Charlie Kirk’s murder is the latest event in which trans people have suddenly, inexplicably, become main characters
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.
Alberta book ban mess continues with updated ministerial order
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Texas passes anti-trans bathroom bill after a decade of trying
After unsuccessfully trying at least 16 times over the past decade, Texas is set to be the latest U.S. state to ban trans people from public bathrooms
Advocate says Pope Leo will carry on Francis’s relatively pro-LGBTQ+ stance
Pope Leo intends to honour Pope Francis’s call for LGBTQ+ acceptance in the Catholic Church, according to Rev. James Martin
Alberta’s trans sports ban and pronoun policy are now officially in effect
As of Sept. 1, two of Alberta premier Danielle Smith’s three anti-trans laws passed last year are being enforced
Chappell Roan helped solve a gay YouTube dating mystery
Fans have speculated for years that YouTube veterans Connor Franta and Troye Sivan dated. It finally came to light because of Chappell Roan
