Nature Welcomes Queer People When Society Doesn鈥檛
For the city鈥檚 LGBTQ community, Toronto鈥檚 outdoor spaces have been sites of both liberation and violence
Health & Happiness
Can Connection Be the Cure for What Ails Us?
What if in addition to prescribing medication, doctors also prescribed activities that addressed our lack of connection?
How Three Young Women of Color Took on Power
Journalist Sonali Kohli鈥檚 new book centers the life and work of three young women of color who refused to let powerful elites shape their lives and communities.
Murmurations: Queering Abolition
鈥滱toms Never Touch鈥� offers a revolutionary premise: The love between trans women is the key to the new world we imagine.
Murmurations: Donde Nacen Los D铆as
La poeta Julie Quiroz ofrece un hechizo de solsticio de verano que celebra la nacimiento de la luz.
Murmurations: Where Days Are Born
Poet Julie Quiroz offers a summer solstice spell that celebrates the story of light.
Going Back Outside for Pride
We can no longer accept Pride events that only make room for one type of queer person鈥攐r that cater primarily to the corporations more invested in rainbow capitalism than collective liberation.
Communal Care in Action
Tamela Gordon鈥檚 new book, Hood Wellness, shows what it looks like to hold others鈥攁nd be held鈥攊n community.
Tips for Cultivating Trans Joy
When everything that brings LGBTQ people joy is under attack, dancing, laughing, and celebrating our persistent existence are direct acts of resistance.
Planning Parenthood for Incarcerated Men
An innovative sex-ed curriculum in Southern California is teaching incarcerated men about consent, birth control, and dismantling masculinity.
Justice by and for India鈥檚 Women
Long harmed by patriarchal, casteist norms within the legal system, women in India are implementing women-centered forms of grassroots justice.
In Defense of Butch Bodies
There鈥檚 power in a viral clapback. But what of the already-marginalized people whose identities again become a public punchline?
Swiss Schools鈥� Surprising Solution to Bullying
Switzerland鈥檚 鈥淣o Blame鈥� approach eschews punishment, instead focusing on empathy, tolerance, and respect.
Feminism Is About Justice, Not War
Christine Ahn and Marie Berry report back from the powerful Feminist Peace Summit, held in Denver recently.
Centering Queer (Self) Care in the 2024 Election
Leaning into lineages of resilience and care can be a balm for election-related anxiety for LGBTQ people鈥攁nd everyone.
In Cuba, Afro Hair Honors Identity and Cultural Roots
As a historian and hairstylist, the owner of community salon Rizo Libre wants her services to go far beyond hair.
Mothering As a Radical Climate Solution
Emily Raboteau鈥檚 latest book is a meditation on how we can more clearly see and care for all we hold dear.
How Mexico鈥檚 Abortion Activists Care for Each Other鈥攁nd Themselves
As volunteer collectives bring Mexico to the forefront of abortion access, they have also prioritized emotional wellness.
Easing the Toll of Long-Distance Grief
For immigrants navigating loss from afar, support can come from community, new rituals, and better policies.
How to Bury Your Abusive Husband and the Laws That Shielded Him
Domestic violence isn鈥檛 funny. But Alexia Casale鈥檚 debut novel finds humor in survivors taking matters into their own hands.
Can California Kids Get Specialty Care Sooner?
Children are more likely to survive when treated by pediatric specialists than those trained to treat adults; but there鈥檚 a shortage of these specialists in California and nationwide.
Can Arizona Win Back the Right to an Abortion?
The Arizona Supreme Court reinstated an 1864 abortion ban鈥攚hich is now fueling voter enthusiasm for a November ballot measure seeking to permanently restore abortion rights.
Who Gets to Be a Mother?
Making motherhood accessible for all requires moving away from punitive models鈥攊ncluding foster care鈥攖hat criminalize poverty.
Why Hope Is Different Than Optimism
Hope is not a positive expectation but a moral commitment.
Serious About Gender Exploration? There鈥檚 a Doula for That.
Just like birth doulas, gender doulas support people at all stages of their gender journey.
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