Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 2 recap: Yo-ho, yo-ho, a drag queen’s life for me

The queens hit the high seas for a cruise line commercial challenge

By Kevin O'Keeffe

Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 1 power ranking: Forever your girls

Which queens find themselves “Straight Up” at the top of the first ranking of the season?

By Kevin O'Keeffe

TV & Film

Is ‘Wicked: For Good’ really what queer and trans people need right now?

Director Jon M. Chu tells Xtra how allyship is intrinsic to the “Wicked” films

By Pat Mullen

Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6 premiere recap: Girl, don’t play the fool

Paula Abdul is the breakout star of an altogether very strong premiere episode

By Kevin O'Keeffe

Politics

Alberta UCP to consider policy proposal banning Pride flags on public property

Danielle Smith’s party will also consider changes to DEI in schools and the disclosure of students’ participation in gay-straight alliances at their annual convention

By Mel Woods

Love & Sex

Why are cis women suddenly into taking testosterone?

An emerging trend in wellness has women seeking out T to improve their sex lives or energy levels

By Mel Woods

Politics

Calgary elects first openly queer mayor

Jeromy Farkas, who is bisexual, came up politically in the same Wildrose Party that birthed Danielle Smith

By Mel Woods

Censorship

Alabama looks to ban library books that ‘positively’ depict trans people

A new rule would see any books positively depicting trans people banned from children’s sections at public libraries in the state

By Mel Woods

Books

‘DILF’ asserts trans people’s rightful place in feminism

With “Did I Leave Feminism?,” Jude Ellison S. Doyle takes on TERFs—while drawing on unlikely sources

By Veronica Esposito

Work

Why are queer people so drawn to the coffee industry?

From self-expression to sober spaces to labour organizing, there’s a lot more to the queer barista phenomenon than the meme suggests

By Jill Webb

Education

How far-right groups brought the culture war to Alberta schools

Many of the most vocal groups in developing Alberta’s school policies have no affiliation to kids or the education system

By Mel Woods

Politics

Poilievre and the Conservatives are going after DEI again

In a new petition, the party is calling for a return of “merit”

By Mel Woods

Sports

Alberta’s new policy is forcing girls—cis and trans—out of school sports

Gender forms mandated by Bill 29 are forcing families into tough decisions around whether to put their daughters in sports

By Michelle Kay

Indigenous

Trans prison policies aren’t just about gender—they are about Indigenous rights

Trans-affirming prison policies are being revoked in parts of Canada and the U.S. We need to protect Two-Spirit and trans people in prisons

By Fallon Aubee, Leon Laidlaw

Politics

Quebec bans gender-neutral pronouns from official government communications

Minister of the French Language Jean-François Roberge says it’s about preserving the French language

By Mel Woods

Politics

Alberta to use Notwithstanding Clause on anti-trans laws: report

Danielle Smith’s office has reportedly instructed government officials to prepare for using the clause, according to leaked correspondence

By Mel Woods

Politics

Understanding what the far-right thinks of bisexuality will help us fight for all queer rights

In the imagination of the far-right, bisexuality represents everything wrong with the modern world. So they’re trying to erase it

By Lois Shearing

Politics

LGBTQ2S+ representation in Parliament is declining. What can we do?

Research shows fewer queer and trans people hold political power in Canada, and those who do represent fewer political perspectives

By Elizabeth Baisley, Quinn M. Albaugh