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Tegan Quin exposes the dark side of stan culture

Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan & Sara paints an absorbing and shocking portrait of the pitfalls of superstardom that hide in plain sight: "Our society is f*cked."

Sorry Haters: LGBT Protections Can Stay at Va. Schools

A judge dismissed the right-wing legal group's lawsuit claiming that LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination protections in Fairfax County schools violated a student's right to privacy. 

Illinois Families Fight Transgender Access to Locker Rooms

A group of 63 students and 73 parents argued in court that students' privacy was being violated at a Chicago-area school that let a transgender girl access the girls' locker room.

Proper Manners: Outing Closeted Legislators?

Proper manners say outing is a violation of a person's privacy and not to do it. But when it comes to antigay politicians who lead double lives, Emily Post might make an exception.

Peter Thiel: In Defense of Privacy

The out entrepreneur wrote an op-ed in The New York Times to support a bill dubbed the Gawker Act, to prevent a repeat of what happened to him: "Gawker violated my privacy and cashed in on it."

Illinois School May Back Out of Trans Locker Room Agreement

Just a few days after an Illinois school district announced it would settle a federal transgender discrimination lawsuit, a war of words has sparked new tensions.

Student Sues Seminary After Expulsion Over Same-Sex Marriage

Joanna Maxon attended Fuller Theological Seminary for three years before the school found out about her marriage from her tax returns.

After alleged neo-Nazi named, X updates doxxing policy; now many Libs of TikTok posts violate it

A quiet update to the company's prohibition on releasing people's private information without their permission appears to complicate things for the account that constantly targets people.

California Sues Chino Valley School District Over Policy Outing Trans Students

The policy violates students' rights under the California constitution and state law, Attorney General Rob Bonta says.

Utah's bathroom snitch line hasn't found one legitimate complaint out of 12,000

Utah's anti-transgender bathroom snitch line has gotten over 12,000 complaints — only five were investigated, and none turned up anything.

Jamaican Who Challenged Buggery Law Bullied Out of Supreme Court

A man has withdrawn his Supreme Court case against Jamaica's antigay law out of fear for his safety.

LGBTQ+ Victories Did Happen in 2023

Seeing the bright side in the fight for queer equality.

Gay Soldier: Colonel Disclosed My HIV Status

A list of HIV positive servicemembers circulated in the Army office where this man worked. 

Maine Gov. Blocks Rules Protecting Trans Students

The Republican governor says a 2014 ruling in favor of a trans student's equal access requires the legislature to take action, not his administration. 

Sean Spicer: Reversing Trans Guidelines Doesn't Send a Bad Message

It's actually not even a reversal, contends the White House press secretary.

Trump Admin Attacks Trans People Again by Rolling Back Prison Protections

The Trump administration rewrote the Prison Rape Elimination Act's guidelines to allow for housing of trans people based on "biological sex."