As the rainbow hockey stick tape turns 10 years old, reaction to “Heated Rivalry” shows it is more vital than ever
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.
IOC fairness in women’s sports policy makes sports less fair for women
In banning trans women from the Olympics and mandating strict gender testing, the IOC just set women’s rights overall back
There’s no excuse for ‘The Last of Us’ casting a cis actor to play trans
Putting the care into casting a young trans actor might be a challenge. It’s also an opportunity
U.S. Supreme Court blocks California policy protecting students from forced outing
The ruling is the latest case to tackle parental rights and religion in public schools
What the Barry Neufeld tribunal ruling means for trans rights in Canada
A former Chilliwack school trustee has been ordered to pay $750,000 after years of anti-LGBTQ2S+ posts
NBC apologizes after misgendering Olympic skier
Swedish freestyle skier Elis Lundholm made history as the first openly trans Winter Olympian
