WeHo and Fire Island criticized for lowering Pride flags for Charlie Kirk

Following a directive from U.S. president Donald Trump, Pride flags were lowered in remembrance of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk

September 15, 2025

TV & Film

3 great films from TIFF 2025

Breaking down the movies from TIFF 2025 that should be on your radar

September 10, 2025

Social Media

Toronto lesbians gather for ‘performative masc’ competition

Butches, studs and mascs gathered in Toronto to compete for the title of the “ultimate performative masc”

September 8, 2025

Politics

Texas passes anti-trans bathroom bill after a decade of trying

After unsuccessfully trying at least 16 times over the past decade, Texas is set to be the latest U.S. state to ban trans people from public bathrooms

September 4, 2025

Faith & Spirituality

Advocate says Pope Leo will carry on Francis’s relatively pro-LGBTQ+ stance

Pope Leo intends to honour Pope Francis’s call for LGBTQ+ acceptance in the Catholic Church, according to Rev. James Martin

September 3, 2025

Culture

Chappell Roan helped solve a gay YouTube dating mystery

Fans have speculated for years that YouTube veterans Connor Franta and Troye Sivan dated. It finally came to light because of Chappell Roan

August 27, 2025

Politics

Florida officials keep painting over the Pulse memorial rainbow crosswalk

Government officials in Florida continue to crack down on the memorial honouring the 49 lives lost in the 2016 mass shooting at Pulse nightclub

August 25, 2025

Music

Nobody can agree on the song of the summer in 2025

The song of the summer race this year isn’t as exciting as it was in 2024. Maybe that isn’t such a bad thing

August 21, 2025

Science

Helen Mirren says tomatoes are ‘bisexual.’ It’s a bit more complicated

Dame Helen Mirren said she discovered that tomatoes are “bisexual.” While the fruit isn’t bi in terms of sexuality, there is something queer about it

August 14, 2025

Marriage Equality

Will the U.S. Supreme Court actually overturn Obergefell v. Hodges?

The U.S. Supreme Court has been formally asked to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges. But that doesn’t mean the court will hear the case

August 13, 2025

Books

UK-based Polari Prize called out for honouring self-described ‘TERF’

At least 11 authors withdrew their books from consideration for the U.K. LGBTQ+ literary award because of John Boyne’s history of anti-trans statements

August 11, 2025

Politics

American delegates are bringing anti-trans rhetoric to the United Nations

A new ProPublica report found an effort by U.S. delegates to delete the word “gender” from internal resolutions and documents at the United Nations

August 7, 2025

Politics

Canadian Nexus cards eliminate X gender marker in wake of Trump executive order

Nexus cards issued to Canadians will now only feature M and F gender markers in the wake of the Trump administration’s crackdown on trans people, despite previously offering an X option

August 6, 2025

Sports

These trans athletes just made ‘American Ninja Warrior’ history

Jenson Little and Clayton Reeves became the first out trans men to compete on the popular athletic competition show

July 29, 2025

Drag Race

How the ‘All Stars 10’ bracket format could save ‘Global All Stars’

The global season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” largely missed the mark. Could the tournament-style bracket format of “All Stars 10” be the way to get it right?

July 23, 2025

Sports

The lesser-known gay history of high-fives

Glenn Burke made history as the first Major League Baseball player to publicly come out as gay. He’s also credited with inventing the high-five

July 21, 2025

Politics

Canada reportedly considered advisory for trans travellers to the U.S.

A new report from Reuters shows that Canadian officials struggled to advise travellers on Trump’s trans policies following his January executive order

July 15, 2025

Politics

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission takes aim at gender-affirming care

ANALYSIS: The U.S. government agency hosted an event about the “dangers” of gender-affirming care for minors. But that’s not what the FTC does at all.

July 15, 2025