Texas Standard • August 30, 2022

LGBTQ Texans fear Supreme Court will target same-sex marriage, leaving them legally unprotected

LGBTQ couples in Texas are setting up wills and power of attorney, as well as considering leaving the state altogether, in order to protect their rights post-Roe.

Texas Standard • August 4, 2022

Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ pays tribute to Black queer roots of house and disco music

“House music and dance music is a very euphoric experience because it is a liberation from so many of the societal stressors that we experience on an everyday basis.”

Texas Standard • July 20, 2022

‘There is hope’: New documentary focuses on survivors of military sexual violence

A new Univision documentary centers on the stories of women soldiers who have been sexually assaulted while serving. #IamVanessaGuillen was inspired by the story of 20-year-old soldier, Vanessa Guillen, who went missing from Fort Hood in April 2020.

Texas Standard • July 14, 2022

Author Andrea Mosqueda on representation for queer youth in the Rio Grande Valley

The San Benito native’s debut YA novel, “Just Your Local Bisexual Disaster,” tackles shame but also has a happy ending.

Texas Standard • July 13, 2022

How Mexican activists are providing Texans with medication abortions

Las Libres, formed in 2001, has seen an increase in calls from people based in the U.S.

Texas Standard • July 11, 2022

UT researchers are gathering data to prevent drug overdoses in Texas

TxCOPE crowdsources its data from harm reduction groups across the state to help track and prevent overdoses.

Texas Standard • July 6, 2022

‘It’s an exhaustion of our humanity’: New report details forced prison labor in Texas

State and local agencies benefit from services and goods produced by people in prison.

New York City News Service • May 31, 2022

The Winding Path to Queer Pregnancy

Molly Foeman and Kayla Rodriguez decided to have a baby earlier this year. After three fertility clinics, over a thousand dollars out-of-pocket for doctor visits and tests, and emotional turmoil, their path to pregnancy hasn’t been straight-forward.

New York City News Service • November 3, 2021

The Fight to Close Rikers

A record number of incarcerated people have died at Rikers this year. Leah Faria is among the activists and elected officials calling on the city to stop sending people there over technical parole violations.