The MPAA Has Finally Granted Elle Fanning’s Transgender Teenage Drama a PG-13 Rating
On Thursday, independent film distributor The Weinstein Company announced that it had settled with the Motion Picture Association…
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Using Empathy to Resist LGBTQ Discrimination in the United States
A conversation with Sarah McBride, national press secretary of the Human Rights Campaign and a vocal transgender rights…
Why We Can (Partially) Thank the Military for American Gay Identity
In his new book, reporter Ross Benes argues that anti-homosexual policies throughout military history have helped shape gay…
The Department of Justice Drops Its Lawsuit Against North Carolina Over Controversial Bathroom Bill
The Department of Justice (DOJ) dropped its lawsuit against North Carolina over a state law that prevented transgender…
Trump Administration Official Was Involved in a Bush-Era Purge of Gay Employees
It was one of the uglier scandals of the Bush administration: Top officials at an agency dedicated to…
Why Is This Transgender Teen Drama Reportedly Rated R?
The MPAA has a long history of penalizing films for sexual references, language, and drug use — while being lax with those containing explicit violence.
The Trump Administration Is Pretending Older LGBTQ Americans Don’t Exist
Often, battles over rights take place with a feverish public intensity, as we saw in January when crowds…
‘Power Rangers’ Lands Russia’s Strictest Movie Rating After Queer-Character Controversy
On Friday, a Russian film distributor changed the new Power Rangers reboot’s rating from 16+ to the more…
A Very Brief History of Queer Female Superheroes
Power Rangers’ Becky G follows in a very short line of queer women in comics and on television.
Russia Mulls Banning ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Over Gay Scene
At the urging of a member of his country’s ruling political party, Russian Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky has…