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Politics
Why an 8-1 Supreme Court just ruled in favor of anti-LGBTQ+ “conversion therapy”Why an 8-1 Supreme Court just ruled in favor of anti-LGBTQ+ “conversion therapy”
Politics

Sadly, the Court’s decision in Chiles v. Salazar is correct.

By Ian Millhiser
Policy
The fight over transgender rights in America has entered a new phaseThe fight over transgender rights in America has entered a new phase
Policy

The policy fight is moving well beyond sports and youth medicine. The political response hasn’t caught up.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
The Supreme Court’s Republicans just seized the most dangerous power in constitutional law
Politics

The Court’s latest ruling invokes a power that corrupts every court that wields it.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
Supreme Court considers whether teachers must be informants against their studentsSupreme Court considers whether teachers must be informants against their students
Politics

Plaintiffs from the religious right are asking the Republican justices to seize control of public schools.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
The Supreme Court seems poised to deliver another blow to trans rightsThe Supreme Court seems poised to deliver another blow to trans rights
Politics

Trans athletes always faced a difficult road in this Court.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
The Supreme Court confronts the trans rights movement’s toughest legal battleThe Supreme Court confronts the trans rights movement’s toughest legal battle
Politics

Trans advocates would face a difficult road in the sports cases, even if the Court weren’t dominated by Republicans.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
The culture war is consuming the Supreme CourtThe culture war is consuming the Supreme Court
Politics

Guns, God, gays, and abortion dominate the Trump era Supreme Court’s docket.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
Are fewer young people identifying as trans?Are fewer young people identifying as trans?
Politics

The debate over youth gender identity polling, explained.

By Anna North
Podcasts
Why many transgender Americans are preparing to flee the countryWhy many transgender Americans are preparing to flee the country
Podcast
Podcasts

In his second term, Trump’s rhetoric and policies regarding the trans community have become far more menacing.

By Avishay Artsy and Noel King
Expelliarmus! How to enjoy Harry Potter while disarming J.K. Rowling.
Future Perfect

It’s not millennial cringe to wonder if you can enjoy the work of problematic artists.

By Sigal Samuel
Politics
The Supreme Court fights over whether medical expertise actually existsThe Supreme Court fights over whether medical expertise actually exists
Politics

The Republican justices seem eager to kill state bans on anti-LGBTQ conversion therapy.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
The Supreme Court fight over whether gay and trans people can be “cured,” explainedThe Supreme Court fight over whether gay and trans people can be “cured,” explained
Politics

A new Supreme Court case could make therapists immune from regulation.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
One mystery, and two looming disasters, in the next Supreme Court termOne mystery, and two looming disasters, in the next Supreme Court term
Politics

What the Supreme Court plans to do to America in its upcoming term.

By Ian Millhiser
LGBTQ
A federal court took 2 years to figure out that gay people have First Amendment rightsA federal court took 2 years to figure out that gay people have First Amendment rights
LGBTQ

The court finally lifted a two-year ban on drag performances.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
The Columbia deal with Trump is a blueprint. All of higher ed should fear what comes next.The Columbia deal with Trump is a blueprint. All of higher ed should fear what comes next.
Politics

The Ivy League agreements with Trump are a danger to all of higher ed.

By Nicole Narea
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court just imposed a “Don’t Say Gay” regime on every public school in AmericaThe Supreme Court just imposed a “Don’t Say Gay” regime on every public school in America
Supreme Court

The Republican justices’ decision fundamentally altered how public schools must operate.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s incoherent new attack on trans rights, explainedThe Supreme Court’s incoherent new attack on trans rights, explained
Supreme Court

What the hell did the Court just do to equal protection law?

By Ian Millhiser
What broke teenage romance?
Even Better

Teenagers today are dating less than ever. What’s really happening?

By Charley Locke
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s rare moment of unanimity against a DEI rule, explainedThe Supreme Court’s rare moment of unanimity against a DEI rule, explained
Supreme Court

Ames v. Ohio was an easy case, even if it touched upon contentious issues.

By Ian Millhiser
Culture
J.K. Rowling’s transphobia: A historyJ.K. Rowling’s transphobia: A history
Culture

An exhausting — if not exhaustive — timeline of J.K. Rowling’s transphobia.

