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David Archuleta: "It's Beautiful to Be a Sexual Human Being"
Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière 6/2/26 Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière 6/2/26

David Archuleta: "It's Beautiful to Be a Sexual Human Being"

The American Idol alum on coming out, unlearning shame, and why he's talking about PrEP in the communities that need it most.

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"Less proving. More knowing.": Monroe Alise on craft, community, and coming into her own
People Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière 5/19/26 People Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière 5/19/26

"Less proving. More knowing.": Monroe Alise on craft, community, and coming into her own

The actor and "I'm Clockable" Queen returned as Isis for the final season of The Chi, and arrives at a version of herself she doesn't yet have words for.

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"After all, art is political": Catching up with Johnny Montanez
People Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière 5/12/26 People Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière 5/12/26

"After all, art is political": Catching up with Johnny Montanez

The creator on getting banned from Meta, losing his cousin, finding his sexuality, and why he stopped pretending content was a side hustle.

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"My body is not a sin": Rain Batingana on being cast as a melting statue of Jesus
People Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière 4/29/26 People Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière 4/29/26

"My body is not a sin": Rain Batingana on being cast as a melting statue of Jesus

Artist Cosimo Cavallaro cast trans model Rain Batingana as a life-size chocolate Jesus. On May 17, the world watches her dissolve. She wouldn't have it any other way.

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Beyond Day of Visibility: How Transgender District's Breonna McCree is building hope and empowerment
People Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière 3/31/26 People Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière 3/31/26

Beyond Day of Visibility: How Transgender District's Breonna McCree is building hope and empowerment

As Co-Executive Director of the Transgender District in San Francisco, the world’s first legally recognized district, Breonna McCree has spent her career building the kind of infrastructure that visibility rhetoric consistently promises and rarely delivers.

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The House that built itself: Jahnell Butler on ballroom, motherhood, and legacy
People Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière 3/30/26 People Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière 3/30/26

The House that built itself: Jahnell Butler on ballroom, motherhood, and legacy

Jahnell Butler–Mother Chanel, director of trans services, and one of ballroom’s living legends–on legacy, chosen family, and what it means to show up for your children.

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The country woke up to Kansas. Merrique Jenson never slept.
People Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière 3/18/26 People Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière 3/18/26

The country woke up to Kansas. Merrique Jenson never slept.

As the only executive director running a trans organization across three deeply red states, Merrique Jenson isn't interested in your outrage. She's interested in your resources, your platform, and you

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The U.S. military kicked her out. Miss International Queen USA gets her now.
People Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière 3/10/26 People Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière 3/10/26

The U.S. military kicked her out. Miss International Queen USA gets her now.

Altesse Aurum gave the U.S. military 12 years, that is, until they made her stop. Now she's Miss Georgia, bound for Miss International Queen USA, and done waiting for the world to catch up.

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Hope Giselle is not ‘Your Average Girl’–and she’s done accepting average narratives
People Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière 3/4/26 People Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière 3/4/26

Hope Giselle is not ‘Your Average Girl’–and she’s done accepting average narratives

The activist and filmmaker on dismantling the “pipeline” story of Black trans womanhood, and why inspiration without infrastructure is not enough.

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Honey, Mozart is fine: Jasmine Rice LaBeija on on art, opera, and drag
People Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière 3/4/26 People Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière 3/4/26

Honey, Mozart is fine: Jasmine Rice LaBeija on on art, opera, and drag

Opera diva, drag icon, and Juilliard-trained tenor Jasmine Rice LaBeija came out swinging after Timothée Chalamet declared that ballet and opera are art forms "no one cares about." But if you know Jasmine, you know she doesn't do polite silence.

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