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Mel Woods

Senior editor Mel Woods is an English-speaking Vancouver-based writer, editor and audio producer and a former associate editor with HuffPost Canada. A proud prairie queer and ranch dressing expert, their work has also appeared in Vice, Slate, the Tyee, the CBC, the Globe and Mail and the Walrus.

Canada’s conversion therapy ban is back. Will it finally pass?
News

Canada’s conversion therapy ban is back. Will it finally pass?

On Monday, Canada’s House of Commons tabled a bill to ban LGBTQ2S+ conversion therapy

November 30, 2021
Holiday gifts for every queer in your life
Culture

Holiday gifts for every queer in your life

Let our holiday gift guide point you in the right direction

November 26, 2021
3 queer folks to root for at the 2022 Grammy Awards
Music

3 queer folks to root for at the 2022 Grammy Awards

Grammy nominations were unveiled this week, and, unsurprisingly, Lil Nas X and other queer folks scored plenty

November 24, 2021
Bisexuals call out new Google LGBTQIA+ glossary for literally erasing them
Identity

Bisexuals call out new Google LGBTQIA+ glossary for literally erasing them

A well-meaning research project left out a big chunk of the queer community

November 24, 2021
Eddie Redmayne finally states the obvious, says ‘The Danish Girl’ was a mistake
The Buzz

Eddie Redmayne finally states the obvious, says ‘The Danish Girl’ was a mistake

Plus Trace Lysette’s new podcast and Cardi B inviting Jojo Siwa over for Christmas

November 23, 2021
This year’s Trans Day of Remembrance is more grim than ever before
Identity

This year’s Trans Day of Remembrance is more grim than ever before

Every year on Nov. 20, we mark the lives lost to anti-trans violence

November 18, 2021
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Kristen Stewart is developing a gay ghost-hunting reality show
The Buzz

Kristen Stewart is developing a gay ghost-hunting reality show

The latest on Kristen Stewart’s spooky reality, Lil Nas X’s continued domination of the world and Kim Petras’ coconuts

November 16, 2021
True gender-neutral clothing must go beyond fancy sweatpants
Identity

True gender-neutral clothing must go beyond fancy sweatpants

OPINION: As we head into the holiday season, brands are championing “gender neutral” lines that are really just fancy loungewear

November 15, 2021
Molly Ostertag talks bringing her new graphic novel to your email inbox
Books

Molly Ostertag talks bringing her new graphic novel to your email inbox

The “Witch Boy” author will publish her latest offering exclusively through a Substack newsletter

November 12, 2021
Welcome to the golden age of straight celebrities offering to officiate gay weddings
The Buzz

Welcome to the golden age of straight celebrities offering to officiate gay weddings

Cardi B offers to officiate Kal Penn’s wedding, while Guy Fieri had a surprise for Kristen Stewart

November 9, 2021
Janelle Monáe won Halloween (and Christmas)
The Buzz

Janelle Monáe won Halloween (and Christmas)

Plus Kal Penn comes out, Kristen Stewart gets engaged and Dan Levy hosts a brunch cooking show

November 2, 2021
Last-minute queer pop culture Halloween costumes
Culture

Last-minute queer pop culture Halloween costumes

Why dress as a “Squid Game” character when you could be Bowen Yang as an iceberg instead?

October 29, 2021
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Gay couple asked to provide marriage certificate or move out
News

Gay couple asked to provide marriage certificate or move out

A Toronto condo board says the policy is to prevent unwelcome tenants

October 28, 2021
JoJo Siwa is gonna win ‘Dancing With The Stars,’ isn’t she?
The Buzz

JoJo Siwa is gonna win ‘Dancing With The Stars,’ isn’t she?

Plus the buzz on Jamie Lee Curtis’ trans daughter, Kristen Stewart’s best movies and Peloton John

October 27, 2021
We need to talk about transphobia in Canadian media
Opinion

We need to talk about transphobia in Canadian media

Three recent pieces from the “Toronto Star,” CBC and CTV show a worrying trend towards anti-trans narratives

October 25, 2021
How is the new drag show ‘Call Me Mother’ different from ‘Drag Race’?
TV & Film

How is the new drag show ‘Call Me Mother’ different from ‘Drag Race’?

Competing houses, superstar mentors—plus kings, things and everyone in between

October 25, 2021
Nova Scotia’s first genderqueer MLA is blazing a trail
Politics

Nova Scotia’s first genderqueer MLA is blazing a trail

Lisa Lachance is the province’s first “Mx. Deputy Speaker”

October 21, 2021
Here’s what happened at the Netflix trans workers walkout
News

Here’s what happened at the Netflix trans workers walkout

Elliot Page, Dan Levy, Wanda Sykes and others shared their support

October 20, 2021
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