By Aja Romano
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court stands up for democracy — and for an anti-trans lawmakerThe Supreme Court stands up for democracy — and for an anti-trans lawmaker
Supreme Court

Libby v. Fecteau is an awful case about an anti-trans lawmaker who nonetheless needed to win.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court just let Trump ban trans people from the militaryThe Supreme Court just let Trump ban trans people from the military
Supreme Court

Trump’s lawyers asked the Supreme Court to reinstate his ban on trans military service, after a lower court blocked it.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
An anti-trans lawmaker brings a Supreme Court case that she absolutely must winAn anti-trans lawmaker brings a Supreme Court case that she absolutely must win
Supreme Court

To defend democracy, the courts must rule in favor of a lawmaker who bullied a high school student.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
Trump will almost certainly get away with banning trans people from the militaryTrump will almost certainly get away with banning trans people from the military
Supreme Court

Trump’s lawyers asked the Supreme Court to reinstate his ban on trans military service, after a lower court blocked it.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s “Don’t Say Gay” argument went disastrously for public schoolsThe Supreme Court’s “Don’t Say Gay” argument went disastrously for public schools
Supreme Court

Many of the justices seemed eager to impose impossible burdens on schools.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court threatens to bring “Don’t Say Gay” to every classroom in AmericaThe Supreme Court threatens to bring “Don’t Say Gay” to every classroom in America
Supreme Court

An influential Christian right law firm asks the justices to impose an impossible burden on teachers.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court just handed down some ominous news for LBGTQ youthThe Supreme Court just handed down some ominous news for LBGTQ youth
Supreme Court

The Court will decide if therapists have a right to practice anti-LGBTQ “conversion therapy.”

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
What happened to the Gays for Trump?What happened to the Gays for Trump?
Politics

Far-right gays are ascendant everywhere but here.

By Christian Paz
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is in “radical agreement” that a bizarre DEI rule needs to goThe Supreme Court is in “radical agreement” that a bizarre DEI rule needs to go
Supreme Court

The first DEI case of Trump’s second term turns out to be an easy win against a rule that no one likes.

By Ian Millhiser
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court hears a challenge to a DEI rule that genuinely needs to goThe Supreme Court hears a challenge to a DEI rule that genuinely needs to go
Supreme Court

Ames v. Ohio should be an easy — and potentially unanimously decided — case, assuming the Court doesn’t overreach.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
Trump’s new passport rules are trapping transgender Americans in bureaucratic limboTrump’s new passport rules are trapping transgender Americans in bureaucratic limbo
Politics

“Can I leave the country, and how can I leave the country?”

By Rachel Cohen Booth and Kelsey Piper
Trump 2.0, explained
The thin evidence behind Trump’s new ban on trans service membersThe thin evidence behind Trump’s new ban on trans service members
Trump 2.0, explained

An executive order barring trans people from openly serving in the military isn’t really about their fitness to do so.

By Nicole Narea
Supreme Court
The horrifying implications of today’s Supreme Court argument on trans rightsThe horrifying implications of today’s Supreme Court argument on trans rights
Supreme Court

The Court appears likely to uphold bans on gender-affirming care, and may gut the rules barring all forms of sex discrimination in the process.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
The House will have its first openly trans member next year. The GOP is already attacking her.The House will have its first openly trans member next year. The GOP is already attacking her.
Politics

A new bathroom rule only adds to the party’s anti-trans broadsides.

By Li Zhou
Policy
The trans school sports rule the Democrats didn’t talk aboutThe trans school sports rule the Democrats didn’t talk about
Policy

The Biden administration proposed a change to school athletics that sought a compromise.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
Supreme Court
A GOP Supreme Court will now decide the fate of transgender AmericansA GOP Supreme Court will now decide the fate of transgender Americans
Supreme Court

The legal question in United States v. Skrmetti is whether the word “all” means “all.” There’s no guarantee that this Court will say that it does.

By Ian Millhiser
Trump 2.0, explained
Can Trump ban trans athletes from school sports?Can Trump ban trans athletes from school sports?
Trump 2.0, explained

Trump could weaponize Title IX against trans kids.

By Ellen Ioanes
2024 Elections
The cruel truth behind Trump’s new attacks on trans peopleThe cruel truth behind Trump’s new attacks on trans people
2024 Elections

The Trump campaign’s anti-trans advertising is pure scapegoating — with a bigger, sinister purpose.

By Aja Romano
Supreme Court
What will the Supreme Court unleash on America in its new term?What will the Supreme Court unleash on America in its new term?
Supreme Court

The justices return to Washington after an unforgivable betrayal.

By Ian Millhiser
Technology
Instagram’s Teen Accounts aren’t really for teensInstagram’s Teen Accounts aren’t really for teens
Technology

What to know about Meta’s new restrictions on young people’s social media use.

By Ellen Ioanes