Links

Queer History | The American Historian
A Former Slur Is Reclaimed, And Listeners Have Mixed Feelings | NPR
A Guide to Gender Identity Terms | NPR
Gender Neutral Pronouns 101 | them.us

Rainbow Reading

Pronouns

Gender Pronouns | University of Milwaukee Wisconsin LGBTQ+ Resource Center
Pronoun Practice App | minus18.org.AU

Holiday Survival

Home for the Holidays | GLSEN
The Quiet Queer Legacy of Director Joel Schumacher | Mic

Queer Coding in Horror Movies

Let's Say Gay | New York Times

The Word Queer

Queer Middle Grade Reads | Goodreads
Top 10 Challenged Books | American Library Association
50 Books Texas Parents Want Banned From School Libraries | NBC News
2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health | Trevor Project
Common Sense Media
Does the Dog Die

Rainbow Washing

These 25 rainbow flag-waving corporations donated more than $10 million to anti-gay politicians in the last two years | Popular Information
The firms that fund anti-LGBTQ+ politicians while waving rainbow flag | The Guardian
The right way for brands to approach Pride month (and all year round) | CNBC
58 Pro-LGBTQ and Queer-Owned Companies to Shop for Pride Month | Seventeen
15 Companies with the Highest Glassdoor Ratings for LGBTQ+ Workers | Glassdoor

The Wannabe King

After protests, Disney CEO speaks out against Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' bill | NPR
The inside story of how Disney turned its back on the LGBTQ community | Popular Information
Behind the stunning exit of Disney CEO Bob Chapek | LA Times

The Tea

The sexuality of slang | History Today
LGBTQ identity is shaped by language. So what words will describe “queer” in the future? | mic.com
The Death of the girl boss | Vox

The Truth About Gender Affirming Care

2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health | Trevor Project
Research Finds Significant Reduction in Depression, Suicidality in Youth Receiving Gender-Affirming Care or Puberty Blockers | American Academy of Pediatrics
Ensuring Comprehensive Care and Support for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Children and Adolescents | American Academy of Pediatrics
PFLAG Homepage
Gender Spectrum Homepage
Human Rights Campaign

The Roots of Pride

How the Pride March Made History | New York Times
How LGBTQ Pride Month became a branded holiday | Vox

Protecting our Kids

GLSEN Faces Onslaught of Attacks, Lies from Right-Wing Extremists | Gay Lesbian & Straight Education Network
Target partners with org pushing for kids' genders to be secretly changed in schools without parental consent | Fox News
What is GLSEN and why is its partnership with Target being scrutinized? | Politifact
Childhood’s Greatest Danger: The Data on Kids and Gun Violence | New York Times
The Rise of Firearm Suicide Among Young Americans | Everytown
Public school investment reduces adult crime, study shows | University of Michigan
Myths and Realities: Understanding Recent Trends in Violent Crime | Brennan Center for Justice
Child Health | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Air Pollution During Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcome: A Review | Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery
Effects of Pollution on Pregnancy and Infants | National Library of Medicine
Study: Even a Little Air Pollution May Have Long-Term Health Effects on Developing Fetus | Bloomberg School of Public Health
Sexuality of Offenders | Zero Abuse Project
Why it’s not ‘grooming’: What research says about gender and sexuality in schools | Politifact

The Hate Sessions

The Medical Community Speaks Up for Transgender Patients | GLAAD
PUBLIC OPINION ROUNDUP: RECENT LGBTQ+ POLLING | HRC
Civic Engagement and Mental Health Among LGBTQ Young People | Trevor Project

Playing it Straight

Tom Hanks Explains It All | NYT
Should Straight Actors Play Gay Roles? A Star TV Writer Says No | NYT
Straight Actors in Gay Roles: Is Gayface OK? | Slate
How Straight Actors Playing Gay Went from Brave to Blacking Up | The Guardian
Stanley Tucci Says Straight Actors Can Play Gay Characters | Variety

Language

Parents Defending Education
Oregon Association of Scholars (Responding to Social Justice Rhetoric Cheat Sheet)

Marvel

All the LGBTQ+ Characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe So Far | Newsweek

College

LGBTQ Students on Campus: Issues and Opportunities for Higher Education Leaders
The Montrose Center
Normal Anomaly Inititative
Trans Latina

