Sara Gregory

Jan 14, 2025 | them.us | Sara Gregory

Sign up for The Agenda — Them’s news and politics newsletter, delivered to your inbox every Thursday. With Donald Trump's inauguration days away, many queer couples are concerned about same-sex marriage rights and what, exactly, a second term could mean for their families. Marriage equality has been the law of the land since 2015, when the Supreme ruled on Obergefell v. Hodges and officially granted same-sex marriage rights nationwide.

Nov 21, 2024 | yahoo.com | Sara Gregory

There have been a number of policy developments in recent years regarding gender markers on legal documents — including, for the first time ever, the option to select X gender on passports. Now, with Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election — and given his campaign’s explicitly anti-trans and anti-queer agenda — it’s unclear exactly how federal and state policies around gender marker changes may develop.

Oct 11, 2024 | theguardian.com | Sara Gregory

Tattoos are everywhere nowadays – peeping out of shirtsleeves during office meetings, adorning the shoulders of neighborhood baristas. Nearly a third of Americans are tattooed, according to the Pew Research Center. And more than half of lesbian, gay or bisexual Americans are inked, according to . Tattoos can discreetly signal identity – for example, lesbians in the 1940s got nautical stars inked on their wrists that were cleverly concealed with wristwatches during the day and on display at night.

Sep 5, 2024 | pilotonline.com | Sara Gregory

ATLANTA — Apalachee High School math teacher Christina Irimie loved her Romanian heritage and was very dedicated to her roots, said her friend and pastor. Nicolae Clempus met Irimie, one of four killed in a Wednesday shooting at the Barrow County high school, when he moved to the United States in 2001. Irimie had immigrated from Romania a few years earlier and was active in the expat community in Georgia, he said. She made him feel welcome.

Sep 4, 2024 | yesmagazine.org | Sara Gregory

LGBTQ journalists manage a mighty breadth of work. We are reporting in our local communities, tracking anti-queer and trans legislation across the United States, championing queer and trans youth, highlighting queer and Palestinian solidarity movements, and keeping the pulse on culture, community organizing, and so much more.