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Right-wing author alleges bizarre ‘neonatal queer theory’ and sonograms to determine LGBTQ+ identities

The SPLC-designated extremist sees a plot to poison the minds of children.

A Queer Black Educator on the Shortcomings of 'It Gets Better'

Award-winning author and professor Dr. Bettina Love explains the importance of intersectional theory regarding queer and racial identities.

Why 'The Bionic Woman' Resonates With Queer, Feminist Audiences

A new book explores the show and its title character as queer icons.

Lesbian Gov. Maura Healey Says Ron DeSantis Taking U.S. Backwards

Healey, the governor of Massachusetts, denounced the Florida governor's anti-LGBTQ+ and racist actions.

Ron DeSantis Objects to AP Course's LGBTQ Content, College Board Defends It

The Republican governor and presidential hopeful previously targeted AP Black History.

10 icons from history you didn't know were nonbinary

To celebrate Nonbinary Awareness Week we're highlighting the amazing contributions of nonbinary people in history!

Pro Golfer Scott Piercy Loses 3 Sponsors Due to Antigay Buttigieg Meme

Scott Piercy shared an image with the text "Peter Pulls Out Early From Behind."

Teachers Ousted From Catholic School Say Anti-LGBTQ+ Bias to Blame

Those who've recently lost their jobs at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Dover, N.H., say it was because they're members or supporters of the LGBTQ+ community.

Why Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick Was My Heroine

Musician and manager Claudia Gonson, of the Magnetic Fields, remembers her mentor and friend — a poet and literary critic, and one of the originators of queer theory.

'Filth,' 'Obscene': GOP Attacks Books About LGBTQ+ Kids, Racism

Republicans launch their latest culture war, with queer and POC youth caught in the crossfire.

Op-ed: How to Teach Queer Studies In Alabama

How one teacher brought queer studies (and self-empowerment) to a high school in Birmingham.

Leo Bersani, Author on Gay Identity, Dies at Age 90

Bersani was known for arguing that gay men should embrace sexual freedom and not try to mimic heterosexuality.

Being Sex-Positive in a World of Brett Kavanaughs, Donald Trumps

Assault and abuse aren't sex, Alexander Cheves writes.

Op-ed: Aversion to the Big Bad B Word Continues

This writer considers whether a woman can call herself a lesbian if she is marrying a man.

DeSantis Calls Book Bans a Hoax, Brags About Banning Books

The Republican governor of Florida really did that.

DeSantis Blames Queer Theory for AP African American Studies Course Rejection

Critics of Florida's governor say that he needs to take the class that he's trying to ban to understand what he's talking about.

Op-ed: Let's Make Queer Studies More Accessible

One student wonders if the world of queer academia is too narrow-minded.

Larry Kramer's Case Against 'Queer'

Longtime activist and writer Larry Kramer schools the crowd as he accepted an award from Yale's Gay and Lesbian Association.

Homophobe Scott Lively: Trump Was Too Pro-Gay, So God Let Him Lose

It's the latest of the anti-LGBTQ+ minister's many preposterous claims.

Florida Can’t Teach AP Psychology If It Censors Sexuality, College Board Says

The Florida Board of Education said the course could be taught if those elements were left out.

The Two-Spirit, Queer, Disabled Scholar Making Waves

Qwo-Li Driskill is educating the world on the nuances of Native history and not all of it is pretty.