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Rainbow Votes 2025

Canada’s Parliament just got a lot less queer

Only three incumbent openly queer MPs are headed back to Ottawa after the 2025 federal election

No one knows what ‘masculinity’ is, but it’s killing us

ANALYSIS: Does “masculinity” mean anything other than “being in charge”? Let’s talk to transfeminists and find out

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle

Rainbow Votes 2025

Aaron Gunn, Andrew Lawton among controversial MPs headed to Ottawa

ANALYSIS: The 2025 federal election winners include multiple people with concerning pasts around LGBTQ2S+ issues

The Supreme Court hears book ban by another name

In Mahmoud v. Taylor, parents are trying to erase LGBTQ2S+ representation from schools

Dangerous Space

How the trans rights struggle affects everyone

OPINION: Precedents set by anti-trans movements are driven by the idea that the government and private institutions should have the power to police us all

By Kai Cheng Thom

Rainbow Votes 2025

Mark Carney’s Liberals projected to win Canadian federal election

What does the 2025 Canadian federal election result mean for LGBTQ2S+ people in Canada?

Music

Why are queer people so obsessed with country music right now?

Chappell Roan and Beyoncé are making it cool for us to line dance in bedazzled cowboy boots. I’ve been yee-hawing since childhood

The U.K. Labour Party has no backbone to stand up for trans people

OPINION: A Supreme Court ruling has opened the door for the Labour Party to turn further against trans people

By Katelyn Burns

Books

‘I Remember Lights’ is a time machine trip to Montreal’s gay past

Ben Ladouceur’s rigorously researched new novel is romantic, harrowing and transportive

By H Felix Chau Bradley

Rainbow Votes 2025

I helped write the NDP’s trans policy. Why have they abandoned our community?

OPINION: In a time when allies need to stand up for trans rights, the NDP has chosen to stand down—and pivot

By Jules Sherred

Rainbow Votes 2025

Where are the gays in the federal party platforms?

OPINION: All three major English party platforms offer thin gruel for queer and trans Canadians

‘Parade’ invites us to embrace queer history to tackle the present

Noam Gonick’s new documentary turns the spotlight on Canada’s long-overlooked LGBTQ2S+ activists to tell their stories

Rainbow Votes 2025

Conservative platform pledges ban on trans women in women’s prisons

ANALYSIS: The Conservative Party of Canada’s 2025 federal election platform also hints at possible future anti-trans policies

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 16 power ranking: It do take Nurve

RuPaul has crowned the latest winner—but how did the other queens in the finale fare?

By Kevin O'Keeffe

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17 finale recap: America’s Next Drag Superstar XVII is …

Our 17th season has come to an end, and with it we must crown one winner

By Kevin O'Keeffe

Video

Quinn’s inaugural NSL goal is a big deal for trans sports

ANALYSIS: The Vancouver Rise midfielder ensured that trans people will play a starring role in the new era of sports in Canada

Rainbow Votes 2025

Ahead of the election, LGBTQ2S+ organizations are underfunded and under attack

Queer and trans organizations are calling on federal candidates to prioritize stable funding and to protect their communities

By Emma Bainbridge

‘The Wedding Banquet’ is a cozy update for the queer masses

REVIEW: Andrew Ahn’s modern take on the ’90s classic aims to please

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