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non-binary transmasculine marathon runner personal essay new york city marathon san francisco marathon
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I didn’t just run the world’s major marathons. I changed them

What it took for nonbinary transmasculine athlete Cal Calamia to challenge exclusion, dismantle myths, and make history at the most prestigious races on earth.

queer survivor sexual assault essay woman sad sitting against a wall
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The story queer survivors aren't allowed to tell

After surviving assault by both a man and a woman, Titeänyä Rodríguez exposes the quiet pressure queer people face to hide harm that happens within our own community.

Riley Gaines (L); University of Oklahoma logo (R)​
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From Riley Gaines to OU, conservatives are making their failures everyone else's problem

Opinion: Never before have people become so famous for coming in fifth place or failing a homework assignment.

Fritz Kitzing nonbinary Opinion ​Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
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Opinion: When museums go silent, erasure speaks louder

LGBTQ+ narratives are being stripped from public memory just as attacks on queer and trans people surge. Why some museums refuse to let history repeat itself.

Young man pointing at markings on his abdomen against grey background. Plastic surgery concept
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Cis men love top surgery—it should be available for all

Opinion: If cisgender men want to keep access to gynecomastia surgery — the most popular plastic surgery for men — it must be protected for all people.

What the AIDS crisis stole from Black gay men
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What the AIDS crisis stole from Black gay men

On World AIDS Day, a long-term survivor recounts the terror, the beauty, and the community that saved him — and why honest and informed conversations must begin now in Black communities.

personal essay queer gardening the lesbian tool
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The lesbian tool

Two women left behind a garden cultivator as part of an estate sale, and a quiet testament to queer endurance. Decades later, Scott Terry reflects, their legacy still digs deep.

Mutual aid saved my life. Now, I’m paying it forward
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Mutual aid saved my life. Now, I’m paying it forward

The community stepped in when the system failed Gabrielle Inès Souza. She reflects on how leading The Okra Project returns that care to others.

Dancing without the drink, how queer sobriety became a revolution of joy
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Dancing without the drink, how queer sobriety became a revolution of joy

Opinion: LGBTQ+ nightlife doesn’t have to mean excess. Gay & Sober’s global movement proves that recovery can look — and feel — like liberation.

Early morning view of shrimp boats in Biloxi harbor
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Queer survival in Mississippi and the bars that saved us

On Mississippi’s Gulf Coast, gay bars weren’t just nightlife but sanctuaries where queer Southeners risked everything to exist, to dance, and to be seen, writes Mark Burr.

Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez
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I survived conversion therapy. Now it's coming back in softer words

Opinion: It’s not called "conversion therapy" anymore, but the message is the same: change or disappear. The Trevor Project’s latest findings reveal that behind the rebrand, the harm is only growing, argues Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez.

Mahmoud v Taylor LGBTQ rights protesters with signs outside US Supreme Court building washington DC April 2025
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Teaching tolerance isn't indoctrination. It's protection

Opinion: In Mahmoud v. Taylor, the justices gave bigotry a permission slip and ruled that parents can “opt out” of LGBTQ-inclusive lessons, further diminishing lessons and practices on inclusivity in civic society, argues Darek M. Ciszek.

high school student health sex education class discussion
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From purity rings to 'Don’t Say Gay,' the right’s war on sex ed never ended

Opinion: When federal grants depend on erasing LGBTQ+ people from classrooms, it’s not education — it’s censorship dressed up as morality, argues Emma Cieslik.

OPED writer Reverend Shelley Washington and rainbow after storm seen through droplets on window
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Coming out wasn't losing my faith—I was living it

On National Coming Out Day, Shelley Washington reflects on coming out, stepping into the light, and discovering that what was waiting for her the most was grace.

digital illustration heart hands over house with rainbow stars background alongside OPED writer Whitney C Coulson
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Walking the tightrope: Being a queer therapist in a system built to erase us

Opinion: When therapy honors chosen family, queer joy, and resilience, it does more than heal—it resists, argues Whitney Coulson.

OPED writer Rebecca Buckwalter Poza and a person holding a rainbow flag behind a voting box
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No, supporting trans rights doesn’t cost elections

Opinion: Democrats don’t lose by supporting trans rights. They lose when they fail to speak up, argues LPAC’s Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza.

Former PA rep Brian Sims and voters with family holding signs on first day early voting Virginia 2025
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The blueprint to beat extremism starts local

Anti-LGBTQ+ extremists aren’t just shouting on TV — they’re quietly building power in school boards and statehouses. To fight back, we need strategy, not just outrage.

a rainbow crosswalk in key west florida
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Erasing our rainbow crosswalks in places like Key West erases us, too

Opinion: These symbols remind us that visibility is not merely a privilege; it is an essential right for all who walk these streets, argues Henry Kurkowski.

The geography of longing
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The geography of longing

In a world shaped by vast landscapes and emotional distances, queer youth navigate a profound longing for connection; yet, as Matt Lifson writes in this personal essay, the very lifelines that once nurtured dreams and identities now face erasure, leaving hope hanging in delicate balance.

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The Wall Street Journal owes trans people an apology

Opinion: In a nation increasingly divided, the shooting of Charlie Kirk serves as a stark reminder of the dangers posed by hateful rhetoric, revealing how easily misinformation can distort truth and target marginalized communities, writes Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière.

B52s band in concert Today Show NYC 2008
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Navigating my queer identity through the lens of 80s group the B-52s

As the B-52s embark on what could be their final tour this September, Pete Crighton reflects on the impact the group had on him, reminding us that through every challenge, we can dazzle the world with our authentic selves and celebrate our differences.