First, they have to understand the deep philosophical differences underlying these conflicts.
It’s a sign that we at least agree that racism and homophobia are bad.
Idrissa Gueye faced criticism after he missed a game rather than wear a shirt designed to support an anti-homophobia initiative. He skipped the same game last year.
Cuando un niño de 6 años quiere usar faldas y vestidos para ir a la escuela primaria, sus padres se enfrentan al hecho de que se trata de algo más que ropa.
To some analysts, a spat over transition surgery looks like something from an overseas culture war.
A federal judge temporarily halted part of a new law that prevents doctors from prescribing puberty blockers and hormone therapies to transgender youth. He upheld a ban on sex-altering operations.
But the court said Gov. Greg Abbott did not have the authority to order such investigations, acknowledging they could cause “irreparable harm.”
The love song, and its video showing the artist Mahmood embracing another man, has been well received in a nation with a spotty history on L.G.B.T.Q. rights.
The segment on a popular podcast hosted by Deddy Corbuzier enraged religious leaders, highlighting the limits of tolerance for gay people in the Muslim-majority nation.
The singer-songwriter Ethel Cain has an elaborate vision of becoming a different kind of pop star. She’s doing it from rural Alabama.
No one wages a generational battle to reshape American society for the sake of a partial victory.
Phalloplasty — the surgery to make a penis — has grown more popular among trans men. But with a steep rate of complications, it remains a controversial procedure.
This faithful Netflix adaptation of a popular webcomic and graphic novel tells a heartwarming boy-meets-boy tale through live action and animation.
The actress made theater history, becoming the first openly transgender performer to be nominated for a Tony Award for her work in “A Strange Loop.”
For Pride this year, The Times wants to hear from those who identify as L.G.B.T. about finding kinship and strength outside traditional family structures.
In Casey McQuiston’s Y.A. debut, “I Kissed Shara Wheeler,” a queer teenage rebel is on the hunt to find her school’s missing golden girl, who, it turns out, is hiding a few secrets.
Anger, sadness and other reaction to the story about the former mayor. Also: An L.G.B.T.Q. bill; Amazon and unions; young people and change; unopened letters.
The leaked draft opinion that would eliminate the constitutional right to abortion sent mixed signals about what other precedents might be at risk.
He defined the role of a big-city mayor, but his personal secret affected his response to a major crisis.
The Magic City Acceptance Academy, a public charter school, finally opened last year after several attempts. Students there have watched state legislators debate their future in real time.
We invited high school students to write letters reacting to a recent article, and here are some of our favorites.
To many New Yorkers, he was their brash and blustery mayor. But friends are now describing the private strain endured by a public man laboring to conceal his sexual orientation.
Ms. Jean-Pierre will succeed Jen Psaki as the top White House spokeswoman, making history as the first Black woman and the first openly gay person to serve in the role.
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Ms. Jean-Pierre, who will succeed Jen Psaki, will be the first Black woman and the first openly gay person to serve in the role.
En 1972, John Fryer arriesgó su carrera para decirle a sus colegas que las personas homosexuales no padecían enfermedades mentales. Su acción generó cambios en los sistemas legales, médicos y de justicia.
La filtración de un borrador de la opinión de la Corte Suprema que revocaría el caso Roe contra Wade recuerda que nuestras vidas y nuestros cuerpos siguen sujetos al debate político.
But the study, which began in 2013, may not fully reflect what’s happening today, when many more children are identifying as trans.
Danny Roberts, a star of “The Real World” on MTV, brought a sense of possibility to the pop culture landscape during a fraught time for gay representation.
We can’t let this country become a hollow theocracy.
Abortion is in jeopardy in the U.S.
Scott Johnson, a U.S. graduate student, was pushed off a cliff, in a case that was first ruled a suicide but that his brother refused to let go of.
In 1972, Dr. John Fryer risked his career to tell his colleagues that gay people were not mentally ill. His act sent ripples through the legal, medical and justice systems.
Maia Kobabe’s book “Gender Queer,” about coming out as nonbinary, landed the author at the center of a battle over which books belong in schools, and who gets to make that decision.
