By Elizabeth Yuko — 2021
Xe/xem, ze/zir, and fae/faer are catching on as alternatives for transgender and nonbinary people
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The ever-viral artist discusses his meteoric rise and the pressures of being a Black gay musician on a global stage.
Creating spaces where the need to assimilate, conform, and belong are no longer important
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A grassroots civil-dialogue movement creates a new kind of safe space: one that invites students from across the political spectrum to discuss controversial issues, including policing, gender identity, and free speech itself.
What began as a proud assertion of identity has itself become a trope; the stereotype of a gay man now is one who goes to the gym and takes care of himself.
Who owns your identity, and how can old ways of thinking be replaced?
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We’ve been taught to refer to people with disabilities using person-first language, but that might be doing more harm than good.
Being an outsider can cause culture shock. But that doesn’t have to be a bad thing.
Conceptions of identities are complex. We have a number of identities that manifest themselves in different environments or as composite forms of background experience. So, do neurodiverse conditions like autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia, and bipolar really comprise a part of a person’s identity?
Like most veterans, I found the transition from military to civilian life a struggle—a tougher struggle than I had anticipated. For me, I found that one of my trickier struggles was with my identity.
Chase Strangio, who has won a series of landmark court cases in his role as ACLU deputy director for transgender justice, explains why states across the country are suddenly targeting the freedom of trans youth with a wave of new laws.