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In this May 29, 2020, file photo, Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine meets with the media at the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) headquarters in Harrisburg, Pa.

As Biden's Assistant Health Secretary, Dr. Rachel Levine Set To Be First Openly Trans Federal Official Confirmed by U.S. Senate

As Pennsylvania Health Secretary, Levine has emerged as the public face of ...

As Pennsylvania Health Secretary, Levine has emerged as the public face of the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic

From left: Ritchie Torres, Sarah McBride, and Mauree Turner.

After a 'Rainbow Wave' in 2020's Elections, Here's What the New Class of LGBTQ Lawmakers Expect From a Biden Presidency

In the 2020 elections, 334 openly LGBTQ candidates won office; the highest ...

In the 2020 elections, 334 openly LGBTQ candidates won office; the highest ever in any election year

A protester wearing Korean traditional dress makes a three-finger salute during an anti-government demonstration in Bangkok, Thailand on Nov. 7, 2020.

Homophobia Is Not an Asian Value. It's Time for the East to Reconnect to Its Own Traditions of Tolerance

Intolerance of same-sex relationships is a colonial Western attitude that A...

Intolerance of same-sex relationships is a colonial Western attitude that Asia must shake off as it matures in the 21st century

LGBT activists rally in Moscow's Pushkin Square on July 15, 2020. The poster reads: I don't accept power that does not allow me to have a family!

Russian Activists Just Won an Important Battle Over LGBTQ Rights. But the War Is Far From Over

Under mounting pressure, Russia's parliament withdrew a bill that would hav...

Under mounting pressure, Russia's parliament withdrew a bill that would have ended the legal recognition of transgender people

Members of the Telangana Transgender community hold a candlelight vigil to mark the 'Transgender Day of Remembrance', in Hyderabad on Nov. 20, 2019.

For Trans People Worldwide, The Last Year Was One of the Deadliest on Record. But the Community Has a Long History of Resilience

For Viviane Vergueiro Simakawa, Nov. 20—this year’s Transgender Day of Reme...

For Viviane Vergueiro Simakawa, Nov. 20—this year’s Transgender Day of Remembrance—is about imagining futures for the transgender and gender-diverse community as much as it is about mourning and remembering lives that have been lost. The...

Transgender people and their supporters march through central London during the second Trans Pride protest march for equality on Sept. 12, 2020 in London, England.

The U.K. Government Has Finally Responded on Gender Recognition for Trans People. LGBT Groups Say It Is 'Lackluster'

The U.K. government published its long-awaited response to a public debate ...

The U.K. government published its long-awaited response to a public debate over the Gender Recognition Act (GRA) Tuesday, prompting mixed reactions from LGBT and trans-inclusive charities. The GRA has been at the center of headlines—and...

J.K. Rowling attends a screening of 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald' in London on Nov. 13, 2018.

'More Fuel to the Fire.' Trans and Non-Binary Authors Respond to Controversy Over J.K. Rowling’s New Novel

The last 48 hours have been full of conflicting emotions for Marieke Nijkam...

The last 48 hours have been full of conflicting emotions for Marieke Nijkamp. A New York Times bestselling author, Nijkamp’s new novel, a YA thriller titled Even If We Break, was published Tuesday. It’s Nijkamp’s...