lgbtq rights
Get Ready With Four Gen Z Drag Queens Who Explain What Drag Means For Them
“[Drag] was all the things I was told I couldn’t be, wrapped up in a giant bow with all this fabulous hair.”
By Brittney McNamara and Sara Delgado
30 Years After Brandon Teena's Murder, Trans Youth are Still Blamed for Transphobic Attacks
"After his death, you saw similar accounts in the media that misgendered him and sensationalized his identity."
By Shahamat Uddin
A Second Trump Term Would Double Down on Erasing Trans Rights
Here’s how advocates are preparing.
By Orion Rummler, The 19th*
Dwyane Wade and Zaya Wade Launch ‘Safe Space’ For Trans Youth
Dwyane Wade says he’s “damn proud” of daughter Zaya as the pair launch Translatable, a safe space for LGBTQ+ youth.
By Angie Jaime
This Republican Nominee for Governor Thinks Beyoncé’s Music Is ‘Satanic’
Mark Robinson also has an awful record on LGBTQ+ rights, abortion, and more.
By Rebecca Fishbein
The Changing Face of Conversion Therapy
The old guard of conversion therapy has closed up shop. The new wave of conversion therapy is more discreet but with the same old premises.
By Eliel Cruz
All Trans People Deserve to Be Heard This Trans Day of Visibility
#SpeakOUT
By August Dekker, Desi (Desmond is Amazing), Jazz Jennings, Kayden Asher, Lake Geslani, Samy Nemir, and Percy Batista-Pedro
Judith Butler Isn't Afraid of Gender — They're Calling Out Who Is
"The Nex Benedict story, I remember being bullied in that bathroom," they told Teen Vogue.
By Lex McMenamin
The NCAA Keeps Putting Marginalized Athletes in Harm's Way
The University of Utah women's basketball was recently harassed with racial slurs.
By Frankie de la Cretaz
Anti-LGBTQ+ Bigotry Is Killing Young Americans
"I’m tired of being scared of the next hateful headline."
By Katelyn Burns
A New Settlement Rolls Back Parts of Florida's “Don't Say Gay” Law
Teachers and students can once again discuss LGBTQ+ topics in school.
By James Factora
What It’s Like To Organize My Amazon Warehouse As A Young Queer Person
We're fighting for higher pay, safer work, and a union.
By Ash Judd
How Nex Benedict's Classmates Are Working to Make Their School Safer for LGBTQ Kids
“We’re out here taking action and that’s where my hope mainly comes from.”
By Fortesa Latifi
Ghana's Parliament Passed a an Anti-Gay Bill That Could "Legitimize Prejudice"
If the bill becomes law, "it will exacerbate fear and hatred," experts say.
By Angie Jaime
The Push For Anti-Trans Legislation Can Have Violent Consequences
"[Nex Benedict's] death is a stark reminder that laws like S.B. 615 have a real-world effect.”
By Angie Jaime
Has Life Improved for Transgender Americans in the Last 10 Years? Not Really.
The 2022 U.S. Transgender Survey shows that trans people face steep economic and health disparities while anti-trans state laws have caused thousands to flee their homes.
By Orion Rummler, The 19th* and Kate Sosin, The 19th*
Ohio Just Became the 22nd State to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Kids
And the 24th to ban trans girls and women from playing on school sports teams consistent with their gender.
By James Factora
Evolution Is a Human Right. That’s Why I Let Nature Guide My Transition
As new laws continue to attack trans people, we can look to nature as our guide to fight back.
By Willow Defebaugh
Florida Schools Now Require Parental Consent for a Nickname, and Trans Students Say It Targets Them
Students tell Teen Vogue that a new board of education rule requiring parental consent to use a different name leaves their identities “split at the root.”
By Fortesa Latifi
New College in Exile: Hampshire College
Teen Vogue speaks to students forced out of New College of Florida by the school’s conservative hostile takeover.
By Lex McMenaminPhotography by Bea Oyster