Readers react to a column by Ross Douthat about culture wars and transgender health care.
With his bravura meta-musical, “A Strange Loop,” the playwright is showing Broadway audiences something they have never seen before.
Bobby Bonanno created the Fire Island Pines Historical Preservation Society, collecting photographs and documents and conducting interviews.
Zach Stafford, the former editor in chief of The Advocate, traveled to gay safe havens as he has for so many summers, but the summer of 2020 was different.
In tragedy, music provided solace during the AIDS epidemic, and newly discovered cassette tapes captured two decades of parties and pain.
As the 50th anniversary of Title IX arrives in June, historians are reflecting on the legacy of women’s sports teams and whether it’s time to stop segregating some sports by sex.
A new FX mini-series adapts the investigative book by Jon Krakauer. He and the creator, Dustin Lance Black, talked about their efforts to get at the truth.
I found comfort in sizzling cheese, bubbling chili gravy and a new community.
A left-right debate on the overblown gender panic gripping American politics.
La política sustentada en teorías de la conspiración arriba al Mundo Mágico.
Alexander Jerich, who pleaded guilty to causing damage to the mural in South Florida, must write a 25-page essay about the 2016 attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando.
Conspiracy-theory politics catches up with Disney.
Mallory McMorrow’s viral speech attacking what she called Republicans’ “hollow, hateful scheme” against L.G.B.T.Q. rights has made her an instant hero on the left.
The Florida governor and state lawmakers revoked the theme park’s special tax status in an ongoing battle that escalated over a recently passed education bill.
Christopher Rufo helped make critical race theory a conservative rallying cry. Now he sees L.G.B.T.Q. issues as an even more potent line of attack.
Neil Rafferty’s painful experience as a young man influenced his efforts to block new restrictions on gay and transgender youth. He came up short.
Workers can display the banner on other areas of the company’s properties, including on lawns. The company is allowing a flag representing an L.G.B.T. employee group.
Gov. Ron DeSantis’s move to revoke the company’s special tax status in Florida showed how combative his party has grown toward corporations that are increasingly taking a stand on political issues.
“Finally, network has a good understanding of the millennial way. Networks 10 years ago were like: “What the hell are you guys talking about? You sound crazy.’”
“I’m fascinated by people’s behavior, especially people I can’t understand.”
For most people, patching together a life after prison is a daunting task. Even getting an ID can be tricky. We spent a year with Richard, Genisis and Mychal as they navigated the transition from cell to home.
“She was figuring it out,” said her best friend. “But she never got to finish figuring it out.”
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“I love an old-fashioned vulgar joke.”
Campers from a pioneering retreat for gender-nonconforming children look back on what it taught them — and their journeys to becoming who they are.
A “bulletin” from 1939 describes the reasons a bar in Newark had its liquor license suspended for a month.
A bar in Paterson, N.J., lost its liquor license in 1955 after inspectors concluded that owners “suffered female impersonators” on eight occasions.
“In a time of total upheaval came the opportunity to affirm something beautiful and authentic.”
The governor’s declaration came after years of protest over violence against women and transgender people in the territory.
The beloved children’s book author on creativity, control and why even a good childhood is hard.
Long a capital of nightlife, from ’70s discos to ’90s raves, the city is now home to a rich after-hours culture where anyone — of any race, gender or sexuality — is welcome.
Without their presence and contributions, queer aesthetics — and the arts at large — would be far less rich.
The coalition that fought against AIDS stigma and worked to slow the plague changed patients’ rights and contemporary protest movements.
It’s rare for a musician to shock anymore. Mikaela Straus says [expletive] that.
We would like to hear from people who have used binding to flatten their chests.
Watch a dozen great performers at work, from an opera singer and a subway dancer to Princess Nokia and Kelli O’Hara.
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At a time when being gay was classified as a mental disorder, Dr. Green defied the advice of his colleagues and took a professional risk by arguing otherwise.
His rise is a sign that more L.G.B.T. people are finding spiritual homes in houses of faith.
The director, Vlada Knowlton, who also narrates, is the parent of a transgender daughter.