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LGBTQ+
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Book bans internalize ‘shame’ for young LGBTQ+ people, advocates say. Here’s how they’re pushing back.
The “National Day of Reading” is part of a larger effort by advocates and parents to ensure students have access to LGBTQ+ stories.
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Transgender and nonbinary patients with eating disorders struggle to be seen. Many go untreated as a result.
Standard eating disorder treatment programs — often designed around White women — don’t make room for gender variance, contributing to the problem rather than the solution.
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Monica Roberts chronicled the lives — and deaths — of trans people as only she could
Before her death in 2020, the TransGriot founder fought against misgendering in media and used tough love to hold her Black and queer colleagues accountable.
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2023 wave of bills is fueling a political ‘war against LGBTQ+ people,’ new report shows
From bills in legislatures to restrictions in schools and health care, growing rhetoric throughout the US is part of a “full-out attack” against LGBTQ+ people, advocates say.
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Biden administration releases first-ever report on diversity in federal government
The report reflects marginal gains in representation for women and some communities of color.
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A trans teenager sued Arkansas over its gender-affirming care ban in 2021. A lot has changed since then.
The final decision on the case will echo through an incredibly volatile political landscape for LGBTQ+ people, as more states push restrictions for trans youth.
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An Oklahoma judge just transferred a lesbian mom’s parental rights to her son’s sperm donor
A ruling citing the state’s parentage act could have substantial implications for marriage equality and LGBTQ+ parental rights nationwide, legal experts warn.
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40 years ago, an author interviewed the kids of queer parents. His new book explores what they have to say now.
The five subjects in ‘A Secret I Can’t Tell’ — some of them now parents themselves — reflect on the impact secrecy and homophobia had on their lives.
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More than half of queer Florida parents have considered fleeing the state in the wake of ‘Don’t Say Gay,’ study finds
Of the respondents, 17 percent have already taken steps to leave Florida, and 11 percent have considered transferring their children to other schools.
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Biden said 107 words on abortion and LGBTQ+ issues in the State of the Union. Here’s why that matters.
The annual address always covers myriad issues — and how much the president talks about each one signals priorities.