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Pediatricians Who Serve Trans Youth Face Increasing Harassment. Lifesaving Care Could Be on the Line

Pediatricians who serve trans youth faced a wave of increased harassment. Access to crucial medical care could ultimately be at stake.

What Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill Could Mean for LGBTQ Kids

On Tuesday night, President Joe Biden took to Twitter to condemn a controversial bill that’s swiftly moving through the Florida legislature. The proposed law, often referred to by critics as “Don’t Say Gay” legislation, bans public school districts from “encouraging” classroom discussion of sexual orientation or gender identity. State Rep. Joe Harding, a Republican who…

America’s First Openly Trans City Council President Wants to Heal Minneapolis

Andrea Jenkins continues to make history. In 2017, with her election to Minneapolis’ city council, the transgender activist became the first Black openly trans woman ever elected to public office in the United States. Just three years later, she was thrust into the national spotlight as the council member representing the ward where George Floyd…

Anti-Trans Violence and Rhetoric Reached Record Highs Across America in 2021

2021 was the deadliest year for transgender and gender non-conforming people in the U.S. on record. At least 50 trans and gender non-conforming people were killed this year alone, per a report by LGBTQ advocacy organization the Human Rights Campaign (HRC)—the highest number of deaths since the organization began recording fatal violence in 2013. The…

Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy for LGBTQ Youth Can Help Save Lives, Study Finds

The use of gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) is significantly related to lower rates of depression, suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among transgender and nonbinary youth, according to a study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health on Tuesday. The peer-reviewed study comes from researchers at The Trevor Project, a nonprofit focused on suicide prevention among…

America’s Foster Care System Is a Dangerous Place for Trans Teens. Now They’re Fighting for Change

Benjerman Xander entered foster care in Oregon as a 10-year-old in 2013. Ben had always felt wrong in his body, he tells TIME, but around the time he entered care, he began going through puberty, and the feelings got much more intense. “It just felt really off—like my body was doing something it shouldn’t have,”…

All She Wanted Was to Dance. Then TikTok Spun a Conspiracy Theory That She’s a Serial Killer

"It was like watching true crime, internet sleuthing, conspiracy theories, and transphobia collide in a horrific car crash," one expert says of the obsession surrounding Sabrina Prater

The Year of the Black Queer Revolution

The insurmountable rise of Lil Nas X, Billy Porter, and other artists represents a paradigm shift in the culture

‘We’re Preparing For a Long Battle.’ Librarians Grapple With Conservatives’ Latest Efforts to Ban Books

On Nov. 8, two members of a Virginia school board called for a book burning. During a board meeting that evening, the Spotsylvania County Public School Board unanimously ordered its school libraries to begin removing “sexually explicit” books, after a concerned parent raised concerns about titles available via a library app. As the Free Lance-Star…

United States Issues First Passport With ‘X’ Gender Designation

(DENVER) — The United States has issued its first passport with an “X” gender designation—a milestone in the recognition of the rights of people who don’t identify as male or female—and expects to be able to offer the option more broadly next year, the State Department said Wednesday. The U.S.’ special diplomatic envoy for LGBTQ…

Twitter Suspends Republican Lawmaker Jim Banks for Misgendering Biden Appointee

Representative Jim Banks’ official account called Assistant Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine a man

The ‘Forrest Gump of Activism’ Who Helped HIV/AIDS Patients Get Life-Saving Treatment Information

About a twenty-minute walk from the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, in a city of sites dedicated to heroes of the American Revolution, there’s a tribute to a hero of the city’s LGBTQ+ community at the Philadelphia FIGHT community health center. It’s dedicated to Kiyoshi Kuromiya, a gay civil rights activist and co-founder of the Gay…
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