Outward

Outward is Slate's home for in-depth coverage of LGBTQ life, thought, culture, and the ever-expanding queer conversation. Check out our most recent articles and podcast episodes below.

We regularly convene special issues on a theme, like Lesbian Identity and Passing. Look right for our most recent special issue, on Radicalism.

Where Are the Radical Queers? Outward’s New Special Issue Explores Radicalism in Queer Life Today.

J. Bryan Lowder

In a “No Fats, No Femmes” Culture, Could Encouraging Kindness on Hookup Apps Be Radical?

Lance Richardson

It’s Time to Recenter Kink and BDSM as Part of Radical Queer History

Cameron Glover

Want to Know Where Intersectional Queer Radicalism Is Thriving? Look to Appalachia.

Leigh Ann Carey

Ritual Theater and the Radical Faeries: Reflections on Transformation Through Storytelling

Shelton Pritchard Lindsay

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Homophobia Built the Closet. So Why Is It So Central in Queer Life?

Tom Joudrey

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Federal Judge Shuts Down Trump Administration’s Discrimination Against Children of Same-Sex Couples

Mark Joseph Stern

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Why Jussie Smollett’s Alleged Hoax Won’t Change How Anyone Feels About Hate Crimes

Evan Urquhart

Feb 21, 2019 1:35 PM
Reminder From Utah: Trans People Live Under Constant Threat of Sneaky Bureaucratic Attacks

Evan Urquhart

Feb 06, 2019 6:13 PM
Can “Pup Play,” a Gay Fetish Built Around Acting Like Dogs, Also Be a Source of Mentorship?

Mike Miksche

Feb 05, 2019 7:24 AM
Researchers Are Getting Better at Identifying Which Kids Will Be Trans Adults. But Can One Identity Model Fit Everyone?

Evan Urquhart

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Rent Broke Major Ground in Queer Representation. With the Musical Coming to Live TV, Will Those Portraits Hold Up?

Emily Garside

Jan 25, 2019 12:19 PM
The Met Opera’s New Gay Director Is Only Big News Because of the Music Press’ Long Complicity With the Closet

Joel Rozen

Jan 23, 2019 4:36 PM
The Closing of Into Proves That Queer Journalism and Corporate Values Are a Bad Mix

John Paul Brammer

Jan 23, 2019 11:08 AM
SCOTUS Lifts Two Injunctions Against Trump’s Trans Troops Ban—but the Policy Remains Blocked

Mark Joseph Stern

Jan 22, 2019 11:04 AM
In Honor of The L Word’s 15th Anniversary, a New “Chart” Shows How the Iconic Soap Connects “Celesbians” Everywhere

Damian Bellino and Anne Rodeman

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The Thrill of Gay Vacations

Christina Cauterucci, J. Bryan Lowder, and Brandon Tensley

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Transitioning Doesn’t Guarantee Immediate Joy. But It’s Still the Best Treatment for Gender Dysphoria.

Devon Price

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Ellen Doesn’t Get to Decide if Kevin Hart Has Apologized for His Anti-Gay Remarks

Christina Cauterucci

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Appeals Court Issues Disastrously Ignorant Decision on Trans Troops Ban

Mark Joseph Stern

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How I Taught My Teenager to Care About Politics (When I Barely Can)

Evan Urquhart

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New Research Shows How Denying Trans Identity Seriously Affects Mental Health

Bethany Grace Howe

Dec 19, 2018 7:30 AM
Why Adoption May Be Easier for Gay Men

Christina Cauterucci

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RuPaul’s Drag Race Wants to Reconcile Queerness and Religion. And It Wants Queer People to Do All the Work.

Drew Konow

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