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People

This heartwarming Mother’s Day ad featuring a trans teen and his mom might make you cry

The Lambda Legal campaign spotlights Sonu’s relationship with his mother while challenging right-wing rhetoric portraying trans youth as threats rather than children.

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Religion

Black LGBTQ+ survivors speak out about conversion therapy in religious spaces

Two Black gay men share how conversion therapy rooted in religious teachings shaped their lives—and the lasting trauma these practices continue to cause in Black communities.

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Opinion

If anyone should get a motel room, it’s Senator John Kennedy and Donald Trump

The Louisiana Republican's Obama and Colbert antigay smear campaign surely earned Trump’s undying love.

Kash Patel
Opinion

Dear Kash Patel: Quit your job. Get help

Opinion: The signs of alcohol addiction and obsession with image control are all too clear to queer people, as is a clear cry for help, writes Josh Ackley.

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Teacher fired for reading LGBTQ+ children’s book takes fight to Georgia Supreme Court

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The Nathan Deal Justice Center

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A teacher who was fired for reading a book about tolerance to children has appealed her case to the Georgia Supreme Court. Keep Reading →

Mamdani appoints Black lesbian librarian as the chief keeper of NYC’s records (exclusive)

Mamdani appoints Black lesbian librarian as the chief keeper of NYC’s records (exclusive)

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani will announce that Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz will be the new commissioner of the Department ofRecords and Information Services.

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is appointing a Black lesbian archivist and librarian on Wednesday to lead one of the city’s most consequential but often overlooked agencies, elevating a longtime advocate for information access at a moment when battles over public records, history, and identity are intensifying nationwide. Keep Reading →

House Republicans push bill forcing states to stop acknowledging trans people in schools

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Republican Rep. Mary Miller, from Illinois, is trying to force states to get rid of transgender-related content in schools.

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When Congress returns to session next week, Republicans in the House of Representatives are expected to move forward on a bill that would give the federal government unprecedented power to pressure public schools into removing books and materials that acknowledge the existence of transgender people. Keep Reading →

How I came out to my Mexican dad—who had secrets of his own

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The cover of Jorge Xolalpa’s memoir Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá alongside a portrait of the author

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The following is an excerpt from Ni De Aqui, Ni De Alla: A Soul Suspended Between Two Worlds, a new memoir from Out100 honoree Jorge Xolalpa about his journey growing up as an undocumented Mexican immigrant in the United States. Learn more about the book at xolalpa.com. Keep Reading →

Iowa can enforce previously blocked ‘don’t say gay’ law, appeals court rules

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Iowa's Republican governor, Kim Reynolds, signed the state's "don't say gay" law in 2023.

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An appellate court said Iowa can enforce a ban on LGBTQ+-themed books in libraries and the Hawkeye State’s “don’t say gay” law. Keep Reading →
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