Identity

Hoo boy. You’ve hit on a lot of big questions here. Some are the kind that can (and sometimes do) lead to knock-down, drag-out fights in the queer community. I’m going to do my best to tread lightly. What’s coming across in your question is that your evaluation of your friends’ identity is more…

On Friday, the Japanese Supreme Court voted to uphold a law that requires transgender people to be sterilized before their gender can be legally changed on official documents. Law No. 111, first implemented in 2003, set forth requirements that need to be fulfilled before Japanese trans people could…

A young writer powerfully talks about what it’s felt like to experience some of the blatant and painful anti-trans bias and rights violations of the Trump administration.

As we approach this new annum and everything that lies in store, instead of thinking about the ephemera one could manifest into being, I want to ask how we create the space to make our queer love and joy stand out and shine.

What do trans people mean when they talk about “passing privilege”? And is it always a privilege?

Is “Latinx” just some weird made-up thing from the internet? How do marginalized communities reshape language to define themselves?

Al reflects on what it’s like to navigate having a queer identity while visiting their family’s homeland, a small, little-known Caribbean country in South America.

Think you might be asexual, or just curious about the ace community? Alaina Leary has the details.

As we change the narrative on disability and sexuality, we need to acknowledge that disabled asexuals exist.

If you or your partner is packing girldick, navigating your sexuality takes time, communication, and self-love.