Queer Issues

My Mom Would've Been Thrilled To Know I Was Queer. Instead, I Stayed Closeted For 25 Years.

"The heteronormative life I’d chosen was largely a big 'f**k you' to my mother. But in my attempt to be different from her, I inadvertently rejected parts of myself."
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Queer Dating Apps Are A Hellhole For Many Trans People — And This Is Why

An investigation.
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Kansas Legislators Impose Sweeping Anti-Trans Bathroom Law

The new law applies to schools, locker rooms, prisons, domestic violence shelters and rape crisis centers.
By John Hanna, AP

Montana Republicans Vote To Censure The State's Only Transgender Woman Member

The vote to censure state Rep. Zooey Zephyr passed on a party-line vote.
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Judy Blume Sends Trans Community Support After Calling J.K. Rowling A ‘Victim Of Twitter’

Blume doubled back on defending the controversial author after saying she was “100% behind” Rowling in a new interview.
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U.S. Would Bar Full Ban On Trans Athletes But Allow Exceptions

The proposed rule sends a political counterpunch toward a wave of Republican-led states.
By Collin Binkley, AP

How Republicans Are Using The Nashville Shooting To Further Their Anti-Trans Agenda

Trans people aren't just facing violent rhetoric but also legislation that would strip them of basic rights.
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Tucker Carlson Spews Truly Evil Trash About Trans People In 'Christianity' Rant

The Fox News host amped up the chorus of right-wing anti-trans hate following a school shooting in Nashville.
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A Sweeping Anti-Trans Bill Was All But Dead In Kentucky. Then It Passed The Very Next Day.

Democratic state Sen. Karen Berg, whose transgender son died by suicide, reportedly cried after the vote.
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Trans Students In Buffalo Tell Right-Wing Commentator They Won’t Be ‘Eradicated’

Knowles recently said, “transgenderism must be eradicated.” So, when he came to the University at Buffalo, students told him trans people were here to stay.
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