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Hawai‘i advocates say there is already a lack of gender-affirming resources locally, and cuts to that federally funded service could lead to severe consequences.

More than three decades ago, filmmakers Sara Banks and Kate Sample released the documentary “Out in Paradise.” The 1993 film focused on the stories of 30 women who, at the time, were living their lives as lesbians in Hawaiʻi.

The Conversation’s DW Gibson sat down with the playwright, Ryan Okinaka, and actress Elexis Draine about their involvement in the new play, “The Golden Gays,” that recently opened at the Kumu Kahua Theatre.

Laila Ireland is a retired Army veteran from Hawaiʻi who is married to a master sergeant in the Air Force. Both she and her husband are transgender. President Donald Trump issued an executive order in February that disqualifies trans people from military service.

President Donald Trump has singled out the transgender community, including in his address Tuesday to a joint session of Congress. Locally, a bill that would have expanded the protections afforded to gender-affirming care was deferred. The Conversation talked to Haylin Dennison, a mother of a transgender child, about her frustration toward lawmakers' decision.

Alok Vaid-Menon has performed in over 40 countries. But Tuesday marks the poet and comic's first show in Hawaiʻi. The Conversation talked to Vaid-Menon about their career and the importance of comedy in difficult times.

Roughly 200 people turned out at the state Capitol on Wednesday as part of a nationwide protest against President Donald Trump’s administration and, specifically, Project 2025’s controversial agenda.

One of the first actions President Donald Trump took after he was sworn in was to declare that the federal government will recognize only two sexes — male and female. That declaration comes during a week when a new hula performance premieres in Waikīkī about a longstanding part of Indigenous culture — Māhū.

Production started this month for a local film titled "Grace" — based on the true story of two women who fell in love in 1950s Oʻahu. The Conversation talked to director Jana Park and writer-actress Elizabeth Rian about the film.

Honolulu hosted its annual Pride Parade in Waikīkī over the weekend. This year’s event comes at a critical time as voters decide on a constitutional amendment for marriage equality in the state.