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The future is fluid: Generation Z’s approach to gender and sexuality is indeed revolutionary

Ana Valens is a reporter specializing in online queer communities, marginalized identities, and adult content creation. Her work has appeared at Vice, Vox, Truthout, Bitch Media, Kill Screen, Rolling Stone, and the Toast. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, and spends her free time developing queer adult games.

Ana Valens

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Lea Rose Emery

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Falling in love with a woman forced me to face my body image issues

Nico Lang is an essayist, movie critic, and reporter who specializes in the intersection of politics and LGBTQ issues. His work has been featured in Rolling Stone, The Guardian, The Los Angeles Times, Jezebel, Esquire, and BuzzFeed, among other notable publications.

Nico Lang

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Republican saved by lesbian cop is speaking at anti-LGBTQ conference

Coding For Diversity

Everything you never understood about being nonbinary

Audra Schroeder&#8217;s work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Audra Schroeder

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Don’t fear the Juggalo

Kris Seavers was the senior IRL editor and training director for the Daily Dot. Her work has appeared in Central Texas publications, including Austin Monthly and San Antonio Magazine, and on NPR.

Kris Seavers

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AI ‘gaydar’ is now a thing—and it can tell if you’re gay based on your face

Jessica Machado is the IRL editor of the Daily Dot. Previously, she was an associate editor at Rolling Stone. Her work has been published in the Washington Post, Elle, Vice, Salon, BuzzFeed, Guernica, Bitch, Bust, the Cut, the Awl, the Toast, among others.

Jessica Machado

Sean Rogan and Jahed Choudhury, the first Muslim in a gay marriage

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The complicated family life behind a gay Muslim marriage

Riley Dosh

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Daily Mail, Bored Panda condemned by trans activists for posting transition photos for clicks

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Transgender father gives birth to son—and breaks another stigma about trans bodies

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A guide to tackling trans issues respectfully

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw was a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested. Follow her on Twitter: @Hello_Tailor

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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‘Supergirl’ actor angers fans at San Diego Comic-Con

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Meet Ashley Smith, the trans activist who went viral for her selfie with the Texas governor

Kristen Hubby is a tech and lifestyle reporter. Her work has also appeared in Austin Monthly and the Austin American-Statesman, where she covered local news and the dining scene in Austin, Texas.

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