjamin Simpson. As Ben prepared for Stage 1 surgery, he told only his family and close friends. He knew that acceptance […]
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Venezuela’s Secret: Crimes Against LGBTQ+ Migrants And Sex Workers
“A journey across two continents and four countries to some of Latin America’s most dangerous places reveals a humanitarian crisis that can no longer be ignored.”
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Haphephobia
“The day I told her I was gay, the hugs changed. They became longer and tighter, like she was trying to hug the sin out of me.”
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The Untold Story of Queer Foster Families
“But these social workers, in some cases inadvertently, were creating something radical: state-supported queer families in an era of intense discrimination.”
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The Next Cultural Battle: States Take Aim at Trans Athletes
Starting July 1, 2021, the Mississippi Fairness Act — signed into law by Governor Tate Reeves — will ban trans women and girls throughout Mississippi from playing school sports on women’s and girls teams.