‘It’s About Censorship, Erasure, and Control’: the GOP’s Push for Parental Rights
It’s part of a new right-wing project to control public schools.
LGBTQ+ Rights
Trans in the Heart of Texas
A math professor in Uvalde finds that the roots of hate are surprisingly shallow.
‘Not Everyone Can Leave’: Survival Advice from Trans Teens in Texas
Media attention often focuses on trans teens fleeing the anti-trans states they’re living in. But what about those who can’t leave?
Pride and Prejudice in Princeton, Texas
A school board vote to cancel a summer Pride event represented one of the first government-sponsored cancellations of the LGBTQ+ celebration in the Lone Star State.
The Fairies Fiasco
The closest I ever got to meeting a real-life fairy was Gene Elder, who wrote and starred in "Fairies Fiasco."
Texas Republicans Put Trans, Nonbinary Teachers in the Crosshairs
Trans educators speak out after the Texas GOP adopted a platform plank to ban them from the classroom.
Transphobic Dress Code Prompted Turmoil in Agriculture Department, Emails Show
The Texas agency’s policy may be ripe for a lawsuit.
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‘In All My Childhood Dreams, I Was a Boy’
An excerpt from "Pretty: A Memoir" by KB Brookins, a new book on coming up Black and queer in Texas
‘The Queen vs. Texas’ Revisits the Battle over Lone Star Drag
Raemonn James, better known as Hermajestie the Hung, teamed up with a filmmaker to tell a moving story of activism and queer culture.
Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws in Texas May Violate Human Rights Treaties
Four nonprofits are urging the United Nations to pressure the federal government to protect queer residents of the Lone Star state.