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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.

People are calling out the vile transphobia in Dave Chappelle’s new Netflix special
Culture

People are calling out the vile transphobia in Dave Chappelle’s new Netflix special

The comedian said “he’s done” with queer and trans jokes, yet filled a special with them

October 6, 2021
One in three homeless LGBTQ2S+ Toronto youth attempted suicide since start of pandemic
Health

One in three homeless LGBTQ2S+ Toronto youth attempted suicide since start of pandemic

A new survey from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health highlights the dramatic impact COVID-19 has had on unhoused LGBTQ2S+ youth

October 6, 2021
The Kidz Bop version of ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’ is coming and we have questions
The Buzz

The Kidz Bop version of ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’ is coming and we have questions

Plus the buzz on Demi Lovato’s alien show, Elliot Page at Paris Fashion Week and how Venom said “gay rights!”

October 5, 2021
Tribunal rules that respecting pronouns is a human right
Identity

Tribunal rules that respecting pronouns is a human right

A non-binary server in B.C. was fired after asking that their workplace use their pronouns

October 1, 2021
Blake Desjarlais is ready to make his mark on Parliament
Politics

Blake Desjarlais is ready to make his mark on Parliament

Canada’s first openly Two-Spirit MP is headed to Ottawa after a historic election win

October 1, 2021
Catholics are calling ‘Benedetta’ a ‘blasphemous lesbian movie’ and queers are delighted
The Buzz

Catholics are calling ‘Benedetta’ a ‘blasphemous lesbian movie’ and queers are delighted

Also, the buzz on the Tony Awards, Billy Eichner’s gay cast and Lil Nas X getting the ska treatment

September 28, 2021
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More than 800,000 Canadians voted for a blatantly anti-trans party
Politics

More than 800,000 Canadians voted for a blatantly anti-trans party

Support for the People’s Party of Canada—a party that has promised to roll back trans rights—grew during this week’s election

September 23, 2021
Horror queen Elvira is queer! Spooky gays rejoice!
Culture

Horror queen Elvira is queer! Spooky gays rejoice!

Cassandra Peterson, the entertainer behind Elvira, reveals her 19-year relationship with a woman in a new memoir

September 22, 2021
The queerest moments from the 2021 Emmy Awards
TV & Film

The queerest moments from the 2021 Emmy Awards

Bowen Yang’s shoes did a lot of heavy lifting Sunday night in Los Angeles

September 20, 2021
LGBTQ2S+ candidates on the issues that matters most this federal election
Politics

LGBTQ2S+ candidates on the issues that matters most this federal election

Xtra surveyed dozens of queer and trans people running this year. Here’s what they said

September 15, 2021
Queer and trans people came to slay at this year’s Met Gala
Culture

Queer and trans people came to slay at this year’s Met Gala

Lil Nas X, Dan Levy and Kim Petras understood the assignment

September 14, 2021
LGBTQ2S+ sex workers are calling out Mastercard’s adult content policies
Power

LGBTQ2S+ sex workers are calling out Mastercard’s adult content policies

Sex workers are calling on the payment provider to roll back planned changes to payments for online adult content

September 8, 2021
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7 kids’ shows that got LGBTQ2S+ representation right
Culture

7 kids’ shows that got LGBTQ2S+ representation right

From “She-Ra” to the “Muppet Babies,” children’s TV has been slaying the representation game

September 7, 2021
Topline: Does the world really need a gay bank?
Xtra Weekly

Topline: Does the world really need a gay bank?

A new start-up promising to cater to LGBTQ2S+ folks drew a lot of questions online

September 2, 2021
Trans TikTokers have mastered the one-line joke
Tik Talk

Trans TikTokers have mastered the one-line joke

We already knew trans people had some hilarious jokes. But TikTok is where they’re showing them off.

August 31, 2021
How do Canada’s political parties rank on LGBTQ2S+ issues?
Politics

How do Canada’s political parties rank on LGBTQ2S+ issues?

Where the parties stand on conversion therapy, poppers, trans health care and more

August 27, 2021
Queer Canadians make way less money than straight men: report
Power

Queer Canadians make way less money than straight men: report

Queer people face economic, health and social inequalities than hetero guys just don’t

August 25, 2021
3 political campaign lessons from queer TV
Culture

3 political campaign lessons from queer TV

Justin Trudeau has a lot to learn from Bette Porter’s “L Word” mayoral campaign

August 24, 2021
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