Transgender Rights

LGBT community rally participants encounter a policeman

Transgender Russians Struggle to Take Their Movement Out of the Shadows Transgender Russians Struggle to Take Their Movement Out of the Shadows

As the country grows more conservative on gender and sexuality, transgender Russians are fighting for their lives under great threat.

Feb 3, 2016 / Ilaria Parogni

Jewy, Queer, Daring, and Political, ‘Transparent’ Pushes Past Parody

Jewy, Queer, Daring, and Political, ‘Transparent’ Pushes Past Parody Jewy, Queer, Daring, and Political, ‘Transparent’ Pushes Past Parody

The second season is even better—more expansive, textured, and emotional—than the first.

Jan 11, 2016 / Alisa Solomon

Reggie Batiste, program manager with AIDS Healthcare Foundation, administers a free HIV test as part of National HIV Testing Day in Atlanta.

Trans Sex Workers Are 25 Times More Likely to Be HIV Positive Than the General Population Trans Sex Workers Are 25 Times More Likely to Be HIV Positive Than the General Population

Here’s what can be done to push back against this unacceptable trend.

Dec 16, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Fight Transphobia and Move the Damn 2017 Super Bowl

Fight Transphobia and Move the Damn 2017 Super Bowl Fight Transphobia and Move the Damn 2017 Super Bowl

The idea that the Super Bowl must never be affected by politics flies in the face of the game’s own history.

Nov 5, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Germaine Greer speaks at the Melbourne Writers Festival.

Feminism Needs More Thinkers Who Aren’t Right 100 Percent of the Time Feminism Needs More Thinkers Who Aren’t Right 100 Percent of the Time

Feminists like Germaine Greer should be valued for what they get right, rather than banned for what they get wrong.

Nov 5, 2015 / Column / Katha Pollitt

John Cameron Mitchell’s Journey From Reaganite to Punk Queen

John Cameron Mitchell’s Journey From Reaganite to Punk Queen John Cameron Mitchell’s Journey From Reaganite to Punk Queen

As Hedwig prepares a national tour, its creator talks with our editors about the show’s genesis, ’90s New York, and socialist project management.

Oct 22, 2015 / Kai Wright and Lizzy Ratner

Kim Davis Is Not an LGBT Southerner’s Only Problem

Kim Davis Is Not an LGBT Southerner’s Only Problem Kim Davis Is Not an LGBT Southerner’s Only Problem

The organizing project Southerners on New Ground takes on police profiling and deportations in its fight for LGBTQ liberation.

Oct 9, 2015 / Dani McClain

Students Protest BLM

15 Youth Movements to Dismantle White Supremacy Rising This Summer 15 Youth Movements to Dismantle White Supremacy Rising This Summer

Amid a nationwide struggle against racism, a generation grows.

Aug 7, 2015 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Indiana protest

In Indiana, Employers Can Fire Workers for Being Gay or Trans—and They Do, All the Time In Indiana, Employers Can Fire Workers for Being Gay or Trans—and They Do, All the Time

LGBT Americans now have the freedom to marry—but what about freedom from discrimination at work? That’ll take a new movement.

Jul 21, 2015 / Investigation / Tim Murphy

Tangerine Dream

Trans Sex Workers Seek Comfort and Vengeance in Sean Baker’s ‘Tangerine’ Trans Sex Workers Seek Comfort and Vengeance in Sean Baker’s ‘Tangerine’

Sin-Dee and Alexandra find little solace on the LA streets except in each other.

Jul 16, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

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