Journalist who focuses on culture. Coauthor of Gender Euphoria. SonomaSerena@gmail.com
Tension Mounts with North Carolina’s LGBTQ Community and State Legislators Over ‘Don’t Say Gay or Trans’ Bill 
It had been six years since I stepped foot at North Carolina’s legislative building when HB2 was signed into law by former Governor Pat McCrory.
Brian Kemp Signs Bill Modernizing HIV Criminalization Laws
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed SB 164 into law on Monday (May 9), modernizing the state’s HIV laws.
HIV in The Real World: How Danny Roberts Visibility Signals the Fight Against HIV Stigma
The Real World: New Orleans star sat down with GLAAD’s Anthony Allen Ramos to discuss his coming out about living with HIV.
Alabama's State Motto Is Something Governor Kay Ivey Ignores
If state legislatures believe they are defending the rights of all residents, they haven’t been paying attention.
Transgender Day of Visibility: Meet the Organizations Fighting Anti-Trans Legislation on the Ground
On this International Transgender Day of Visibility, GLAAD is honoring the exemplary work of trans-led organizations fighting harmful legislation on the ground by providing care to those who need it most.
Let Alabama’s trans youth be trans and young
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The first memory I have of coming to understand myself as the transgender woman I am today was at the age of six, when I would walk around my family home in my aunt’s black Manolo Blahnik pumps. Wearing my grandmother’s scarves loosely on my head, I would imagine it to be the same long flowing hair she had and used to fuss with so much. And despite being so young, I was convinced I would grow up to marry Fred Savage every night after I watched The Wonder Years.
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Alabama May Pass the Most Aggressive Anti-Transgender Bill Yet
On February 10, 2021, over two dozen transgender Alabama residents and allies filled the floor of the Alabama House Judiciary Committee to speak out against the state’s attempt to pass a bill that would make it a felony to prescribe puberty-blocking drugs or hormones as transgender therapies for minors with gender dysphoria.
Why LGBTQ citizens must fight bills targeting trans youth in their Kentucky home | Opinion
There is a historic marker at 224 East Main St. in Lexington, Kentucky that reads:
“Oldest continuous LGBTQ gathering place in Kentucky,” a message on the history of the state’s LGBTQ community. It has been a place where LGBTQ Kentuckians have gathered for the past 80 decades.
Three Months Starring Troye Sivan, Brings HIV Advocacy into Focus
Three Months, starring Troye Sivan (Boy Erased, X-men: Origins), is sparking new conversation for new generations in its debut on Paramount+.
10 Black Queer Businesses to Know and Support this Black History Month
Whether in fashion and cosmetics or tech and business Black Queer folks have never lacked a sense of creativity or ingenuity.
National Black HIV and AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD): Work and Organizers to Follow in 2022
As we continue to celebrate Black History Month, today, February 7th, we turn our focus to National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (#NBHAAD).
On World AIDS Day, HIV Activists Say There's More Work to Be Done
While there have been incredible advances in treatment, care, and services, there is still so much to be done to end the HIV epidemic.
Ericka Hart’s Mission: To Break Breast Cancer’s Connotation With Cis Women
As a Black, queer, non-binary breast cancer survivor, Hart is working to ensure that people like her are seen and heard in discussions about cancer and LGBTQ+ healthcare. That includes appearing in Ralph Lauren’s Pink Pony Initiative, a philanthropic campaign to fight cancer.
Empty LGBTQ "Allyship" From Police Aren't Welcome Until Violence Ends
In this op-ed, Serena Sonoma explains why LGBTQ people don't want empty gestures of allyship from police as long as violence against the community continues.
Op-Ed: The Problem With Identifying As 'Trans Attracted'
I was 23 years old when I met my first boyfriend, a cisgender, bisexual, curly-haired boy who moved to my city in North Carolina from Chicago — he was charming and handsome with looks akin to Timothée Chalamet and was a social extrovert by all definitions.