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JK Rowling practicing "Holocaust denial"

George Takei and others pointed out Rowling's ignorance when she claimed Nazis did not burn trans healthcare books

Salon · Mar 15, 2024

The enduring appeal of a century-old German film about queer love

When the silent German movie Anders als die Andern (Different from the Others) premiered on May 28, 1919, in Berlin, it was an instant audience success.

The Conversation · Sep 27, 2023

How Nazis targeted trans people

Until the past few years, there had been little research on trans people under the Nazi regime

Salon · Jun 7, 2023

Health rights for trans people vary widely around the globe – achieving trans bliss and joy will require equity, social respect and legal protections

While transgender people might be more culturally recognized in the U.S. than ever, visibility is not the same as justice.

The Conversation · Nov 16, 2022

Trans rights and political backlash: five key moments in history

In recent decades, trans people have achieved limited rights. At the same time, anti-trans views and political backlashes have become more visible and effective in contesting those rights. For example, since 2009, according to the Independent Press Standards Organisation, there has been a 400% increase in reporting in trans issues…

The Conversation · Aug 10, 2022

85 years on, a pioneering LGBTQ researcher’s ideas about sexuality take on new meaning

He was at the center of the first wave of gay politics

Inverse · Jun 3, 2022

The Asian Canadian gay activist whose theories on sexuality were decades ahead of their time

Historians are rediscovering one of the most important LGBTQ activists of the early 20th Century – an Asian Canadian named Li Shiu Tong. You probably don’t know the name, but he was at the center of the first wave of gay politics.

The Conversation · May 31, 2022