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Supportive families key to trans youth health, boygenius slams anti-LGBTQ2S+ laws, Trans Bill of Rights reintroduced, Lizzo’s affirming shapewear and Texas lawmaker pranked

5 queer and trans news stories we’re watching: March 31

By Maddy Mahoney

Meet the filmmakers putting trans people in front of the camera and behind it

The Trans Film Mentorship partners emerging trans film workers with productions like “Sort Of” for paid work experience on set

On this Trans Day of Visibility, it’s okay to admit things are really bad

OPINION: I often caution against doom, but on this Trans Day of Visibility it feels inescapable. Still, we will keep going

Monthly Tune-Up

Yves Tumor and DEBBY FRIDAY bookend March’s new music with big, brash, rock-oriented throwbacks

Plus a Venn diagram of “Yellowjackets” and Florence + The Machine fans

By Jordan Currie

How Republican lawmakers are using custody threats to eliminate gender-affirming care for trans kids

Parents call their experience “traumatizing”

By Catherine Caruso

Xtra News Flash

Nashville shooting blame game, censoring ‘Rainbowland,’ media progress in India, Twitter’s hateful cash haul and ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ queer rumours confirmed

5 queer and trans news stories we’re watching: March 29

By Maddy Mahoney

Lane Tredger is Yukon’s first out non-binary MLA

“My dream is that I’m not the only queer and trans voice in the room”

By Julia Peterson

Books

The swimming pool is a place of escape, competition and a teenage crush in Jade Song’s debut novel, ‘Chlorine’

REVIEW: Narrating as a future mermaid, Jade Song’s protagonist is a prickly queer who holds readers at a distance

By H Felix Chau Bradley

Inside the obsessive queer fandom of ‘Succession’

ANALYSIS: From Tom and Greg fancams to deep feelings, queer fans have latched on to HBO’s hit drama

By Kaiya Shunyata

Xtra News Flash

Madonna queers Nashville, ‘Gen Q’ cancelled (sort of), Scotland’s new first minister, Grindr users targeted by police and queer curling in Halifax

5 queer and trans news stories we’re following: March 27

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 13 power ranking: Teach them well and let them lead the way

The final four is set—but will this season really be a top three?

By Kevin O’Keeffe

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 13 recap: Teacher’s pets

A makeover of educators produces strong results across the board, but someone still has to go home

By Kevin O’Keeffe

‘Yellowjackets’ Season 2, Episode 1 recap: Wish you were ear

Welcome to Xtra’s weekly recap keeping up with everyone’s favourite stranded cannibal soccer team

Power

The death of Eden Knight, a young trans woman, garners international attention

But we need more than outrage and temporary media coverage to save trans lives

By Katelyn Burns

Xtra News Flash

Hathaway/Coel power, trans happiness, Disney dig at DeSantis, trans athletics ban and oldest queen passes

5 queer and trans stories to follow: March 24

By Maddy Mahoney

When will reality dating shows get bisexuality right?

OPINION: The fumbling of bi storylines on “Perfect Match” shows there’s still work to do

By Phoebe Fuller

With ‘SAP,’ Mae Martin looks for life’s little joys

The comedian discusses their new Netflix special, walking the red carpet with Elliot Page and recording a music album

Tech

How getting ghosted by ChatGPT showed me the bot’s true colours

ANALYSIS: ChatGPT’s evasive manoeuvres are an accurate analogy for our unfolding relationship with chatbots—a useful reminder for queer folks in particular

By Jon Heggestad

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