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Under New Extremism Laws, LGBTQ Russians Must Fight to Survive

With U.S. intelligence agencies gearing up to target LGBTQ activism, Russia’s designation of the “international LGBT movement” as extremist shows a…

May 2 • Hope Pisoni

In 1992, James Dale Sued the Boy Scouts. Now, Pete Hegseth Presents a New Challenge

UNCLOSETED with Spencer Macnaughton Episode 1

Apr 29 • Spencer Macnaughton, Bella Sayegh, and Taya Strauss

LGBTQ People Are Leaving Orthodox Judaism Behind. Why?

An increasing number of queer Jewish people are leaving Orthodoxy, pushing them toward more progressive denominations or away from religion entirely.

Apr 28 • Emma Paidra

Your License Plate Might Be Funding an Anti-LGBTQ Extremist Group

An Uncloseted Media and LOOKOUT investigation has found that more than $7 million of funds for specialty license plates have been funneled to groups…

Apr 25 • Hope Pisoni and John Washington

This Lesbian Visibility Week, I’m Telling the Scared Little Girl I Once Was It’s Okay to Feel Free

I asked queer women in my orbit—including Uncloseted staffers, board members and followers—to share a bit about lesbian love.

Apr 23 • Sophie Holland

Featured

At 11, My Identical Twin Started to Transition. It Changed My Life.

My brother’s metamorphosis into his true self has taught me so much about the transgender community.

Mar 31

AI Porn Isn’t Regulated. What Does That Mean for Depictions of Queer Bodies?

“Transgender,” “Lesbian” and “Twink” are some of Pornhub’s most watched categories. What happens when you can create these types of porn with artificial…

Mar 14 • Emma Paidra

My Life With Chemsex and After Parties: The Grey Zone of Substance Use

Kevin, a Toronto-based writer, has drug- and sex-fueled benders that last for days. Here, he explores what he’s getting out of them.

Mar 7 • Kevin

Does the American Dream Still Exist for People Like Me?

I am a Black. I am gay. I am a woman. I am an immigrant. I am a journalist. And I am scared.

Feb 24

I’ve Come Out to my Alaskan Military Dad Seven Times. He Still Hasn’t Met My Husband

At 30, I’m finally living as myself. But the man whose acceptance I wanted most still can’t say the word gay.

Jan 10

Trump Presidency

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Complete Track Record on LGBTQ Issues

Today, Georgians will vote in a special election to replace Greene’s seat. Before she officially passes the baton, here’s every anti-LGBTQ move the…

Mar 10 • Nico DiAlesandro

Does the American Dream Still Exist for People Like Me?

I am a Black. I am gay. I am a woman. I am an immigrant. I am a journalist. And I am scared.

Feb 24

We Spoke to 8 Trans Inmates. They Say the Bureau of Prisons Is Illegally Denying Them Care

Last June, a judge ordered the BOP to restore gender-affirming accommodations for trans people after a Trump executive order. Legal filings and accounts…

Feb 21 • Hope Pisoni

Trump Falsely Links Trans People to Terrorism. Now, a Target Is on Their Back

Increasing threats by intelligence agencies to investigate trans people as potential domestic terrorists are striking fear and anxiety in the community.

Feb 14 • Hope Pisoni

History, Business and Tech

185 Years of Gay Cruising: A Brief History

Twenty-three events that outline the evolution of how gay men would seek out casual sex in bathhouses, parks and eventually online.

Mar 18 • Rebecca

AI Porn Isn’t Regulated. What Does That Mean for Depictions of Queer Bodies?

“Transgender,” “Lesbian” and “Twink” are some of Pornhub’s most watched categories. What happens when you can create these types of porn with artificial…

Mar 14 • Emma Paidra

Conversion Therapy Since 1886: A Dark History of the Discredited Practice

Even though conversion therapy is psychologically damaging, the Supreme Court appears poised to overturn Colorado’s ban on the practice.

Feb 10 • Rebecca

Google Sends Parents of LGBTQ Kids to Conversion Therapy Websites. Why?

We asked Americans to Google five queries looking for resources for LGBTQ people who are struggling. Far-right religious groups dominated the results.

Aug 30, 2025 • Sam Donndelinger

Education and Kids

‘150 Homes in 10 Years’: How the Foster Care System Fails Trans Kids

Transgender youth in foster care face abuse, instability and new federal policies that are making it even harder for them to feel safe.

