LGBT

Pop Gym, a Brooklyn-based martial arts collective, is bringing self-defense to unexpected venues—and the vulnerable.

• By Arvind Dilawar

Declaring sex immutable is, in effect, discrimination by legal re-categorization.

• By Jared Keller

Lots of sources have cast the Muppets as queer, for a very long time.

• By Francie Diep

A Catholic conference heard an appeal from a U.S. priest on Thursday calling for the church to include lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.

• By Emily Moon

The landmark legislation gives citizens the right to choose their gender identity and to have it recognized on official documents such as passports.

• By Rebecca Worby

New research finds that gay men and lesbian women are disproportionately represented in the anti-war and environmental movements.

• By Tom Jacobs

A new book by the culture critic madison moore argues that an aesthetic of "fabulousness" allows queer people to reclaim visibility through flamboyance.

• By Brandon Tensley

New research suggests lesbian, gay, and bisexual students are being driven out of STEM majors.

• By Chinelo Nkechi Ikem

Transgender health care has diminished alongside a creeping crackdown against Malaysia's LGBT community over the last four decades.

• By Courtney Brooks

Important questions pertaining to LGBT-specific health care are no longer visible on the website.

• By Candace Butera

Good science can combat misinformation, but it won't resolve public debates over homosexuality.

• By Michael White

A spokesperson for the Department of Education said the agency will not consider or investigate complaints filed by transgender students against schools banning them from using bathrooms that match their gender identity.

• By Candace Butera

More trans women are taking up arms than before to protect themselves. But even the simple act of self-preservation can be deemed aggression to conservatives.

• By s.e. smith

The best stories include adversity and injustice, but also triumph.

• By Francie Diep

Photographing LGBT citizens in countries where homosexuality is still criminalized.

• By Robin Hammond

Introducing Pacific Standard's December 2017 issue.

• By Nicholas Jackson
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The crowd celebrates as the result of a national postal survey on same-sex marriage is announced at the State Library of Victoria on November 15th, 2017, in Melbourne, Australia.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

In Thelma, a college freshman come to terms with her telekinetic powers—and her sexuality.

• By Katie Kilkenny

Trump can't enforce a policy banning transgender troops while a lawsuit against the policy change makes its way through court.

• By Kate Wheeling

Disney and FX could soon expand viewers' world views—if they portray their queer characters with nuance.

• By Katie Kilkenny

As couture embraces gender fluidity, grassroots efforts are making clothing accessible for greater numbers of trans people.

• By Alex DiFrancesco

Research finds fictional shows can change minds.

• By Tom Jacobs

Commandant Admiral Paul Zukunft said that his office reached out to the Coast Guard's 13 openly transgender members after the president's announcement last week.

• By Kate Wheeling

A Trump administration official said the reasoning behind the decision was more political than economic.

• By Kate Wheeling