LGBTQIA Articles

I’m Gender Non-Conforming – And I Need People to Stop Pressuring Me to ‘Pass’

Why ‘Looking Like a Lesbian’ Isn’t an Insult (And How the Thought May Be a Reflection of Your Homophobia)

5 Reasons We Need Gender Conscious Responses to Climate Change

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7 Ways Parents Can Be More Body Positive Toward Their Queer and Transgender Kids

5 Ways the Way We Talk About Grindr Upholds Thin Privilege and Body Fascism

8 Tips on Respectfully Talking Pleasure, Sex, and Bodies With Your Trans Lover

We Are the Youth: Sharing Stories of LGBTQ Youth in the US

7 Practical Ways Straight Parents Can Support Their Queer Children

4 Ridiculous Questions People Asked Me When My 11-Year-Old Came Out as Gay

Five Secrets Every (LGBTQ+) Woman Should Know

Redefining Butch-Femme Relationships

Transmisogyny 101: What It Is and What Can We Do About It

This Simple Technique Could End Toxic Call-Out Culture Forever

15 Annoying Moments Bisexual Women Face

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Sexual Fluidity: Queer, Straight, And Anything Else You’re Feeling

What Being Non-Binary in Female-Centric Spaces Is Like – And How to Be More Inclusive

Why I Am Never, Ever, Ever Coming Out of the Closet

Coming Out As Trans*

What Happens When You Come Out to Immigrant Parents?

Trans Women Are Not Drag Queens

If Gender Didn’t Exist, Would Trans People?

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Boy, Girl, Neither, Both? Why Assuming Is Awkward (And What to Ask Instead)

6 Amazing Acts of Resistance You Weren’t Taught About in US History Class

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7 Need-to-Know Steps for How to Have the Best First Date (And Possible Relationship) Ever with Another Woman

The Everyday Comments Revealing Classism in Activist Communities

How I Exposed 5 BS Social Norms That Almost Stopped Me from Traveling the World

3 Ways Queer & Trans Birth Workers Of Color Make Life Better For Parents

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6 Awesome Ways to Make Pride Events Less Exclusive

10 Things You’re Actually Saying When You Ignore Someone’s Gender Pronouns

Lesbian and Bisexual Women in the Media — Or the Lack Thereof