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The Supreme Court is unlikely to put the Christian Right in charge of your workplace — at least not yetThe Supreme Court is unlikely to put the Christian Right in charge of your workplace — at least not yet
Politics

The justices appeared uncharacteristically cautious in a high-stakes case about religion in the workplace.

By Ian Millhiser
The GOP’s coordinated national campaign against trans rights, explainedThe GOP’s coordinated national campaign against trans rights, explained
Politics

Republicans are unleashing a torrent of anti-trans bills at the state level ahead of 2024.

By Nicole Narea and Fabiola Cineas
Trans people deserve better journalismTrans people deserve better journalism
Culture

How the anti-trans movement took over legacy media.

By Aja Romano
How Disney just beat Ron DeSantisHow Disney just beat Ron DeSantis
Politics

Ron DeSantis is now losing to both Donald Trump and Mickey Mouse.

By Nicole Narea
A new Supreme Court case could be the most important transgender rights decision everA new Supreme Court case could be the most important transgender rights decision ever
Politics

And it arrives at the Supreme Court at an absolutely horrible time.

By Ian Millhiser
Can more Harry Potter ever be okay?Can more Harry Potter ever be okay?
Culture

Is the magic of Hogwarts Legacy — or any new Harry Potter storyline — ever worth enabling JKR’s transphobia?

By Aja Romano
What the Respect for Marriage Act actually doesWhat the Respect for Marriage Act actually does
Politics

It doesn’t go as far as Obergefell, but it still offers important protections.

By Li Zhou
Qatar’s anti-LGBTQ policies, explainedQatar’s anti-LGBTQ policies, explained
World Politics

The FIFA World Cup has highlighted Qatar’s laws and attitudes towards homosexuality.

By Ellen Ioanes
The big stakes in the Supreme Court’s new LGBTQ rights caseThe big stakes in the Supreme Court’s new LGBTQ rights case
Politics

What is art? The Christian right wants that question to be decided by the Supreme Court in 303 Creative v. Elenis.

By Ian Millhiser
Shooting at Colorado LGBTQ club kills 5, injures 25Shooting at Colorado LGBTQ club kills 5, injures 25
Politics

Authorities are investigating the attack as a potential hate crime.

By Ellen Ioanes
Stop worrying about what happens if we let kids transition. Worry about what happens if we don’t.Stop worrying about what happens if we let kids transition. Worry about what happens if we don’t.
Culture

What’s so scary about a transgender child?

By Emily St. James
The US monkeypox response is failing queer menThe US monkeypox response is failing queer men
Culture

An expert explains how the community has learned to take care of itself when governments won’t.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Same-sex marriage could get historic protections — if the Senate votes on itSame-sex marriage could get historic protections — if the Senate votes on it
Politics

After passing the House, the Respect for Marriage Act now faces an uncertain future.

By Li Zhou
Why we need a new queer canonWhy we need a new queer canon
Culture

“If we know we need a different future, then what are the texts that help us get there?”

By Aja Romano
Our submissions to the queer canonOur submissions to the queer canon
Culture

The queer canon should point us toward the future. We made a list of new, vibrant queer stories helping us get there.

By Alex Abad-Santos, Constance Grady and 3 more
The end of Roe v. Wade, explainedThe end of Roe v. Wade, explained
Politics

Roe v. Wade is now overruled. Are access to contraception, same-sex marriage, and even the right to choose your own sex partners next?

By Ian Millhiser
A new Supreme Court decision has ominous implications for LGBTQ discriminationA new Supreme Court decision has ominous implications for LGBTQ discrimination
Politics

On the surface, Marietta Memorial Hospital v. DaVita is a Medicare case with little to say about LGBTQ rights. Dig deeper, however, and it is quite troubling.

By Ian Millhiser
An ACT UP veteran on the power of anger in protestAn ACT UP veteran on the power of anger in protest
Culture

The group, founded to draw attention to the AIDS crisis, has been called alienating. But they’re also more relevant than ever 35 years later.

By Alex Abad-Santos
With Ricky Gervais’s new special, Netflix yet again suffers transphobic foolsWith Ricky Gervais’s new special, Netflix yet again suffers transphobic fools
Culture

Does Netflix even care that Ricky Gervais’s SuperNature is rife with transphobic TERF ideology?

By Aja Romano
Kendrick Lamar’s Auntie Diaries is a clumsy attempt at trans acceptanceKendrick Lamar’s Auntie Diaries is a clumsy attempt at trans acceptance
Culture

Why the controversial song on “Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers” falls flat.