Non-Binary

6 Cultures That Recognize More than Two Genders | Britannica

Holiday Conversations

Speak up at Thanksgiving. Your Health Depends on It | NYT
The Myth of Biological Sex | Forbes
What Is Gender Affirming Care? Your Questions Answered | Association of American Medical Colleges
Get the Facts on Gender Affirming Care | Human Rights Council
Why it's Not "Grooming": What Research Says about Gender and Sexuality in School | Politifact
Acceptance from Adults is Associated with Lower Rates of Suicide Attempts Among LGBTQ Young People | Trevor Project
LGBTQ+ Military Members and Veterans Face Economic, Housing, and Health Insecurities | Center for American Progress

Free Speech

LGBT Rights and the Free Speech Clause | American Bar Association
Freedom of speech and LGBT rights: Americans’ views of issues in Supreme Court case | Pew Research Center

History of Drag

The First Self-Proclaimed Drag Queen was a formerly enslaved man | Smithsonian Magazine
History's Most Incredible Drag Queens and Kings | BBC
What is Drag? A Guide to Drag History, Culture, and Politics | Business Insider
Drag King History

Mentors

Heterosexism & Homophobia: How Homophobia Hurts us All | Case Western Reserve University
BUILDING CULTURAL RESPONSIVENESS: A Toolkit for Youth-Serving Professionals | Advocates for Youth
CREATING SAFER SPACES FOR LGBTQ YOUTH: A Toolkit for Education, Healthcare, and Community-Based Organizations | Advocates for Youth
LGBTQ Supplement to the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring™ | Mentor

Fact v. NYT

Erin in the Morning
What We Know | Cornell University
As Kids They Thought They Were Trans | New York Times
WPATH

Why are the Kids all Queer?

What's Behind Explosive Growth in LGBTQ-Youth Numbers? | Fox26 News
LGBT Identification in U.S. Ticks Up to 7.1% | Gallup
MorningShots Newsletter | The Bulwark

Pinkwashing and Gaza

Israel Gaza war: History of the conflict explained | BBC
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and the Long Shadow of 1948 | The New York Times Magazine
Data on Casualties | United Nations
This chart shows every person killed in the Israel-Palestine conflict since 2000 | Vox
Human Rights in Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories | Amnesty International
'Pinkwashing' and Israel's Use of Gays as a Messaging Tool | NYT
Netanyahu signs Israel coalition deal with anti-LGBT Noam party | BBC
Israel, the rainbow flag and the ‘pinkwashing’ problem | AlJazeera
Photo Essay: Fighting Pinkwashing in Israel | Carnegie Endowment
Why Queer and Trans People Need to Resist Pinkwashing | Xtra Magazine

Pride Month

Stores are more subdued in observing Pride Month. Some LGBTQ+ people see a silver lining in that | AP
These Companies' Support for the LGBTQ+ Community Goes Beyond Pride Month | Newsweek
The data is clear: There is no ‘clear epidemic’ of transgender mass shooters | Washington Post
FACT FOCUS: No ‘incredible rise’ in transgender shooters | AP
Baseless anti-trans claims fuel adoption of harmful laws – two criminologists explain | The Conversation
Gender-affirming care is preventative care | Lancet
Effects of testosterone therapy on constructs related to aggression in transgender men: A systematic review | Hormones and Behavior
Masculinising testosterone treatment and effects on preclinical cardiovascular disease, muscle strength and power, aggression, physical fitness | BMJ
Better mental health found among transgender people who started hormones as teens | Stanford Medicine

Myth of Violence

We Are Not Confused

Autistic Symptoms in Children and Adolescents with Gender Dysphoria | Springer
Greater Gender Diversity among Autistic Children by Self Report and Parent Report | Autism
Transgender and nonbinary people are up to six times more likely to have autism | NPR
Georgia’s new anti-trans law also disparages autistic people like me | MSNBC
The Link Between Autism and Gender Diversity | Psychology Today
Affirming Care for Autism and Gender Diversity | Pediatrics

Best Countries

Rainbow Map | ILGA-Europe
These Are the Safest Destinations for LGBTQIA+ Travelers in 2024 | Travel & Leisure
Gay Travel Index | Spartacus
The Ten Most LGBT Countries in the World | Global Citizen Solutions

Why You Should Care

Homelessness and Housing Instability Among LGBTQ Youth | Trevor Project
HOMELESSNESS AMONG THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY | National Coalition for the Homeless
Substance Use and Suicide Risk Among LGBTQ Youth | Trevor Project
The Relationship Between Discrimination and Substance Use Disorders Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adults in the United States |AmJ of Public Health
To the World, He Is an Anti-Trafficking Hero. Women Tell a Different Story. | NYT
Understanding the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of LGBTQIA2S+ Youth | National Center for Youth Law
LGBTQ+ Young People Are More Likely to Experience Homelessness | Covenant House

