First-Ever US Passport Issued With “X” Gender Designation

In order to respect and reflect the “lived reality” for many, the first-ever US passport marked with “X” as the gender has been issued. The new gender designation option will hopefully give non-binary, intersex and gender-nonconforming individuals the opportunity to “live with greater dignity and respect,” says Jessica Stern, US special diplomatic envoy for LGBTQ rights. Colorado navy veteran Dana Zzyym—who has been campaigning for …

Our Guide to NFTs With Voice’s Simple, Carbon Neutral Art Marketplace

We've commissioned artist and designer Alf Gadberry to illustrate the minting process and more

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Though many artists and art consumers may be dazzled by the rapid rise and pop culture prominence of NFTs, most people simply do not understand what an NFT (or non-fungible token) is, how it is made and what its benefits are. By working with the simple to use and carbon neutral NFT minting platform and marketplace Voice, we found a more ethical, straightforward and environmentally friendly …

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Folk-inflected soul, playful hip-hop, shimmery avant-pop and more music from the week

Yaeji + OHHYUK: 29 Singer, DJ and producer Yaeji (aka Kathy Yaeji Lee) teams up with OHHYUK (aka Oh Hyuk) from Seoul-based indie-rock band Hyukoh on two new songs, “29” and “Year to Year.” The former begins with playful percussion before a hulking, fuzzy bass line and synthetic drums appear, only to give way to a buoyant indie tune. The two artists credit each other …