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LGBTQ+
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Black LGBTQ+ youth need spaces that embrace them fully, researchers say
Two recent reports detail the challenges they face and provide a roadmap for services that acknowledge their intersecting identities.
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Unfilled prescriptions, missed checkups and loneliness: Experts worry about health consequences from states’ anti-LGBTQ+ moves
Most of the extreme bills have failed to pass, but trans adults are watching statehouses with heightened anxiety.
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In Florida, parents of LGBTQ+ youth are hopeful for the first time in a long time
After years of legal restrictions, families and advocates see relief in a settlement that set boundaries for the state’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law.
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For LGBTQ+ people of faith, religion and political activism are often entwined
Researcher R.G. Cravens sheds light on the role religion plays for many queer people — and how it’s distinct for people of color.
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Why these queer Americans want LGBTQ+ groups to back a cease-fire in Gaza
Thousands of LGBTQ+ Americans are denouncing Israel’s military offense in Gaza as an act of genocide, and they want national groups to do the same.
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The 19th Explains: How you can make bathrooms safer for trans and nonbinary people
Being an ally is not complicated — but can have a big impact in interrupting discrimination.
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‘It was the life raft’: Transgender people find a safe haven in Florida’s capital city
Even as the state and others impose restrictions, people in need of housing have a home.
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A Black drag king shares their story of liberation and expression
LGBTQ+ Black Americans pioneered drag as a source of freedom. For King Molasses, discovering drag was a crucial part of feeling free.
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Nex Benedict’s death is an ‘awakening moment’ for parents of trans kids in Oklahoma
LGBTQ+ community members in the state are vowing resilience with a message that "we’re not going anywhere" after the 16-year-old nonbinary student’s death.
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Brittney Griner honored by Baylor, a school that didn't always embrace her
Griner has long had a complicated relationship with her Baptist alma mater. But a new coach stepped in to ensure her jersey would be retired.