Celebrating the sunny legacy of ‘Schitt’s Creek’ during COVID-19 pandemic

The little town of Schitt’s Creek has become both a comforting haven in a time of crisis and an example of how to survive

By KC Hoard

Power

Amid COVID-19, lawmakers call to end blood donation bans for queer men

Outdated discriminatory policies hurt, especially in times of national emergency

By Nico Lang

Identity

I wanted to marry my trans girlfriend in the U.K. I can’t

How archaic laws across the pond fail to recognize trans-affirming marriages

By V.S. Wells

Politics

This U.S. naval officer is suing over Trump’s trans military ban

In a landmark lawsuit, Jane Doe is fighting the U.S. Pentagon to serve as a trans woman

By Nico Lang

Power

COVID-19 is keeping queer couples apart in Poland

In countries where gay marriage is not recognized and borders have been closed, queer partners are struggling to stay together through the pandemic

By Juliette Bretan

Trans Health

Trans people in Canada are still facing major health inequities. This new study can help us understand the gaps

From harassment, poverty and mental health, the groundbreaking study by Trans Pulse Canada shows us we still have work to do

By Fae Johnstone

Opinion

We should’ve learned from the AIDS epidemic. We didn’t

We know that transparency, testing, reducing stigma and increasing access can save lives in the COVID-19 crisis. So why are we repeating past mistakes?

By Keren Landman

Power

How Disney used disability to showcase flaws in its characters

What messages do we internalize, as disabled children, when we see a world that looks so easy on the screen and then struggle with the world in real life?

By Amanda Leduc

HIV/AIDS

Is HIV causing premature aging?

The degree to which HIV acts as a risk factor for chronic conditions that predict poor health or itself accelerates the aging process remains an unanswered question

By Keren Landman

Politics

Mike Pence failed to confine an HIV outbreak in Indiana. Now he’s managing coronavirus

Why activists and organizers in the state are wary of the VP’s handling of COVID-19 nationally

By Nico Lang

Politics

Here’s where U.S. Democratic hopefuls stand on LGBTQ issues

Ahead of Super Tuesday, we unpack the policies and plans of four candidates

By Erica Lenti

Politics

Inside Jason Kenney’s anti-LGBTQ2 Alberta

In a relatively queer-friendly country, the province remains an outlier under Kenney’s power

By Michael Ott

Analysis

How conversion therapy affects trans Canadians

A new study suggests 11 percent of trans and non-binary people in Canada have undergone the harmful practice

By Fae Johnstone

Parenting

How doulas can help LGBTQ2 parents navigate childbirth

Doulas can improve birth outcomes in marginalized communities. For LGBTQ2 parents, this means a trained companion to help them in the labour room and beyond

By Keren Landman

Health

Why anti-Black racism in Canadian blood donation is also a gay issue

Canada’s history of banning men who have sex with men and Haitians from donating blood goes back to its panic over HIV/AIDS and miscegenation

By OmiSoore Dryden

Politics

Everything you need to know about conversion therapy in Canada

What the practice is, where it’s banned and what the government is doing about it

By Kevin Hurren

Power

Pride Toronto’s executive director is out. Now what?

Xtra editors weigh in on the organization, the celebrations and the future of the festival

By Arvin Joaquin, Erica Lenti, Gordon Bowness

Health

Getting coverage for top surgery is harder than you think. I would know

Last year, I finally decided it was time—but the insurance process is lengthy, frustrating and unnecessarily mysterious

By Abby Higgs