Agatha All Along

Right-Wing News Hosts Call Agatha All Along a Gay “Recruiting Video” | them.us
Moms Group Warns Disney’s ‘Agatha All Along’ Is Pushing an ‘LGBTQ Agenda’ | Crosswalk.com
Heartstopper Star Joe Locke Reacts to Getting Hate Over Agatha All Along Casting; Says 'Sorry!' | Pinkvilla

Election 2024

Trump and allies are pouring millions into anti-trans election ads as election nears | ABC News
Fact check: Harris’ position on health care for transgender prisoners and detainees | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Economy Most Important Issue to 2024 Presidential Vote | Gallup
Voters Prefer Candidates Who Are Supportive of Transgender Rights, Think Recent Political Ads Have Gotten Mean-Spirited | Data for Progress
Republicans lean into anti-transgender message in closing weeks | Washington Post
Ads targeting transgender kids flood swing states | politico

No One is Apolitical

Overall Youth Turnout Down From 2020 But Strong in Battleground States | CIRCLE

Was it the Trans Thing?

Our Democracy Was Already Unraveling | The Bulwark
GOP attempt to ban Zooey Zephyr from women's bathroom fails | the advocate
Latino men voted for Trump in large numbers. Here’s what they hope he delivers. | NBC

Make it Make Sense!

Trump's Executive Orders Promoting Sex Discrimination, Explained
Analysis: LGBTQI+ Organizations Explain Trans Healthcare Executive Order
Resources & Information for Transgender Service Members
Background On Trump Executive Order Attacking LGBTQ+ Students, Their Educators, and the Freedom for All Children to Learn
Trump’s Executive Orders Rolling Back DEI and Accessibility Efforts, Explained
Trump’s Executive Orders Rolling Back DEI and Accessibility Efforts, Explained
17 States Sue To End Protections For Students With Special Needs
2025 anti-trans bills tracker

Legislative Update

Mapping Attacks on LGBTQ Rights in U.S. State Legislatures in 2025
The psychology behind anti-trans legislation: How cognitive biases shape thoughts and policy
The Impact of 2024 Anti-Transgender Legislation on Youth

Rebuilding Together

9th Circuit Upholds Bathroom Ban, Says Trans Students Violate Cis People's Privacy
New York Delivers Key House Wins, but Warning Bells Sound for Democrats
After Harris's Election Loss, Devastated Democrats Play the Blame Game
Some Democrats blame party’s position on transgender rights in part for Harris’ loss
AOC Says Democrats Can Win on LGBTQ+ Issues if They “Throw a Damn Punch”

Rainbow Washing No More

Pride organizers say sponsors are pulling back amid DEI rollbacks, economic fears
Companies Pull Back From Pride Events as Trump Targets D.E.I.
Which US companies are pulling back on diversity initiatives?
These U.S. Companies Are Not Ditching DEI Amid Trump’s Crackdown

Nike

A Look Back at Nike's Greatest Woke Hits
Nike Won't Say If It Is Funding Child Transgender Athletes Study, But Evidence Suggests It Is
How the War Over Trans Athletes Tore a Volleyball Team Apart
New Study Bolsters Idea of Athletic Differences Between Men and Trans Women
Pubertal Blockade and Subsequent Gender Affirming Therapy: True, True and Unrelated?
Why Nike pulled ‘Betsy Ross flag’ shoes after Kaepernick criticism
RACE & JUSTICE
11 Conditions That Disproportionately Affect Black People
How Gen Z Became the Most Gullible Generation
The psychological drivers of misinformation belief and its resistance to correction

Survey Says

U.S. Trans Survey
Seven News Special Report
"Detransitioner Wave" Fails to Materialize, Trans Regret Rates Remain Low
Utah Lawmakers' Own Study Found Gender-Affirming Care Benefits Trans Youth

This Doesn't Have to be a Problem

The Conservative Case for Gay Marriage
How the Gay Rights Movement Radicalized and Lost Its Way

Seeking Home

The importance of found families for LGBTQ youth, especially in a crisis
We’ve Got Pride: Embracing Chosen Families to Equitably Support Youth
The Phenomenon of Chosen Family in the LGBT Community

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