Jun
01
Happy Pride From OptOut!
This month is about pride, joy, and visibility, but it’s also about protest, activism, and fierce allyship.
2 min read
LGBTQ+
OptOut's program for independent LGBTQ+ news.
May
26
Don’t Say DeSantis
Yet another dreaded 2024 announcement and some facts about the state of the LGBTQ+ union.
6 min read
May
11
‘Saying the Quiet Part Loud’: The GOP Is Telling Us Exactly What It Means
It’s clearly not all about “care and concern,” but when will that be clear to its base?
5 min read
Apr
27
The GOP’s Genocidal Plans Against the Trans Community
You only have to look at history’s playbook to understand the glaring signs of current and pending catastrophe.
4 min read
Apr
03
🏳️⚧️ PODCAST: Imara Jones on the Anti-Trans Hate Machine
Listen to our conversation with TransLash creator Imara Jones.
1 min read
Mar
24
The GOP’s Terrifying Obsession With Erasing LGBTQ+ People
Banning books, drag, and gender-affirming care are overt attempts to ban our very lives.
11 min read
Mar
10
Notes from an Authoritarian State
If you’re wondering if this is all legal, so are we.
9 min read
Feb
24
The NYT Refuses to Part With Transphobia, and More Notes on Hypocrisy
We didn’t have a love affair between the far right, J.K. Rowling, and the NYT on our 2023 bingo card (or maybe we did).
10 min read
Feb
10
Black History Month 🏳️🌈 One Hell of a Performance 🏳️⚧️ Trump’s Pledge
Trump makes a case for why his potential 2024 presidency would be genocidal.
8 min read
Feb
08
Corporate Media Are Making Life Worse For Trans Kids
The NYT is especially obsessed with trans children.
1 min read