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Anti-LGBTQ2S+ violence is on the rise, but critics say hate crime laws do little to prevent crime and only weaponize an already flawed system 
Xtra and TVO’s Unravelled partnered on this mini-doc diving into what "parental rights" policies mean for kids and parents across Canada
Xtra Explains: Social vs. medical transition
Media and politicians like to fixate on the medical aspects of transition. But for most trans youth, social transition plays a much bigger part in their lives

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