Australian journalist Bension Siebert believes that he’s recently “stumbled onto a cheat code to capitalism,” having found out firsthand that he could earn way more moolah in far less time as a sex worker. Last year, at 31 years of age, Siebert, an award-winning Australian investigative journalist, lost his journalism job, prompting a turn to […]
LGBTQ+ on the Defensive: From Book Bans to One Million Moms Against PrEP
One Million Moms (1MM), an organization with less than 100,000 members, has taken offense to ads for PrEP, an HIV prevention drug, that are being shown on TV Land. 1MM is demanding the network stop running the ads even though the ads do not explicitly mention HIV, homosexuality, or the LGBTQ+ community. The ads feature […]
An LGBTQ+ Youth Camp in…Texas?
Color Splash Out is a pay-what-you-can summer camp in Texas that provides queer and trans youth with a rare safe environment where they can socialize and express themselves without fear of judgment. The camp is particularly important for young people from the Rio Grande Valley, a poor and majority Latino region, which lacks any queer […]
School Board Sued for Blocking Gay-Straight Alliance
After the King George County School Board repeatedly changed rules to block a Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) club from forming at the King George Middle School in Virginia, the ACLU has filed a federal lawsuit against the School Board and the principal of the middle school. The suit alleges that officials changed the rules to stop […]
Same-Sex Marriage Remains at the Center of Global Queer Politics
While it’s true that not all queer populations value the right to marriage equally, it continues to be a sociopolitical scene from which LGBTQ+ freedoms are promoted around the world. Countries constantly shift their stance on the issue, some protecting or pursuing its legalization, others doing everything in their power to make it go away. […]
Australian Census Asks About Sex and Gender
Australia’s 2026 census will ask about gender and sexual orientation for the first time. Although voluntary, the questions are intended to help fill LGBTQ+ community data gap. This official data is vital to accurately fund health, aged care, and support services for marginalized queer populations. The addition of these voluntary questions is generally welcomed by […]
Documenting Glasgow’s Leather Scene
At 79 years old, John Wood is having his first solo show at Celine, an art gallery in Glasgow, Scotland. The intimate and erotic photographic portraits document the Glasgow leather scene. Wood, a self-taught photographer, was not a part of the leather subculture that he documented. He worked as a sound engineer for the BBC […]
Lions and Tigers and Fruit Flies, Oh My!
Josh Silver’s debut adult novel, Fruit Fly, is a dark but moving psychological thriller that unpacks questions of authorship, identity, and privilege when it comes to telling marginalized communities’ stories. The story follows a straight female author who poses as a gay man online and then stalks a gay male addict in order to mine […]
The Menopause Market
Although it will eventually affect half the population, until recently menopause research has been minimal. Women were told menopausal symptoms were just a part of aging and to endure them. In the past few years, the demand for better care has transformed menopause care into one of the fastest-growing sectors of women’s health. The market […]
Trans Dolls with Removable Genitals
Two professors from the Eli Coleman Institute for Sexual and Gender Health at the University of Minnesota have developed paper cut-out dolls with interchangeable genitals, hair styles, clothing, and accessories to help gender diverse children aged 4-10 experiment with their options. They are to be marketed commercially as “MyGender Dolls” and promise to “make gender […]