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Jazz Jennings Celebrates Gender Confirmation Scars

J.K. Rowling Is Under Fire For This Transphobic Tweet

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I'll never forget the day my 60-something-year-old grandmother grabbed a rainbow belt from the shelf at Spencer's, wrapped it around her waist, a

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This Norwegian Soccer Superstar Is Sitting Out The Women’s World ...

One of soccer’s most talented players, Ada Hegerberg, is sitting out the 2019 Women’s World Cup to protest the disparity in pay, conditions, and recogn

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54 Gender Identity Terms Every Ally Should Know

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Vibrant Colors, Buzzcuts, & Freedom: This Is Non-Binary Hair In A...

As non-binary people, appearance is such an omnipresent part of our lives. For us, it is often a gateway into understanding our gender identities: what we?

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What The New Testosterone Rule Means For Women Athletes

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) ruled on Wednesday that women athletes who have high testosterone levels will have to take ho

Miley Cyrus’ Marriage To Liam Hemsworth Does Not Change Her Queer...

In 2015, Miley Cyrus came out as pansexual and gender-fluid — and now, she’s reminding us that her marriage to Liam Hemsworth doesn’t erase her queer

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GQ Just Named Serena Williams "Woman" Of The Year — & Pe...

On Monday, GQ announced its annual Men of the Year honorees: Michael B. Jordan, Jonah Hill, Henry Golding — and one woman of the year, Serena Williams. O

Lucas Hedges Isn't Totally Straight, But He's Not Gay Either

In the new movie Boy Erased (in theaters November 2) Lucas Hedges portrays Jared Eamons, the gay son of a Baptist preacher who is sent to conversion therap

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Laverne Cox Once Considered Suicide Over Transphobic Bullying

Seventeen years ago, Laverne Cox (of Orange Is The New Black) considered suicide. “One day I sat down and I typed up notes, and the notes said, ‘My nam

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Maxim Magnus Wants Fashion To Know That "Trans Is Not A Trend"

Fashion month, and the industry in general, has serious steps to take before it can call itself truly inclusive. Paris Fashion Week this season felt like a

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What We Mean When We Talk About Coming Out (Of The Closet)

Every year on National Coming Out Day (Oct. 11), my college hosts Coming Out Stories. After classes are finished, LGBTQ+ students, faculty, and their allie

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You Probably Work With More Queer People Than You Think

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For a long time, New York has been considered a progressive state, especially when it comes to LGBTQ+ rights. It was in New York that the modern LGBTQ+ rig

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Hulu's The Bisexual Finally Gets My Sexuality Right

Labels can be a tricky thing to accept, even the ones we claim for ourselves. Who am I? I’m Irish, I’m a woman, I’m in a relationship, I’m bisexual

How Dancing In Six-Inch Heels Gave This Ballet Dancer Confidence

There's a cliché that all little boys start taking ballet lessons because they have sisters, and then quit because they get bullied by their peers. B

The Body Hair Movement Isn't All Peach Fuzz & Happy Trails

In one of Alok Vaid-Menon's favorite photos of themselves, they're perched in front of a pink backdrop, wearing black platform boots and a matchi

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Why Won't Sesame Street Let Bert & Ernie Be Gay?

The idea that Sesame Street's Bert and Ernie — the puppet “roommates,” one squat and orange and one tall and yellow — are deeply, madl

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