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We Asked Queer Indians How They First Learned About Sex
Porn, trial-and-error, Sidney Sheldon—LGBTQ+ youth tell us about their initiation into the world of sex and sexuality in a country where sex ed is either super-hetero or missing altogether.
Why a Trans Woman Burned a Rainbow Pride Flag
Facing mischief charges in a British Columbia court today, Brooklyn Fink shares her side of the story.
How Trans Men Deal with Their Shifting Sexuality While Taking Testosterone
For some trans men, injecting testosterone doesn't just heighten their sexuality, it shifts it altogether.
Danni Daniels Is Dominating Porn with Her Nine-Inch Dick
We caught up with one of the more recognizable—and empowering—alternative porn stars in America.
India's 'Third Gender' Is Marginalized and Sanctified
The same gender ambiguity that makes trans Indians social pariahs also grants them a holy status among some Hindus.
Why Is This Gender Swap Video Game Inspiring Outrage and Death Threats?
Gender Bender DNA Twister Extreme may be the first game in the West to address autogynephilia—but not everyone thinks that's a good thing.
'I Feel Safe': Turkey's First Transgender Shelter Offers a Haven from Abuse
Transgender people in Turkey are often bullied on the streets, barred from establishments, intimidated from using public transit, and menaced by disturbing incidents of violence.
Trans Writer Sybil Lamb Wrote a Novel About Surviving a Hate Crime
Trans writer Sybil Lamb was living in post-Katrina New Orleans when two men beat her with an iron pipe, taking a chunk out of her skull, and left her for dead in a rail yard. She's transformed this experience into a new book called I’ve Got a Time...
Is 'Tranny' a Derogatory Term?
Norrie, the first person to win the right to be classified as non-specified sex in Australia, doesn't think so.
Prostitution Is Argentina's Last Hurdle for the Equality of Trans People
Argentina might have the most progressive trans laws in history, but it still has a few hurdles to overcome.
25 Years Ago Today Christine Jorgensen, 'America's First Transsexual,' Died of Cancer
In her honor, I made a pilgrimage to the Christine Jorgensen Memorial Bathroom.
Trans Model Carmen Carrera Is Transforming Fashion
Like most women, Carmen Carrera finds it a little rude when strangers ask questions about her genitals. But Carrera, a reality TV star, model, and, potentially, one of next year’s Victoria’s Secret’s “angels,” is trans, which means people ask her about...