Apr 11 • Sam Donndelinger

How Fox’s OutKick Relentlessly Targeted a Michigan Teen Girl

Dan Zaksheske has written 18 articles focused on a trans girl who plays high school volleyball. Why?

Dec 20, 2025 • Hope Pisoni

Teachers on the Frontlines of LGBTQ Erasure [WATCH]

Six LGBTQ and ally teachers from red and blue states speak with Uncloseted Media Founder Spencer Macnaughton about teaching in America in 2025.

Sep 27, 2025 • Spencer Macnaughton, Sam Donndelinger, and Taya Strauss

5 LGBTQ UVU Students Speak Out After Charlie Kirk's Murder

“I am extremely disappointed with how the media has been approaching this.”

Sep 20, 2025 • Spencer Macnaughton, Sam Donndelinger, and Taya Strauss

Healthcare

'Take the Test, Risk Arrest': Why Some HIV-Positive Americans Are Still Forced to Register as Sex Offenders

Survivors of AIDS-era exposure laws are fighting to overturn statutes that ignore modern science and disproportionately punish LGBTQ Americans of color.

Mar 28 • Jake Angelo

AI Porn Isn’t Regulated. What Does That Mean for Depictions of Queer Bodies?

“Transgender,” “Lesbian” and “Twink” are some of Pornhub’s most watched categories. What happens when you can create these types of porn with artificial…

Mar 14 • Emma Paidra

My Life With Chemsex and After Parties: The Grey Zone of Substance Use

Kevin, a Toronto-based writer, has drug- and sex-fueled benders that last for days. Here, he explores what he’s getting out of them.

Mar 7 • Kevin

Too Afraid to Leave Home: ICE’s Toll on Latino HIV Care

In Minneapolis, heightened immigration enforcement is disrupting HIV care for Latino communities, a group already disproportionately affected by the…

Mar 3 • Sam Donndelinger and Cameron Oakes

Politics

Under New Extremism Laws, LGBTQ Russians Must Fight to Survive

With U.S. intelligence agencies gearing up to target LGBTQ activism, Russia’s designation of the “international LGBT movement” as extremist shows a…

May 2 • Hope Pisoni

Your License Plate Might Be Funding an Anti-LGBTQ Extremist Group

An Uncloseted Media and LOOKOUT investigation has found that more than $7 million of funds for specialty license plates have been funneled to groups…

Apr 25 • Hope Pisoni and John Washington

Inside the Lonely World of MAGA Gay Men

In a time when gay rights are under attack in the U.S., a minority of gay American men are still staunch Trump supporters. Why?

Apr 18 • Emma Paidra

I Live in Colorado. Conversion Therapy Destroyed My Life.

The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn my state’s conversion therapy ban will be tragic for many LGBTQ kids.

Apr 4

Canada

LGBTQ People Face a Mental Health Epidemic. Help Uncloseted Expose the Crisis

Spencer Macnaughton | Uncloseted Media Weekly Newsletter

Apr 30 • Spencer Macnaughton

This Lesbian Visibility Week, I’m Telling the Scared Little Girl I Once Was It’s Okay to Feel Free

I asked queer women in my orbit—including Uncloseted staffers, board members and followers—to share a bit about lesbian love.

Apr 23 • Sophie Holland

My Life With Chemsex and After Parties: The Grey Zone of Substance Use

Kevin, a Toronto-based writer, has drug- and sex-fueled benders that last for days. Here, he explores what he’s getting out of them.

Mar 7 • Kevin

Inside the Canadian Christian Lobbying Group Pushing Anti-LGBTQ Policy

ARPA lobbies in support conversion therapy and against gay marriage and transgender rights.

Feb 28 • Emma Paidra

Religion

LGBTQ People Are Leaving Orthodox Judaism Behind. Why?

An increasing number of queer Jewish people are leaving Orthodoxy, pushing them toward more progressive denominations or away from religion entirely.

Apr 28 • Emma Paidra

I Live in Colorado. Conversion Therapy Destroyed My Life.

The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn my state’s conversion therapy ban will be tragic for many LGBTQ kids.

Apr 4

At 11, My Identical Twin Started to Transition. It Changed My Life.

My brother’s metamorphosis into his true self has taught me so much about the transgender community.

Mar 31

How a Former Blogger Became the New Leader of America's Anti-Gay Marriage Movement

Katy Faust is the leader of the Greater Than Campaign, a new effort of at least 47 anti-LGBTQ groups to overturn Obergefell.

Mar 21 • Hope Pisoni

Investigating hate. Amplifying everyday heroes.

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