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

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