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When Fundamentalism Follows You Out the Door: Transphobic Statement Exposes Exvangelical Trauma

Chrissy Stroop

While the "exvangelical" community was designed to help former evangelicals heal from a toxic environment, a subgroup of exvangelicals calling itself the “Magdalene Collective" released a statement that's been called transphobic and that many see as a replication of the very abusive patterns from which they'd been trying to escape.

[Photo: Loraine Marie Maguire (C), mother provincial of the Little Sisters of the Poor, stands alongside fellow nuns as she speaks at a press conference in front of the Supreme Court.]

The Nuns Are Back Before the Supreme Court, and They’re Trying to Kill the Birth Control Benefit for Good (Updated)

Jessica Mason Pieklo

The Little Sisters of the Poor teamed up with the Trump administration to attack contraception coverage. Will the Roberts Court bless their union?

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It’s About ‘Giving Dignity’: More States Roll Out Nonbinary IDs

Tris Mamone

Legislators in states like Maryland, Hawaii, and New Hampshire have joined the movement to provide "X" gender markers for nonbinary people on state-issued IDs.

[Photo: A trans woman looks down as she fills out paperwork.]

Transgender Pennsylvanians Challenge State Law Stopping Them From Changing Their Names

Kate Sosin

Pennsylvania is among at least three states facing lawsuits from trans people whose criminal records prevent their name changes.

[Photo: A queer couple embraces tenderly.]

A Breakthrough Strategy for Ending the HIV Epidemic

Dr. Oxiris Barbot & Dr. Demetre Daskalakis

The consistent and steady decline in HIV is related to the power of an increasingly better known, life-saving HIV treatment that has the wonderful side effect of preventing sexual transmission.

[Photo: Johana Medina smiles while taking a selfie.]

The Details of Johana Medina Leon’s Detainment and Death Matter (Updated)

Tina Vasquez

Her treatment in custody and her death illustrate a larger pattern of systemic abuse by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) against immigrants in its custody and, more specifically, against LGBTQ asylum seekers.

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Dr. Leana Wen: A State of Emergency in Missouri and Across the Country

Dr. Leana Wen & My First Pap Smear as an Openly Nonbinary Person Was Wildly Disorienting

Unlike a state of emergency that is called after natural disasters, this is a man-made disaster that is putting people’s lives and health in danger.

[Photo: A trans student gets a book out of their locker.]

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Anti-Transgender Fearmongering Case

Heron Greenesmith

Doe v. Boyertown was brought to the U.S. Supreme Court by Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative training ground for lawyers around the world.

[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: A non-binary person wears a gown while they lie down for a pelvic examination.]

My First Pap Smear as an Openly Nonbinary Person Was Wildly Disorienting

S.E. Fleenor

Here's how medical professionals can do better.

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