2+ week, 4+ day ago   (598+ words) Magic: The Gathering, the fantasy card game with over 50 million enthusiasts worldwide, has become an important social outlet for some real people: the transgender community. Magic: The Gathering is a fantasy card game with over 50 million enthusiasts around the globe,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (265+ words) NPR 'Weird Al' Yankovic: Tiny Desk Concert For "Weird Al" Yankovic — pop parodist, comedy lifer, occasional movie and TV star, and improver of countless adolescences — coming up with a fresh set of songs for the Tiny Desk was never going…...

2+ mon, 10+ hour ago   (561+ words) Protestors rally for healthcare for transgender people at a march in June 2025 in Manhattan. NPR has learned the Trump administration shelved a plan to cut off all Medicare and Medicaid funding to any hospital that provided gender-affirming care to minors....

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (277+ words) NPR Militant LGBTQ+ rights group 'the Lavender Panthers' was founded on this day in 1973 This was back in 1973, but even then, "Reverend Ray" was a problematic, controversial figure, and not just for his militant tactics. The group he founded, however,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (41+ words) NPR Another blockbuster Supreme Court term in review The Supreme Court's ruling that presidents can fire leaders of independent agencies — at will — could lead to less regulation of corporate interests. Become an NPR sponsor...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (705+ words) People in favor of healthcare for transgender youth march outside NYU Langone hospital in New York City in February 2025. Heather Khalifa/AP hide caption Families of transgender youth in California learned this week that their private medical records will not…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (219+ words) Across the U.S., cities and communities are celebrating Pride during the month of June.At the same time, a new poll from Gallup suggests attitudes around LGBTQ issues are shifting. After two decades, support for the community has now dropped. The…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (34+ words) The dynamics of long-time gay couple Jesse and Norman are completely upended when Norman is abducted by aliens in Steven Rowley's comic novel "Take Me With You." He talks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe....

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1926+ words) "I feel like, up until this point, I probably was being 88% honest at face with everything," Rashad says. "And then now it's more like a hundred. And it doesn't hurt to. I don't feel the risk factor in talking about…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (475+ words) The American Society of Plastic Surgeons says transgender youth should wait until age 19 to have any surgeries. Surgery is already rarely performed for transgender young people. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons made headlines this week. A statement of their…...