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I am in love with ‘Heartstopper,’ and you should be too

Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring — played by Kit Connor and Joe Locke — from Netflix’s new queer series Heartstopper kiss against a gray background in black and white. New School Free Press reporter Simone Carrillo strongly recommends the new teen romance. Photo courtesy of Netflix. Illustration by Chelsea Sarabia

A series sure to make your heart stop. I will admit I am a romance addict. Give me a cheesy rom-com or a trashy romance novel and I…

Texas judge blocks Gov. Greg Abbott’s anti-trans directive

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a directive that would investigate families that provide their children gender-affirming care as “child abuse” in February. Judge Amy Clark Meachum blocked the investigations on March 11, calling Abbott’s actions unconstitutional. Illustration by Summer Safi

Gender-affirming care cannot lawfully be considered ‘child abuse’ according to ruling early this month. On Feb. 22, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the Texas Department of Family and…

What Are New School Students Watching? LGBTQ+ Edition

Illustration by Ana Rodriguez

With COVID-19, and this heavy and seemingly never-ending election cycle, it’s more important than ever to take a break from the news and work and find ways to…

Rainbow Capitalism: Do Companies Really Understand LGBTQ Communities?

The confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Judge Kavanaugh, an appointee that ultimately stacks the court with conservative Justices, and Trump’s proposed narrowing of the definition of gender as…