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Mysterious Iron Age Burial May Hold Remains of Elite Nonbinary Person

By Livia Gershon — 2021

The Finnish grave’s occupant likely had Klinefelter syndrome, meaning they were born with an extra copy of the X chromosome

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The Lady with a Beard: ‘If You’ve Got it, Rock it!’

At 25, Harnaam Kaur holds the world record as the youngest woman to have a full beard. For years, she was bullied. Now she’s an Instagram star.

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‘Perhaps Life Would Be Easier if I Shaved, But Why?’

When I told my family I was trans, one of their initial reactions was, “But you’re so hairy! It’s going to be so difficult to remove all your hair to be a woman, so you should just give up.” They were zeroing in on my body hair as the barrier for me to be seen as feminine.

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Welcome to Body Week

We’re exploring what it means to be queer and have a body, with essays about the ways our bodies are legislated and discriminated against, the strategies we’ve used to find belonging in them, and how we’re breaking down the stereotypes, preconceptions, and fetishization that many of us endure.

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Cover Star Lil Nas X’s Road to Becoming Montero

The ever-viral artist discusses his meteoric rise and the pressures of being a Black gay musician on a global stage.

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Beyond They/Them: What Are Neopronouns?

Xe/xem, ze/zir, and fae/faer are catching on as alternatives for transgender and nonbinary people

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Gender Identity