The Supreme Court on Monday allowed Idaho to begin enforcing a state law barring transgender youth from receiving gender-affirming care, at least for now. This was the first time the justices have intervened in a case that touches on the question of gender-affirming care for minors — and transgender health more broadly. The case, Poe … Read more
It’s that time of year again: National Library Week! A time to celebrate the endless adventures that children can experience in books that are free and accessible to all, and the safe spaces that libraries provide for learning and creating a sense of community. Or, it’s a time to reflect on how we got to … Read more
Goran Stolevski drew from his own post-adolescent experiences in his acclaimed 2022 film “Of an Age,” which offered a steamy, willfully messy look at two young gay men experiencing their first love. The Macedonian-born, Australian-raised writer and director’s latest cinematic offering, “Housekeeping for Beginners,” is a bittersweet take on a different aspect of the LGBTQ+ … Read more
A right-wing social media influencer was ridiculed and fact-checked after melting down over a gender-neutral bathroom at Kansas City International Airport. In a video posted on X, Morgonn McMichael filmed herself walking into the restroom, complaining that it was a “crazy” concept. “I hate this,” she says in the clip. “I have never seen an … Read more
More than 400 Canadian artists from the worlds of music, film and literature are denouncing what they describe as “alarming and destructive” anti-trans legislation in an open letter released Sunday by music superstars Tegan and Sara. The list of stars who signed the letter includes actor Elliot Page, Great Big Sea frontman Alan Doyle, actress Elisha Cuthbert, folk music … Read more
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Canada is missing a pivotal moment to fight a rollback of LGBTQ+ rights abroad, activists say, and they’re urging the Liberal government to put more action behind its condemnation of homophobic legislation in Uganda and Ghana. Steven Kabuye, an activist visiting Toronto who was stabbed in broad daylight in Uganda in January, says the situation … Read more
President Joe Biden released a statement on Thursday honoring the life of Nex Benedict, a nonbinary Oklahoma student who was found to have died by suicide after they were assaulted in a school bathroom last month. “Jill and I are heartbroken by the recent loss of Nex Benedict. Every young person deserves to have the … Read more
X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, updated its abuse and harassment rules to revive regulations around content that misgenders or deadnames individuals. The quiet update comes less than a year after the platform, under Musk’s ownership, revoked its ban on content that uses a transgender person’s name before they transitioned — known as … Read more
A Texas high school has canceled its spring production of “The Laramie Project,” a play about the aftermath of the 1998 vicious murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay college student in Wyoming. Timber Creek High School administrators emailed parents on Friday to say that the play would be canceled but did not provide an explanation, … Read more
