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WMC News & Features
January 22, 2026 | Susan Buttenwieser | Health, LGBTQIA, Politics
Trump Administration Proposes Restrictions on Gender-Affirming Care for Youth

Advocates are encouraging members of the public to weigh in during the public comment period for the proposed new rules.

WMC News & Features
January 07, 2026 | Treva Lindsey | LGBTQIA, Politics
Resisting Intensifying Attacks on the LGBTQ Community

Solidarity, coalition building, and multifaceted organizing are needed to confront the right wing’s overwhelming campaign against LGBTQ rights.

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November 07, 2025 | Susan Buttenwieser | Health, LGBTQIA, Politics
Trump’s Second Term Escalates Assault on Transgender Youth

The attacks are coming from all three branches of the federal government as well as state legislatures.

WMC News & Features
July 30, 2025 | Marcie Bianco, Ph.D. | Arts and culture, LGBTQIA, Media
On Trans Rights, the Pipeline From Media Misinformation to Bad Law

A new documentary, Heightened Scrutiny, exposes the mainstream media’s outsized and extraordinary influence in the law.

WMC News & Features
January 17, 2025 | Susan Buttenwieser | LGBTQIA, Politics
What Will a Second Trump Presidency Mean for LGBTQ+ Civil Rights?

Advocates are preparing to fight back against anti-LGBTQ+ attacks at both the state and federal levels.

WMC News & Features
November 20, 2024 | Susan Buttenwieser | LGBTQIA
LGBTQ Centers in US Experience Increased Harassment, Threats, and Violence

A new report documents connections between violent threats and anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and legislation.

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March 07, 2024 | Eunice Hong | LGBTQIA, Race/Ethnicity
The Silent Struggle: Intersectionality and Students of Color

Intersectionality is more than a concept; it has informed my life as an Asian woman who is also a member of the LGBTQ community.

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December 13, 2023 | Emma Kanis | LGBTQIA
The Lifesaving Impact of Gender-Affirming Care

Gender-affirming care is crucial to supporting the mental health and lives of vulnerable trans and nonbinary youth.

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December 05, 2023 | Kadin Burnett | LGBTQIA
Author Lindz Amer's Debut Picture Book Celebrates Gender Euphoria

On February 7, 2024, Amer will release their debut picture book, Hooray for She, He, Ze, and They! which likens the correct use of one’s pronouns to the aforementioned feelings of euphoria.

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August 03, 2023 | Susan Buttenwieser | LGBTQIA, Politics
How Anti-Democracy Initiatives Fuel Anti-LGBTQ, Anti-Abortion Laws

A new report documents the connection between the hundreds of anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in state legislatures and measures to restrict voter access.

WMC Women Under Siege
June 23, 2023 | Nikita Jain | Gender-based violence, International, LGBTQIA, Violence against women
The Long Fight for Same-Sex Marriage in India Could Soon Be Won

At long last, same-sex marriage could soon be recognized under Indian law. As of April 18 of this year, a total of 18 petitions have now been introduced to the high court to legalize same-sex marriage.

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June 21, 2023 | Jessica Sennett | LGBTQIA
What Pride Month Means to Me

Three years ago, I discovered that I was a part of one of the strongest communities in the world.

WMC News & Features
June 20, 2023 | Marcie Bianco, Ph.D. | LGBTQIA, Politics
What Pride Means in This Moment

This moment of heightened attacks on the LGBTQ+ community reminds us of the real meaning of pride and instructs us on how we can fight back.

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May 25, 2022 | Laura Chamon | LGBTQIA
JoJo Said Gay — And Now She’s Paying the Price

Is it a coincidence that Siwa’s invitation got lost in the mail at the same time that she has become a new gay icon for young children?

WMC News & Features
May 20, 2022 | Susan Buttenwieser | LGBTQIA, Politics
Advocates Fight Back Against a Flood of Anti-LGBTQ State Bills: ‘We are Scrambling’

The proliferation of attacks on LGBTQ rights, abortion access, voting rights, and immigration have prompted activists to intensify coalition-building work.

WMC Women Under Siege
April 22, 2022 | Shoaib Mir, Parthu Venkatesh P | Gender-based violence, International, LGBTQIA
In Delhi, a Beauty Salon Acts As a Safe Haven for Trans People

Last September, as India braced itself for another deadly Covid-19 wave amid the upcoming festival season, “La Beauté & Style salon” — the country’s first-ever salon run and managed by trans men — quietly opened its doors in the heart of a bustling market in Ghaziabad, in the capital of New Delhi.

WMC News & Features
August 02, 2021 | Lakshmi Gandhi | Arts and culture, LGBTQIA, Media
New Netflix Film Explores Complexity of Harmful Conversion Therapy Movement

The new documentary, Pray Away, offers surprising and nuanced insights.

WMC News & Features
June 22, 2021 | Susan Buttenwieser | LGBTQIA, Politics
What the Equality Act Could Mean for LGBTQ Civil Rights

A wave of anti-LGBTQ state laws, and the recent Fulton Supreme Court ruling, show the need for the federal civil rights law that is awaiting Senate action.

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June 18, 2021 | Elianor M.A. | LGBTQIA
Why Watching ‘Pose’ Is a Great Way to Celebrate Pride Month

One worthy way to celebrate this Pride month is to watch the industry-shattering, Golden Globe-nominated drama Pose.

WMC Women Under Siege
May 14, 2021 | Zinara Rathnayake | Gender-based violence, International, LGBTQIA, Violence against women
In Sri Lanka’s Economic Zones, LGBTQ+ Workers Fear for Their Employment and Their Lives

Without systematic laws and labor protections to acknowledge and defend their rights, LGBTQ+ persons working in Sri Lanka's economic zones are left at the mercy of their employer's biases.

WMC News & Features
March 19, 2021 | Susan Buttenwieser | LGBTQIA, Politics
Undoing Trump’s Four-Year Assault on LGBTQ Rights: Biden Provides a “Sea Change”

The Biden administration's early actions to promote LGBTQ equality are getting high marks from rights groups.

WMC Women Under Siege
January 12, 2021 | Raphael Tsavkko Garcia | Feminism, Free Speech, Gender-based violence, International, LGBTQIA, Politics, Violence against women
Black and Trans Women Fight for Safety and Visibility in Brazil’s Far-Right Government

The growth in political representation of Black and trans women in Brazil's city governments has not gone unnoticed by right-wing parties, making them visible targets for racist and death threats and abuse.

WMC Climate
December 13, 2020 | Lauren Wolfe, Frances Nguyen | Environment, Gender-based violence, Health, Immigration, International, LGBTQIA, Violence against women
WMC Climate Map

Use our climate map to investigate the impact of climate change across the world on those it affects most: women, people of color, and indigenous and LGBTQ people.

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December 10, 2020 | Elianor M.A. | LGBTQIA
Elliot Page’s Announcement Reminds Us That Feminists Need To Do More for Trans Men

On December 1, Oscar-nominated actor Elliot Page came out as transgender in a heartfelt note they shared on Twitter.

WMC News & Features
November 10, 2020 | Payal Dhar | International, LGBTQIA
Pandemic Magnifies Struggles for India’s LGBTQ Youth

The pandemic-related lockdown has exacerbated the isolation of India’s queer youth.


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