LGBTQ

A survey found rising rates of suicidal thought, as well as significant disparities among trans youth and LGBTQ youth of color.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Eleanor Klibanoff of The Texas Tribune about the child welfare workers who are leaving their jobs over state orders to investigate the families of trans kids.

The specific details regarding the bills vary between state. But overall, they seek to prohibit schools from using a curriculum or discussing topics of gender identity or sexual orientation.

The Florida law prohibits teachers from teaching sexual orientation or gender identity to kids below the fourth grade.

Instead of attending SXSW 2022, the popular audio-only social app says it will hold its panel "The Power of Voice" on its platform, a spokesperson said.

Texas lawmakers have proposed dozens of anti-LGBTQ bills and young people have flooded crisis lines. "It's emotionally traumatizing," says Amber Briggle, whose 14-year-old son is trans.

Long before writers Lilly and Lana Wachowski confirmed that the original film was written as a trans allegory, fans connected to its themes of self-actualization.

The Trevor Project found LGBTQ+ young people living in southern states, including Texas, are more likely to consider and attempt suicide in large part because they are less likely to live in accepting communities.

What started with strap-on dildos at school board meetings has turned into gubernatorial letters to state agencies.

After two losses, plaintiffs in the case against the city of San Antonio over excluding Chick-fil-A from an spot at the airport is at a pivotal moment.