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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.

Ontario reverses its reversal on sex ed. Now what?
Power

Ontario reverses its reversal on sex ed. Now what?

A roundtable discussion on new curriculum and what it means for LGBTQ2 youth

March 18, 2019
Should allies like Beyoncé and Jay-Z win queer awards?
Power

Should allies like Beyoncé and Jay-Z win queer awards?

AKA: Should we reward allies for being good humans?

March 13, 2019
Eight badass LGBTQ2 women to celebrate on International Women’s Day
Power

Eight badass LGBTQ2 women to celebrate on International Women’s Day

These activists, actors, athletes and authors make every day Women’s Day

March 6, 2019
Bruce McArthur sentenced to life imprisonment: How the week unfolded
Power

Bruce McArthur sentenced to life imprisonment: How the week unfolded

The serial killer won’t be eligible for parole for 25 years, when he is 91

February 8, 2019
What we learned at Bruce McArthur’s sentencing
Power

What we learned at Bruce McArthur’s sentencing

Hearing from the Crown and victims’ loved ones

February 4, 2019
Eleven reasons why Sex Education’s Eric Effiong gives us life
Culture

Eleven reasons why Sex Education’s Eric Effiong gives us life

‘I need a wee and some crisps’

January 22, 2019
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Is 2019 the year we finally cancel toxic masculinity?
Opinion

Is 2019 the year we finally cancel toxic masculinity?

From R Kelly to the Gillette boycott, toxic men are having a rough start to the new year

January 16, 2019
Xtra’s queer year in review
Year in Review

Xtra’s queer year in review

We hope you were buckled in, because 2018 was a bumpy and beautiful ride

December 21, 2018
Four LGBTQ2 people on surviving the holidays
Health

Four LGBTQ2 people on surviving the holidays

How to get through the season with chosen family and friendly strangers (and maybe even a little weed)

December 20, 2018
Why can’t Kevin Hart simply say he’s sorry?
Opinion

Why can’t Kevin Hart simply say he’s sorry?

The comedian’s refusal to apologize for homophobic comments reveals toxic masculinity at work

December 7, 2018
Long live the radical brown queerness of Freddie Mercury
Culture

Long live the radical brown queerness of Freddie Mercury

Despite its coyness, the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody can’t erase the legacy of the Queen frontman who taught the world to rock

November 14, 2018
Pre-trial date set in Bruce McArthur case
Power

Pre-trial date set in Bruce McArthur case

Judge says alleged serial killer’s trial could begin as early as September 2019

November 5, 2018
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Body of missing Toronto trans woman identified as Alloura Wells
Power

Body of missing Toronto trans woman identified as Alloura Wells

Wells, 27, hadn’t been seen since July 2017

November 30, 2017
13 badass photos from Toronto’s Dyke March 2017
Dyke March

13 badass photos from Toronto’s Dyke March 2017

June 26, 2017
Five lessons from Cabaret about sex, politics and freedom
Opinion

Five lessons from Cabaret about sex, politics and freedom

The Tony Award–winning play is a cautionary tale for Trump’s America, and the rest of the world

February 16, 2017
Pride Toronto members vote to keep police out of the Pride parade
Power

Pride Toronto members vote to keep police out of the Pride parade

At the AGM, all of Black Lives Matter’s demands for Pride were approved

January 18, 2017
All your burning questions answered on why gay men love park sex
Opinion

All your burning questions answered on why gay men love park sex

Who doesn’t like a little open space and the wind blowing sweetly on your ass?

November 15, 2016
Five queer-friendly condomTO designs that will unleash your inner freak
Opinion

Five queer-friendly condomTO designs that will unleash your inner freak

Designing a condom wrapper can be hard, but these sexy slogans will rise to the occasion

November 8, 2016
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