In 2003, following a Supreme Court case, Newsweek featured a lesbian couple on its cover asking, "Is Gay Marriage Next?" This inspired a young, closeted woman to come out. Two decades later, in a post-Roe era, she tracks down that lesbian couple and wonders: Is gay marriage the next to go?

In the early 1990s, at the height of the AIDS crisis, a new type of business emerged that brought hope to thousands of destitute, terminally ill people. These “viatical settlement” companies bought sick people’s life insurance policies, providing quick cash and a chance to live and die with dignity. It became a billion-dollar industry.

After Zooey Zephyr was expelled from the Montana House of Representatives for defending transgender medical care, she adopted a nearby bench as her Capitol office. This act of political resistance and persistence has become a moving symbol of trans and queer joy.

In the heart of Arkansas, Tippi is a beloved teacher, and Barb is a prosecuting attorney. They have a good life together rooted in love and community. But their quiet happiness is shattered on their wedding day when a phone call signals the end of Tippi’s teaching career. They refuse to stay silent, and with love and courage they stand against injustice.

A scholarly look at trans marginalization and how to combat it ... by listening to and believing the subjective reports of trans people. The interviews and trans perspectives presented here propose that believing trans people's identities is the first step toward trusting one another again.