Lgbtq - The Cut

trans rights 8/31/2020

What Really Happened to Layleen Polanco?Polanco died in solitary confinement at Rikers last year. Now her family has reached a $5.9 million settlement with the city.

By Hannah Gold

q&a 8/7/2020

What If We Stopped Listening to Beauty Influencers?Shea Couleé and Teddy Quinlivan are the faces of a democratic new beauty app.

By Andrew Nguyen

art 7/9/2020

A New $10,000 Grant For Black Trans Women ArtistsJustice means not just fighting discrimination but facilitating success.

By Andrew Nguyen

power 7/1/2020

HUD Proposal Cuts Protections for Unhoused Trans PeopleIt would allow federally funded, same-sex homeless shelters to make admission determinations based on biological sex.

By Claire Lampen

power 6/15/2020

15,000 People Marched in Brooklyn for Black Trans Lives“This is what community looks like.”

By Andrew Nguyen

pride 6/10/2020

Portraits by Queer Artists of Color to Nourish Your SoulBuy a print for a good cause.

By Andrew Nguyen

pride 6/4/2020

Ways You Can Support the Black LGBTQ+ CommunityFor Pride Month and beyond.

By Andrew Nguyen

movies 5/1/2020

The Half of It Is an Absolutely Perfect High School Rom-comDo yourself a favor and watch it.

By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz

coronavirus 3/23/2020

An Oral History of a Socially Distanced WeddingThe ceremony lasted three minutes and was officiated by a friend leaning out of a fourth-floor window.

By Madison Malone Kircher

recommendations 3/18/2020

Drag Shows Are a Happy DistractionWhere to livestream entertainment from all the best queens.

By Andrew Nguyen

jameela jamil 2/6/2020

Unpacking the Latest Jameela Jamil ControversyShe’s facing criticism after it was announced that she’d be hosting and MC-ing a voguing competition show.

By Hannah Gold

party lines 2/4/2020

Kristin Chenoweth Knows Her Job Isn’t Preaching to the ChoirThe actress won an award for allyship at last night’s Human Rights Campaign gala.

By Jennimai Nguyen

recommendations 1/22/2020

The Creator of Work in Progress Just Wants to Pee in PeaceAbby McEnany’s lovely, new semi-autobiographical show deals frankly with depression, family (chosen and origin), and gender nonconformity.

By Katie Heaney

let them eat cake! 1/15/2020

A Christian School Allegedly Expelled a Student Over Her Rainbow Birthday CakeKimberly Alford says her 15-year-old daughter was “dismissed” over a photo of her blowing out candles on her rainbow birthday cake.

By Claire Lampen

celesbians 12/11/2019

Oh No, Did Cara Delevingne and Ashley Benson Break Up?A suspicious, since-deleted tweet from Delevingne sent queer women into a panic.

By Katie Heaney

the l word 12/9/2019

The L Word Still Feels Like Coming HomeI’m too happy this show is back to be truly objective about it.

By Katie Heaney

i've never recovered from this 12/3/2019

My Sexuality Was ChrismukkahThe O.C. episode that taught me everything and nothing about dating men.

By Katie Heaney

beauty 11/8/2019

Pose’s MJ Rodriguez Lands Her First Big Beauty ContractThe actress is the first trans, Latinx woman to get a contract with Olay.

By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz

power 10/7/2019

Julian Castro Escorts LGBTQ Asylum Seekers Across Mexico-U.S. BorderBut hours after the group was told their cases were reviewed, they were returned to Mexico.

By Marie Lodi

crime 9/15/2019

An 18th Trans Person Has Been Killed This YearThe body of Bee Love Slater, a 23-year-old black trans woman, was found “burned beyond recognition” in her car.

By Marie Lodi

lil nas x 9/5/2019

Straight Man Bravely Pretends Being Gay Doesn’t MatterKevin Hart’s comments regarding Lil Nas X’s decision to come out came off as dismissive and silencing.

By Katie Heaney

lgbtq 8/5/2019

Victoria’s Secret Has Hired an Openly Trans Model for the First TimeValentina Sampaio will reportedly appear in a campaign for the company, months after an executive made insensitive remarks about trans models.

By Hannah Gold

the l word 6/28/2019

What’s Changed (and What Hasn’t) Since The L WordAn interview with series creator Ilene Chaiken.

By Katie Heaney

pride month 6/27/2019

It Looks Like Boston’s Straight Pride Is Actually HappeningThe event’s organizers have cleared their first logistical hurdle.

By Amanda Arnold

from the archives 6/26/2019

How New York Has Covered LGBT Life in the Years Since StonewallIn 1969, we missed the rebellion. But in the five decades since, we’ve covered the changing community.

By Christopher Bonanos

parties! 6/25/2019

The Designer Who’s Been Celebrating Pride for Over 25 YearsKenneth Cole threw a Pride party with the cast of The Prom.

By Andrew Nguyen

pride 6/24/2019

50 Years of PrideCoach celebrates New York’s queer history.

By Andrew Nguyen

how i get it done 6/24/2019

LGBT Center Director Glennda Testone Loves Her Two-Hour Commute“Now with the baby, it’s my time to re-charge and catch up.”

By Paola de Varona

meet the new 6/20/2019

This Is What a Radically Queer Runway Show Looks LikeDesigner Willie Norris is outspoken about his gay agenda.

By Andrew Nguyen

pride month 6/17/2019

26 Glittery, Rainbowy Things to Buy During Pride MonthWith proceeds going to organizations that support LGBTQ rights.

By Andrew Nguyen

crime 6/4/2019

3 Trans Women Have Been Killed in Dallas This Past YearPolice are now investigating the death of Chynal Lindsey, whose body was discovered on Saturday.

By Hannah Gold

campaign trail 5/21/2019

Ralph Lauren Made a Rainbow Pony for Pride MonthThe new collection benefits an international network of LGBTQIA+ organizations.

By Andrew Nguyen

420 blaze it 5/8/2019

I Want to Be a 420OldFatLesbian When I Grow UpAn interview with Sue and Lee, the two best people on Instagram.

By Katie Heaney

the cut portfolio 5/6/2019

The Met Gayla Was Queer, Fabulous, and Totally AbsurdA celebration of camp in Brooklyn.

By Andrew Nguyen

culture 2/22/2019

Ellen Page Says Hollywood Pressured Her to Stay in the Closet“I was distinctly told, by people in the industry, when I started to become known: ‘People cannot know you’re gay.’”

By Lisa Ryan

culture 1/25/2019

50 Years of Chosen FamilyThe drag mothers at the House of LaBeija have helped raise several generations of young queens.

By Andrew Nguyen

human rights 10/21/2018

What to Know About Trump’s Terrifying Proposal to Eliminate Transgender RightsThe Department of Health and Human Services is reportedly working to establish that a person’s sex is to be male or female and “unchangeable.”

By Opheli Garcia Lawler

ch-ch-ch-changes 8/23/2018

Teen Vogue Head Phillip Picardi Is Leaving Condé NastHe will be the next editor-in-chief at Out.

By Opheli Garcia Lawler

science of us 7/31/2018

The Census Might Finally Ask About Your Gender IdentityAnd more about your sexuality, too.

By Katie Heaney

campaign ads 6/7/2018

Democratic Candidate Airs Ad With Same-Sex Kiss During Fox & FriendsHe added “take that, Trump.”

By Gabriella Paiella

let's makeup 6/4/2018

Milk Makeup Launched a Glitter Collection for LGBTQ Pride“We are all unique specks of glitter that make up an ever-vibrant spectrum of individuality.”

By Shannon Barbour

music 5/14/2018