What a Canadian court ruling on polyamory means for multi-parent families

Members of a triad in B.C. have been recognized as equal parents, changing legal and societal conceptions of what families look like

By Niko Bell

Dispatch

After a summer of protest, queer Nigerians continue to fight for rights

Whether on the streets or in creative ways online, LGBTQ+ Nigerians are creating community and calling for change in the wake of the #EndSARS movement

By Ugonna-Ora Owoh

Power

4 simple ways LGBTQ2S+ folks can become money savvy

Queer financial gurus offer up their best advice to thrive in a society that isn’t always set up for our success

By Chaya M Milchtein

The Xtra Long Read

Can the Conservative Party of Canada come out of the closet?

Tories have long made LGBTQ2S+ rights a wedge issue. Now the issue is dividing the party—and thwarting its chances at winning the next federal election

By Erica Lenti

Opinion

What gets ignored in campus debates over ‘free speech’

Controversies at two Canadian universities demonstrate how students on the margins get overlooked again and again

By KC Hoard

Politics

What’s in Canada’s budget for LGBTQ2S+ people?

The Liberal government’s proposed ‘inclusive recovery’ addresses queer and trans folks’ lived realities—and that’s a good start

By Dale Smith

Politics

Canada’s bill to end conversion therapy stalled by Conservative ‘concern trolling’

Conservative MPs continue to call into question motives behind Bill C-6, which would end the discredited practice on a national scale

By Dale Smith

Justice

How a Canadian court system officially ended misgendering in the courtroom

British Columbia courts now require lawyers and litigants to state their name, honorifics and pronouns at the start of proceedings

By Niko Stratis

Policing

‘Profound systemic failure’: 5 takeaways from the independent review of Toronto police

The report offers 151 recommendations to rectify how police handle missing persons cases within LGBTQ2S+ and other marginalized communities

By Mel Woods

Politics

Why did Ontario vote to accredit an anti-LGBTQ2S+ college?

Charles McVety’s Canada Christian College may soon grant bachelor’s degrees thanks to a Fordian business bill. Many fear it could signal the erosion LGBTQ2S+ protections in post-secondary schools

By Paula Tran

Activism

How 5 LGBTQ2S+ organizations are serving our communities during the pandemic

The Canadian government has doled out funding to 76 queer and trans-centric organizations. Here’s a sample of how that money will be used

By Logan Summer

Power

What did Dan Savage do this time?

The columnist came to the defence of controversial journalist Jesse Singal this week, reminding the internet of his past transphobia

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul

Justice

Everything you need to know about Quebec’s gender marker legal ruling

The landmark case removes barriers for LGBTQ2S+ Quebecers who want to change their legal IDs. The rest of Canada still lags behind

By KC Hoard

Dispatch

How queer South Koreans are finding resilience during COVID-19

An outbreak of the virus in a Seoul gay club early in the pandemic left LGBTQ+ Koreans an easy target for homophobia. But the community continues to fight back

By Heezy Yang

Identity

No, lesbians are not disappearing

A new Gallup poll finds more Americans than ever identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans—especially Gen Z

By Erica Lenti, Rachel Giese

Activism

What we can learn from ‘Canada’s Stonewall’ more than 40 years later

On the anniversary of the Toronto bathhouse raids, we reflect on the lasting impact the protests had on the LGBTQ2S+ community

By KC Hoard

Politics

The gay Kenyans trying to fight homophobia from the inside

Why some LGBTQ+ people say running for political office is their best shot at legalizing homosexuality in the country

By Gitonga Njeru

Dispatch

Inside the fight against transphobia in Singapore schools

A journalist attends a five-person protest for a trans student—a rarity in the restrictive Southeast Asian city-state

By Kirsten Han