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S. Bear Bergman
S. Bear Bergman is a writer, educator and advice columnist. His ninth book, Special Topics In Being A Human, was published by Arsenal Pulp Press in the fall of 2021.
Women in Rock, exposed!
Divas on display at Toronto’s Contact Photography fest
Twisted sisters
Kim Katrin and Gein Wong present their new stage show
Femininity and brotherhood
Catherine Hernandez and Sebastién Heins’s plays question identity at AfteRock
Katie Rain Hill and Arin Andrews pen memoirs
Young trans authors deliver important non-fiction works
Janet Mock in her own words
Xtra asks the New York Times bestselling author five curious questions
A Very Trans Summerworks
Trans artists break silences at the Toronto performance festival
Heating things up
Ignacio Rivera to teach two sex-positive courses at Good for Her
Cut from the same cloth?
Andrew Solomon’s latest looks at parents, their ‘different’ children and identity
On Broadway, baby
Gregory Haney on his turn as a trans character in Bring It On: The Musical
Spotlight on the Fringe: Love Octagon
Chris Craddock & Ron Pederson give us a friendly, funny, sexy romp
Trans Pride? It’s dreamy: Kate Bornstein
Veteran activist chats with Xtra in advance of Toronto Pride
Beyond daddies & mommies
Queer and Trans Family Planning expands parenting discussions
Trockadero brings warm-hearted gender jokes to Toronto
Is it drag? Depends on who you ask