We Need a New Body Politics We Need a New Body Politics
Our new special issue is about one thing: defending the right of everyone to be able to do what he or she or they want with their own body, free from political constraint.
Jun 23, 2023 / Editorial / Emily Douglas, Regina Mahone for The Nation
It’s Not Just Corporate Pride Boycotts—Right-Wingers Are Escalating Their Anti-LGBTQ Campaign It’s Not Just Corporate Pride Boycotts—Right-Wingers Are Escalating Their Anti-LGBTQ Campaign
As the far-right backlash has become more emboldened, belligerent, dangerous, and hysterical, so has its war on the LGBT community.
Jun 23, 2023 / Kali Holloway
Elon Musk Has Made Anti-Trans Hatred One of Twitter’s Core Features Elon Musk Has Made Anti-Trans Hatred One of Twitter’s Core Features
The billionaire constantly uses the platform as an outlet for his vicious transphobia—and he's expanding his campaign all the time.
Jun 23, 2023 / Sydney Bauer
Texas Could Have Taken My Trans Child Away. Here’s What I Did to Protect Our Family. Texas Could Have Taken My Trans Child Away. Here’s What I Did to Protect Our Family.
Or, how to make a “safe folder.”
Jun 15, 2023 / Karen Krajcer
Pat Robertson’s Genocidal God Has Called Him Home Pat Robertson’s Genocidal God Has Called Him Home
The political preacher who made the religion look bad.
America’s Suburbs Are Breeding Grounds for Fascism America’s Suburbs Are Breeding Grounds for Fascism
Hate against trans people is rising, but the suburbs are what gives this hate its fervor and popularity.
Jun 8, 2023 / Editorial / P.E. Moskowitz
The Right’s War on Drag Is Flagrantly Unconstitutional The Right’s War on Drag Is Flagrantly Unconstitutional
The drag bans being pushed by both Tennessee and Texas have so little legal merit that even small children could debunk them.
Jun 6, 2023 / Elie Mystal
“T4T” Has Become a Deeply Vital Term to Trans People. Here’s Why. “T4T” Has Become a Deeply Vital Term to Trans People. Here’s Why.
This abbreviation of “trans for trans” has evolved into a shorthand for a trans-centric politics of care, love, and solidarity.
Jun 2, 2023 / Jake Hall
Let’s Hear It for the Strippers’ Union Let’s Hear It for the Strippers’ Union
The newly unionized Star Gardens strippers are a triumph for the labor movement, proving that regardless of their profession, when workers unite, they can win.
May 31, 2023 / Antonia Crane
Republicans Attacked These Queer Students’ Lives. So They Fought Back. Republicans Attacked These Queer Students’ Lives. So They Fought Back.
How three Kentucky high schoolers joined forces to stand up to a GOP assault on their rights—and brought hundreds of people along with them.
May 30, 2023 / Shahamat Uddin