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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.

4 takeaways from TIFF 2024
TV & Film

4 takeaways from TIFF 2024

The queer and trans films and storylines you need to know going into awards season

September 17, 2024
Thank goodness for Luca Guadagnino’s horny, lingering camera
TV & Film

Thank goodness for Luca Guadagnino’s horny, lingering camera

REVIEW: In “Queer,” Daniel Craig’s and Drew Starkey’s bodies provide the perfect canvas for the director’s gaze

September 13, 2024
Elliot Page’s ‘Close to You,’ is a trans story with no easy answers
TV & Film

Elliot Page’s ‘Close to You,’ is a trans story with no easy answers

Page and director Dominic Savage reflect on how their intimate drama shows how we change and choose happiness

August 19, 2024
‘PTP Pink Paper’ casts critical eye on LGBTQ2S+ representation in movies, TV, streaming, video games

‘PTP Pink Paper’ casts critical eye on LGBTQ2S+ representation in movies, TV, streaming, video games

Report shows urgent need for better queer and trans stories—and representation among the people who make them

June 11, 2024
Can anyone dethrone Chappell Roan for queer song of the summer?
Music

Can anyone dethrone Chappell Roan for queer song of the summer?

Is “Good Luck, Babe!” destined to be this year’s Pride anthem?

June 6, 2024
Here’s why the ‘Cass Review’ matters—even if you aren’t in the U.K.
Trans Health

Here’s why the ‘Cass Review’ matters—even if you aren’t in the U.K.

ANALYSIS: A new report is setting the stage for the future of trans healthcare in the U.K.—and it could spell bad news

April 12, 2024
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Who’s afraid of trans visibility?
Identity

Who’s afraid of trans visibility?

OPINION: On International Transgender Day of Visibility, we must call out Canada’s right for weaponizing the triumph of our visibility

March 28, 2024
10 queer pop culture Valentine’s cards to woo your boo
Culture

10 queer pop culture Valentine’s cards to woo your boo

Show your love, inspired by “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” “Bottoms” and “Saltburn”

February 13, 2024
What Pierre Poilievre is getting wrong about puberty blockers
Video

What Pierre Poilievre is getting wrong about puberty blockers

The Conservative Party of Canada leader appears to only want people past puberty to use them, which would make them redundant

February 8, 2024
Danielle Smith cites proven false video in defending trans women sports policy
Video

Danielle Smith cites proven false video in defending trans women sports policy

Premier cites viral video of cis rugby player as example of trans women in sports

February 6, 2024
The cruelty and calm of Alberta’s attack on trans rights
Politics

The cruelty and calm of Alberta’s attack on trans rights

ANALYSIS: The province’s new set of anti-trans policies are unprecedented in Canada and are as politically motivated as it gets

February 1, 2024
Why Alberta’s new anti-trans policies could be Canada’s harshest yet
Video

Why Alberta’s new anti-trans policies could be Canada’s harshest yet

Examining Premier Danielle Smith’s new policies restricting gender-affirming care, pronoun use in schools and more

February 1, 2024
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Quebec issues first X gender drivers’ license
Identity

Quebec issues first X gender drivers’ license

But the province says it will take till 2025 for more to be issued

January 26, 2024
Alberta town to vote on banning Pride flags and rainbow crosswalks
Politics

Alberta town to vote on banning Pride flags and rainbow crosswalks

If passed, Westlock would be the first town in Alberta with such a bylaw. The move echoes similar attempts in the U.S. to ban Pride flags in schools and government buildings

January 23, 2024
10 years later, we still need ‘Transgender Dysphoria Blues’
Music

10 years later, we still need ‘Transgender Dysphoria Blues’

OPINION: Against Me!’s seminal 2014 trans punk album is more vital than ever in 2024

January 19, 2024
5 queer films we can’t wait to see in 2024
TV & Film

5 queer films we can’t wait to see in 2024

“Love Lies Bleeding,” “Challengers” and “Wicked” highlight an exciting year ahead

January 4, 2024
Dear 2024, give me more queer reality star comedian couples!
TV & Film

Dear 2024, give me more queer reality star comedian couples!

OPINION: Parvati Shallow and Mae Martin are dating. They follow Gabby Windey and Robby Hoffman. In 2024, we need more!

January 3, 2024
50 queer and trans pop culture moments that defined 2023
Rainbow Rewind 2023

50 queer and trans pop culture moments that defined 2023

From M3GAN to George Santos to “Padam Padam,” these are the pop culture things the gays will remember from 2023

December 21, 2023
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