News & Commentary about LGBTQ Youth

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At a trans rally, person (wearing a denim vest and with their back to the camera) displays the sign stitched to the vest that reads "WE WILL PROTECT TRANS KIDS."

Jun 26, 2025

The Supreme Court Dealt A Blow to Trans Rights. Here's How to Take Action

Jun 20, 2025

Who We Fight For: The Journey to Trans Liberation

A group of high school students wearing blue shirts reading "DISSENT IS PATRIOTIC" pose for the camera.

Feb 20, 2025

What Students Lose When School Becomes a Political Battleground

Dec 3, 2024

The Truth About Gender-Affirming Care with W. Kamau Bell, Nava Mau, and Dr. Susan Lacy

Oct 7, 2024

Why the Fight for Trans Rights Never Gets Easier – or Less Vital

A graphic of a child looking at a shelf of library books surrounded by other graphics of thought bubbles and lightbulbs.

Aug 6, 2024

High School Students Explain Why We Can’t Let Classroom Censorship Win

Two demonstrators holding a sign that says "ACLU Out For Freedom."

Jun 28, 2024

55 Years After Stonewall, Police Reform Stalls at Symbolic Gestures

Jun 21, 2024

"Taking Pride in Who We Are"

Transgender, hijra, gender diverse population form human chain to demand 8 points of gender identity in front of National Press Club in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 5, 2022

Jun 6, 2024

Why Do Trans Women Face so Much Violence?

A person holding a sign with the text: Protect Trans Kids, during the pride parade.

Feb 29, 2024

A Teenager’s Fight Against Idaho’s Harmful Ban on Gender-Affirming Health Care