LGBTQI
'Visibility' Isn’t Protecting Us From Transphobia
On Trans Day of Visibility, I can’t help but think that ‘visibility’ has given our community many things, but equal and fair access to adequate medical and life affirming care still isn’t one of them.
Same-Sex Marriage Buzz: Thailand Experiences Rise in Wedding Reservations
Thailand's 2023 announcement to legalize same-sex marriage spells hope as anticipation builds, inquiries for LGBTQ weddings surge in the Kingdom
How Queer Filmmakers and Allies Found Joy While Filming 6 Stories On Love
The creators of VICE Studios latest docuseries, Rainbow Rishta, share their vision, talk about representation, queer joy and healing in community
Finding Out I Had Balls Was the Best Thing That Happened to Me
It came as quite a surprise, to put it mildly, for me, the doctor who told me and my parents who never could’ve imagined their precious little girl was actually born “biologically male”.
Transphobia in New Zealand is Making the Shift From Online to Real Life
TERFs in NZ are feeling more empowered to act on their hate publicly, and Shaneel Lal's book has brought them out of hiding.
How Queer People Came Out While in Cis/Het Relationships
"I remember him saying that he didn't care if I hooked up with women because that wouldn't be cheating."
This Politician Wants ‘Transgender’ to Be Defined as People Who Pee With One Hole
Pakistan passed a progressive law in 2018 that gives transgender communities constitutional rights. Now some senators and clerics want to change it.
Leaked Videos of Gay Sex Lead to Calls For Monkeypox Contact Tracing in the Maldives
Although its $1.4 billion tourism industry covets the rainbow dollar, LGBTQ freedom is limited to tourists.
‘Religious Freedom’ Means Trans Students Still Face Threats of Expulsion
LGBTQ students across Australia were promised protection from discrimination at school. Only some of them will get it.
RIP Sink the Pink: How the LGBTQ Drag Club Defined an Era
The glitter-soaked collective are bowing out after 13 years. We spoke to Bimini Bon Boulash, Jade Thirwell and more about their unparalleled legacy.
Black, Queer, and Looking to Travel? An Expert Shares Her Top Tips on Seeing the World
Khanyisa Mnyaka, author of 'Traveling While Black and Lesbian,' on the best (and worst) places to visit, traveling solo, and why a big city bender is a right of queer passage.
Canon Under Fire for All-Male Brand Ambassador List
The campaign in the Philippines prompted demands to rethink what one critic called a “sausage fest.”