Nico Lang

Nico Lang

Nico Lang is an award-winning journalist and editor. His work has been featured in INTO, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, Esquire, Harper’s Bazaar, Jezebel, Teen Vogue, Slate, Washington Post, OUT, BuzzFeed, Vice, Onion A.V. Club, Salon, The Daily Beast, Vox, The Advocate, HuffPost, and the L.A. Times. Follow him on Twitter at @nico_lang.

[Photo: Jamie Hebert [L), Alec Mapa and their son, Zion, smile and pose for a picture at an event.]

Trump Proposed Allowing Anti-Gay Discrimination in Adoption Just Before the Holiday Weekend

Nico Lang

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is considering the repeal of Obama-era policies that ban adoption and foster care agencies from receiving federal funding if they refuse to work with LGBTQ couples.

[Photo: Kayla Gore stands with TLC’s organizing program associate Micky Bradford in front of an oversized purple banner that reads

Transgender People Report ‘High Levels of Violence’ in the U.S. South

Nico Lang

A new study found that nearly half of transgender people living in 13 Southern states reported “high levels of violence by strangers."

[Photo: A genderqueer person sitting in a hospital gown sitting in an exam room.]

Iowa Is One Signature Away From Blocking Medicaid for Gender Confirmation Surgery (Updated)

Nico Lang

Transgender Iowans say the amended budget bill would have a devastating effect on their community.

[Photo: Queer and trans migrant people of color rally in support of LGBTQ rights.]

LGBTQ Mormons Are Still Waiting for Their Apology

Nico Lang

Leaders from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have tried to find a middle path on equality in recent years. But "compromise" can be a loaded word in Utah.

[Photo: Non binary person angrily sits in a car.]

Indiana Republicans Are Already Trying to Undermine State’s New Nonbinary ID Option (Updated)

Kate Sosin & Nico Lang

Next week, lawmakers in the Indiana House will vote on an amendment that opponents say places a heavy burden on individuals who wish to apply for the new gender markers on their licenses or state IDs.

[Photo: Michelle Duggar and Jim Bob Duggar speak at the Values Voter Summit.]

The Duggars Helped Overturn LGBTQ Civil Rights in Arkansas. They Still Have a TV Show.

Nico Lang

In late January, the Arkansas Supreme Court struck down a citywide ordinance in Fayetteville outlawing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in housing, employment, and public accommodations. It was just the latest blow for activists in a battle that began four years ago.

[Photo: State Representative Tom Pischke speaks during a floor debate.]

South Dakota’s House Just Passed an Anti-Trans Bill. It Could Be Coming to Your State Next. (Updated)

Nico Lang

South Dakota's HB 1108 is likely to prove a harbinger of things to come for the LGBTQ community in the United States.

Nico Lang

Trump Proposed Allowing Anti-Gay Discrimination in Adoption Just Before the Holiday Weekend

Transgender People Report ‘High Levels of Violence’ in the U.S. South

Iowa Is One Signature Away From Blocking Medicaid for Gender Confirmation Surgery (Updated)

LGBTQ Mormons Are Still Waiting for Their Apology

Indiana Republicans Are Already Trying to Undermine State’s New Nonbinary ID Option (Updated)

The Duggars Helped Overturn LGBTQ Civil Rights in Arkansas. They Still Have a TV Show.

South Dakota’s House Just Passed an Anti-Trans Bill. It Could Be Coming to Your State Next. (Updated)

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