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Eternity Martis

Eternity Martis is an award-winning journalist and editor who has worked at CBC, CTV and Xtra Magazine. She is the author of the bestselling 2020 memoir They Said This Would Be Fun: Race, Campus Life, and Growing Up, the course developer/instructor of "Reporting on Race: Black Communities in the Media" at Ryerson University and UBC's 2021 Journalist-in-Residence.

Xtra launches “Off the Chart,” a podcast about The L Word
Off the Chart

Xtra launches “Off the Chart,” a podcast about The L Word

Ahead of the Generation Q reboot, we re-watched the groundbreaking queer women’s series from the early 2000s—and we have *feelings*

October 23, 2019
Hard truths bisexuals will relate to this Bisexual Visibility Week
Bisexuality

Hard truths bisexuals will relate to this Bisexual Visibility Week

*Cries in bisexual*

September 18, 2019
Uh oh! Sexually transmitted infections are on the rise in Canada
Xtra Weekly

Uh oh! Sexually transmitted infections are on the rise in Canada

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, August 23.

August 23, 2019
Why did the dental dam become a joke?
Sexual Health

Why did the dental dam become a joke?

They’re awkward, expensive and taste terrible. Still, is it time we started giving a damn?

August 21, 2019
What people with uteruses should know about acupuncture and fertility
Ask an Expert

What people with uteruses should know about acupuncture and fertility

And why you might want to give it a try

August 1, 2019
Why gay and bisexual men are at a higher risk for hepatitis C
Health

Why gay and bisexual men are at a higher risk for hepatitis C

And why men who have sex with men need to make hep C a part of future STI screenings

July 26, 2019
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What matters most to Black queer Americans
Analysis

What matters most to Black queer Americans

Takeaways from the LGB+ Black Census, the largest survey of Black people since the Reconstruction era

July 16, 2019
All the ways Canada is still screwing over LGBTQ2S+ people
Canada

All the ways Canada is still screwing over LGBTQ2S+ people

Just a tiny reminder this Canada Day 2019 that we are still fighting for our rights

June 28, 2019
Kristen Stewart is queer AF in the new Charlie’s Angels trailer, Twitter reacts
Culture

Kristen Stewart is queer AF in the new Charlie’s Angels trailer, Twitter reacts

‘Didn’t think Kristen Stewart as a racing jockey would make me that gay but here we are’

June 27, 2019
Why Toronto police aren’t marching in Pride
Pride Toronto

Why Toronto police aren’t marching in Pride

A timeline of the protests, debates and decisions that brought us here

June 20, 2019
Seven questions with Xtra’s new advice columnist, Kai Cheng Thom
Love & Sex

Seven questions with Xtra’s new advice columnist, Kai Cheng Thom

“Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse” is a column to help you survive and thrive in a challenging world

June 3, 2019
Trump just released an LGBTQ2 shirt for Pride month. Here are eight others to wear instead
Hate Watch

Trump just released an LGBTQ2 shirt for Pride month. Here are eight others to wear instead

May 27, 2019
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10 queer books we can’t wait to read this summer
Books

10 queer books we can’t wait to read this summer

Whether you’re looking for a love story in a hopeless place or a heart-stopping thriller, we’ve got you covered

May 23, 2019
11 times Mr Ratburn was queer AF
TV & Film

11 times Mr Ratburn was queer AF

Hey! It’s a wonderful kind of day! Mr Ratburn is gay!

May 14, 2019
Five important things to know about the Caster Semenya ruling
Sports

Five important things to know about the Caster Semenya ruling

What the decision means for female athletes with a difference in sex development

May 1, 2019
No more shame, no more silence: Why Xtra is talking about periods
Health

No more shame, no more silence: Why Xtra is talking about periods

All this month, we look at menstruation from an LGBTQ2 perspective

May 1, 2019
Two Catholic school graduates fact-check their sex-ed textbook, ‘Fully Alive’
Opinion

Two Catholic school graduates fact-check their sex-ed textbook, ‘Fully Alive’

It taught our Grade 7 selves everything we knew about sex. But we have concerns

March 20, 2019
Does someone need to cast a Silencio spell on JK Rowling?
Power

Does someone need to cast a Silencio spell on JK Rowling?

By using queerness retroactively, Rowling has turned her legacy into a farce

March 19, 2019
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