In his 90th year, L.A.’s finest living writer discusses his heroes and inspirations, the anti-gay and anti-Mexican prejudices he’s weathered and the wisdom accrued over a miraculous life.

LGBTQI groups found rare freedoms online, but this year, many were shut by censors. It feels like slowly being sanded down, said one member.

Seeking justice with the Trans Doe Task Force.

One writer travels to “La Serenissima” and finds that time is no match for Venice’s magic.

Before I learned about beauty, I delighted in my body. I sensed a deep well at my center, a kind of umbilical cord that linked me to a roiling infinity of knowledge and pathos that underlay the trivia of our daily lives.

In staying, I was not only denying myself the chance at true happiness, but I was keeping him from having it, too. It was that realization—that I was preventing my husband from having the life he deserved—that ultimately outweighed the fears I had about leaving.

George Floyd’s killing galvanized a nation. But small groups like the queer-led collective Black Visions are channeling that energy into a movement for political change.

For many trans people, getting gender-affirming surgery can be life saving. But a complicated and quickly expanding system can sometimes leaves patients feeling left behind.

The world is consumed by violent fights and hostile disagreements. Sarah Schulman sees a way out of them.

A trans activist from El Salvador who has helped countless trans migrant women fight for asylum in the U.S. finds asylum for herself.

A queer Black man's chance encounters.

A portrait of a modern family undone by the political zeitgeist.

How a group of 17 trans athletes came together last November to make history.

At 28, I thought my life was pretty settled. Nope.

The U.S. had been his home since he was 6 months old. When he was deported 
to Mexico 26 years later, it was more than he could bear.

It was a place where you could, whatever you needed could to look like, for so many folks who’d been told they could not.

Homemade porn and life choices lead to deep introspection for grad students.

Two years ago, the climbing photographer known as Nathan Smith saw no way out, after struggling for years with gender-identity issues in the male-dominated outdoor industry. Then—slowly, bravely—Nikki introduced herself to the world.