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Tourmaline to release historic biography about Marsha P. Johnson

Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson will be the first full-length biography of the queer icon ever to be published.

Elon Musk's trans daughter, Vivian Wilson, slams his biography as 'genuinely defamatory'

Wilson claims that author Walter Isaacson never reached out to her, used the wrong name, and justified the "abuse" she received in his biography of Musk.

Marlon Wayans calls out Elon Musk for disowning his trans daughter Vivian Wilson

“You don’t treat them babies like that," said the actor, whose son is transgender.

Vivian Wilson, Elon Musk's trans daughter, slams 'cartoonishly evil' Trump team

Vivian Wilson wants everyone to know Elon Musk's further shift to the right is "not because of me."

Cecilia Gentili, trans activist, actress, and author, has died at 52

Gentili worked for the rights of trans people and others, and was an actress on Pose and an award-winning author.

Second man pleads guilty in death of trans activist Cecilia Gentili

Michael Kuilan and Antonio Venti have pleaded guilty to supplying the drugs that caused Gentili's death.

Second man sentenced in death of transgender activist Cecilia Gentili

Michael Kuilan received a 19-year prison sentence for supplying the drugs that killed her.

Two men arrested in death of trans activist and performer Cecilia Gentili

Gentili died in February after overdosing on fentanyl-laced heroin. Michael Kuilan and Antonio Venti are charged with supplying the drugs.

This Year’s Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Who’s Who

The 2015 Trans100 list includes activists, journalists, academics, and sex workers.

What Came of the Stonewall Rebels

With today marking the anniversary of Stonewall, we take a look at some of the people who participated in the riots and how Stonewall shaped their lives.

Martina Navratilova says trans people weren't involved in the early gay rights movement. She's wrong

Sylvia Rivera, Marsha P. Johnson, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, and many other trans people were part of the modern queer rights movement that started with Stonewall.

Outfest Slams Gay White Men Who 'Co-Opted' Trans History

In honoring a short on Marsha P. Johnson, a juror at the LGBT film festival sent a strong message about authority in the arts.

Missing From History: The First Gay Trans Man

Told he could not live as a gay man, this pioneer forged his own path to manhood.

Gay, Trans Identities Don't Exist, Says Colo. School Board Member

While defending her claim that transgender students shouldn't be allowed to use the bathroom "until there's castration," Katherine Svenson said she doesn't believe transgender or gay people really exist at all.

All The LGBTQ Books We Loved in 2019

From queer romance novels to self-help, antiracism to scientific query, this year we read them all. Here are some of the best.

What you need to know about the Stonewall uprising, which began 55 years ago

Some of the details are disputed, but here's what we know about what happened at the Stonewall Inn in 1969.

Conservative UK Trans Candidate Running for Seat on EU Parliament

Sue Pascoe's election happens just months before Brexit is planned to go into effect.

Lauren Boebert Under Fire for Horrifying Transphobic Comments About Pentagon Official

Boebert's Democratic colleagues were quick to come to the official's defense.

Trump Jr. falsely blames 'radical transgender movement' for Melissa Hortman assassination

Donald Trump Jr. claimed that trans people are the "most violent domestic terror threat" in the U.S.

Ash Carter, Defense Secretary Who Supported Trans Soldiers, Dies at 68

He led the Department of Defense's effort to include transgender service members in the ranks of the U.S. military.

U.S. Rep. Jim Banks's Twitter Suspended After Misgendering Dr. Levine

U.S. Rep. Jim Banks's misgendering of the top transgender federal government official violated Twitter's hateful conduct policy.