By Daric L. Cottingham
The good and bad news about housing for LGBTQ AmericansThe good and bad news about housing for LGBTQ Americans
Politics

LGBTQ Americans finally won Fair Housing Act protections. Here’s how they’re working.

By Rachel M. Cohen
If Roe v. Wade falls, are LGBTQ rights next?If Roe v. Wade falls, are LGBTQ rights next?
Politics

Justice Alito is a staunch opponent of LGBTQ rights, but he may not have the votes to turn back the clock.

By Ian Millhiser
How Disney found itself in the middle of a culture warHow Disney found itself in the middle of a culture war
Culture

Ron DeSantis’s political theater isn’t about changing the company — it’s about clout.

By Alex Abad-Santos
The right’s moral panic over “grooming” invokes age-old homophobiaThe right’s moral panic over “grooming” invokes age-old homophobia
Culture

“Groomer” accusations against liberals and the LGBTQ community are recycled Satanic Panic.

By Aja Romano
Old-school homophobia is backOld-school homophobia is back
Politics

Why anti-LGBTQ laws and accusations of “grooming” children seem to be everywhere now.

By Christian Paz
The time to panic about anti-trans legislation is nowThe time to panic about anti-trans legislation is now
Culture

Finding the language to describe the legislative assault on trans people is tricky. Pushing back against it shouldn’t be.

By Emily St. James
The constitutional problem with Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” billThe constitutional problem with Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill
Politics

Florida Republicans are leveraging uncertainty to terrorize teachers and school administrators.

By Ian Millhiser
“My children love being Texans”: A father of a trans teen weighs whether his family can stay“My children love being Texans”: A father of a trans teen weighs whether his family can stay
Politics

The state wants parents investigated for child abuse over seeking gender-affirming care.

By Nicole Narea
The Supreme Court will hear a big case about whether religion is a license to discriminateThe Supreme Court will hear a big case about whether religion is a license to discriminate
Politics

This is unlikely to go well for LGBTQ people.

By Ian Millhiser
The religious right wants states’ tax dollars, and the Supreme Court is likely to agreeThe religious right wants states’ tax dollars, and the Supreme Court is likely to agree
Politics

An emboldened religious right wants the public to pay for its schools.

By Ian Millhiser
I’m a gay ex-NFL player. I can’t wait until players like Carl Nassib don’t need to “come out.”I’m a gay ex-NFL player. I can’t wait until players like Carl Nassib don’t need to “come out.”
Sports

The emotional labor of creating a more accepting league should not fall to LGBTQ athletes.

By Wade Davis
The fight over European values is playing out at Euro 2020The fight over European values is playing out at Euro 2020
World Politics

Why the Germany-Hungary soccer game will be a symbol for the future of Europe.

By Alex Ward
Reevaluating the gay barReevaluating the gay bar
LGBTQ

After a pandemic year, it felt like nothing had changed. But I had.

By Naveen Kumar
An epic Supreme Court showdown over religion and LGBTQ rights ends in a whimperAn epic Supreme Court showdown over religion and LGBTQ rights ends in a whimper
Politics

The Court’s decision in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia punts most of the important issued raised by the case.

By Ian Millhiser
The perpetual discourse over LGBTQ Pride, explainedThe perpetual discourse over LGBTQ Pride, explained
Money

The fights over Pride are really about whether Pride is even political anymore.

By Alex Abad-Santos
We should be talking about the death of Mikayla MillerWe should be talking about the death of Mikayla Miller
LGBTQ

A Black LGBTQ high school student was found dead in the woods near Boston last month. Her family is searching for justice.

By Jamil Smith
Trans people are dreading Caitlyn Jenner’s run for governorTrans people are dreading Caitlyn Jenner’s run for governor
LGBTQ

The Republican candidate wants to lead California. Her party, meanwhile, is decimating trans rights.

By Katelyn Burns
The rise of the horny, x-rated, gay Twitter altsThe rise of the horny, x-rated, gay Twitter alts
Money

Exhibitionism lives on Twitter, if you know where to find it.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Our conversation about anti-trans laws is brokenOur conversation about anti-trans laws is broken
LGBTQ

Let’s stop pretending that bills denying trans kids health care are something other than bigotry that will get children killed.

By Emily St. James
The GOP’s attack on trans kids’ health care, explainedThe GOP’s attack on trans kids’ health care, explained
Explainers

Arkansas just became to the first state to pass a bill that would cut off trans kids from medical care. More are set to follow.

By Katelyn Burns