Max was born in The Netherlands, but moved to Texas before he started elementary school. Max is currently a junior in high school, and came out as transgender at a young age. Max works with …
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The Trump Administration Shut Down the National LGBTQ+ Youth Suicide Hotline – But Help Is Still Available
In its latest attack on LGBTQ+ communities, the Trump administration is shutting down the national LGBTQ+ youth suicide hotline as of July 17. In a statement from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration …
Now, Serenity
Content Warning: Discussion of suicide There are moments when everything stops. Like a freeze frame in a movie, time fractures, suspended between past and future. That’s how it felt last October when I received the …
Unbroken: From Survival to Resistance
I grew up in the South, a preacher’s kid in a conservative Seventh-day Adventist household. In a world where queerness wasn’t just frowned upon—it was condemned. From an early age, I was taught that being …
It’s Not You, It’s Them
An open message to trans and nonbinary youth on the Skrmetti decision The Supreme Court got it wrong. This isn’t the first time, and it won’t be the last. In 1896 the Court decided, in …
“We Keep Moving Forward”: One Couple Copes with the Anti-Immigrant Hate Spurred by Trump’s Election
I moved to Orlando in 2014 when I was 26 years old. I come from a humble family in Puerto Rico, and my rural roots have always been a fundamental part of my identity. I …
“Love Will Always Win” Event in Birmingham, AL Celebrates 10 Years of the Freedom to Marry
10 years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, affirming the freedom to marry for same-sex couples nationwide. Last night, LGBTQ+ advocates and community members gathered in Birmingham, Alabama …
RSVP: Support Group for Families of Trans Youth
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. v. Skrmetti, we are hosting a Support Group for Families of Trans Youth, facilitated by Campaign for Southern Equality’s Kenni Cummings. We know that many …
RSVP: Post-Skrmetti Town Hall for Trans Youth & Their Families
Following the recent Supreme Court decision in U.S. v. Skrmetti, we’ll be hosting a town hall to help our community process the news, and share a breakdown from legal partners on what the ruling does …
Queer Southerners Are Fighting Back, Whether You Think So or Not
Just leave. These are the two words I am told by people all across the political spectrum, whether they hate me or love me. For them, it’s the only solution for my community. It is …
