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The evolution of the trans memoir
Books

The evolution of the trans memoir

Six new memoirs by trans authors show the genre is growing far beyond its once-stifled roots

By Casey Plett
‘Being Indigenous today is the act of refusing to die’: Billy-Ray Belcourt on his latest poetry collection
Books

‘Being Indigenous today is the act of refusing to die’: Billy-Ray Belcourt on his latest poetry collection

The award-winning poet on the themes of his new book, ‘NDN Coping Mechanisms’

By Cameron Perrier
We can choose to consume each other, or we can choose love
Books

We can choose to consume each other, or we can choose love

Instead of punishment, let’s try understanding justice in queer and trans communities through an ethic of love

By Kai Cheng Thom
Tegan and Sara go back to school
Culture

Tegan and Sara go back to school

Ahead of the duo’s new memoir, Sara Quin talks bad hair, first loves, starting a band and more

By Ziya Jones
Tessa Thompson plays an openly bisexual superhero and we are ready
Xtra Weekly

Tessa Thompson plays an openly bisexual superhero and we are ready

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, July 26

By Arvin Joaquin
What I learned going on auditions as a lesbian actor in LA
Personal Essay

What I learned going on auditions as a lesbian actor in LA

I stood out, and not in the way that Hollywood embraced

By Joanne Vannicola
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After my wife came out as trans, we found her name together
Personal Essay

After my wife came out as trans, we found her name together

Life as our family knew it was about to change. But Zoë was a perfect name to start anew

By Amanda Jetté Knox
Canadians clean up at the 31st Lambda Literary Awards
Books

Canadians clean up at the 31st Lambda Literary Awards

Casey Plett, Joshua Whitehead and Larissa Lai were among winners

By Xtra Staff
My queer adolescent year of extreme baking
Personal Essay

My queer adolescent year of extreme baking

Were the assertive flavours and temperatures of Fudge Ribbon Pie a metaphor for my unacknowledged desires?

By Marusya Bociurkiw
10 queer books we can’t wait to read this summer
Books

10 queer books we can’t wait to read this summer

Whether you’re looking for a love story in a hopeless place or a heart-stopping thriller, we’ve got you covered

By Eternity Martis
How memoirs by femmes became a second mother to me
Personal Essay

How memoirs by femmes became a second mother to me

If these texts offer a framework for how we might embody queer desire, then they can also model for us how we might survive abuse, how we might make it home

By Andi Schwartz
What Meryl Streep taught me about trans identity and allyship
Personal Essay

What Meryl Streep taught me about trans identity and allyship

Streep was there to support and empower women like her, women who’d spent a lifetime sidestepping entitled men. And in me, she saw a man

By Lorimer Shenher
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Hiromi Goto’s work presents new ways of imagining queer life

Hiromi Goto’s work presents new ways of imagining queer life

Author will speak at Qmunity’s upcoming IDAHOT breakfast

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How one book wants to get Canada talking about the challenges faced by LGBT youth

How one book wants to get Canada talking about the challenges faced by LGBT youth

Christopher Gudgeon’s latest book, The Encyclopedia of Lies, offers insight into isolation and loss

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Is love born or taught? Maybe both
Arts

Is love born or taught? Maybe both

A UBC philosopher’s new book tackles biology, society and the future of love

By Niko Bell
Sherlock Holmes, homosexual detective
History

Sherlock Holmes, homosexual detective

The author of the beloved fictional private detective drew inspiration from Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe

By Michael Lyons
A raw ride in the world of queer poetry

A raw ride in the world of queer poetry

Christopher Gudgeon’s oddly prophetic Assdeep in Wonder takes aim at addiction, identity and Trump’s America.

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How one Ottawa author is honouring World AIDS Day
Arts

How one Ottawa author is honouring World AIDS Day

Charles Seems’ Gay Soulmate Wanted! is a remembrance and a message of hope

By Jeremy Willard
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