In a queer galaxy far, far away

The writer behind disaster lesbian Doctor Chelli Lona Aphra, Alyssa Wong is slowly queering the “Star Wars” universe

Shawn Hitchins’ new memoir charts path through bewildering grief

In “The Light Streamed Beneath It,” the author and comedian writes about the worst moments of his life with honesty and optimism

By Christopher DiRaddo

Power

The book-banning frenzy in the U.S. is hurting LGBTQ2S+ youth

“It’s an attack against my livelihood… It’s an attack against my existence”

By Oliver Haug

Identity

Two-Spirit: In their own words, on their own terms

Marie Laing discusses her landmark study on Indigenous queerness among urban youth

By Riley Yesno

Books

Molly Ostertag talks bringing her new graphic novel to your email inbox

The “Witch Boy” author will publish her latest offering exclusively through a Substack newsletter

By Mel Woods

Books

Tomson Highway, Canada’s trailblazing Two-Spirit writer, takes us back to his childhood

In his memoir “Permanent Astonishment,” Highway celebrates life in the Canadian North in the 1950s and ’60s

By Paul Gallant

Queer Culture Catch-Up

Check out this joyous book for tweens, ‘This Is Our Rainbow’

And other recommendations for what’s up and what’s on, beginning Nov. 4

By S. Bear Bergman

Opinion

We need to talk about transphobia in Canadian media

Three recent pieces from the “Toronto Star,” CBC and CTV show a worrying trend towards anti-trans narratives

By Mel Woods

Queer Culture Catch-Up

Authors Kevin and Basil Sylvester, Ryka Aoki and SJ Sindu

And other recommendations for what’s up and what’s on, beginning Oct. 21

By S. Bear Bergman

Culture

The queer ‘Thelma and Louise’ comic book you didn’t know you needed

Author Tee Franklin discusses “Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour”

By DarkSkyLady

Books

This stellar short story collection suggests we need more than houses to create a sense of home

Kate Cayley’s “Householders” jumps back and forth in time, its characters in search of community

By Anne Fleming

Books

Aristotle and Dante are back. Nine years later, author Benjamin Alire Sáenz delivers the sequel to a beloved queer YA love story

“It is one thing to fall in love. It is quite another thing to stay in love”

By Daniel Sanchez Torres

Queer Culture Catch-Up

Jillian Christmas’ queer femme slam poetry extravaganza

And other recommendations for what’s up and what’s on, beginning Oct. 7

By S. Bear Bergman

Excerpt

How the ‘Schitt’s Creek’ ‘wine, not the label’ speech helped mainstream sexual fluidity

An excerpt from Emily Garside’s new book “Love that Journey for Me: The Queer Revolution of Schitt’s Creek”

By Emily Garside

Books

A conversation about African queerness and the writing life

Ghanaian writer Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah and Canadian-Nigerian novelist Francesca Ekwuyasi talk about sex, food and their literary influences

By Francesca Ekwuyasi, Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah

Queer Culture Catch-Up

Big Freedia’s latest tracks have us bouncing all over the place

Our recommendations for what’s up and what’s on, beginning Sept. 23

By S. Bear Bergman

Books

What doors did Omar Sharif Jr.’s famous name open for him?

In his new memoir, the actor and model shares his coming out story and his experiences of sexual assault

By Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch

The Xtra Long Read

The troubled golden age of trans literature

Despite recent successes, a growing chorus of trans writers are asking tough questions, like where’s the nuance and context in literary criticism, and who’s holding the publishing industry to account?

By Eli Cugini