Activism

Under relentless legislative attack, trans Tennesseans speak out

“Intense amount of cruelty coming from our state legislature”

By Darian Aaron

Queering Family

Home is where the heart is

Queer families come in all shapes and sizes. But love is a constant, as these photos demonstrate

By Jordan Currie, Stéphanie Verge

Censorship

How Russian censorship is going to extreme lengths to make the gays disappear

From “The White Lotus” to “Sex and the City,” Russian censors are hell-bent on gutting pop culture

By Mikhail Gillman

Queering Family

Tracing my drag family tree

Winnipeg queen Prairie Sky on the bonds that keep her drag children, grandchildren, cousins, nieces and aunties close

By Prairie Sky

Activism

LGBTQ+ Syrians face discrimination after surviving earthquake

Human and natural disasters pursue Syrian refugees in Turkey. Here’s one way to help

By Jacob Kessler

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 9 recap: Happy birthday, ‘Drag Race’!

Our favourite show turns 200—episodes, that is

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Sexual Health

Why is it so difficult for some people to get an HPV vaccine?

A vaccine for HPV, the most common STBBI in North America, has been around for more than a decade. But if you don’t get it before your mid-20s, catching up is tricky—and expensive

By Laurence Fox

Activism

Facelift or face slap? Here’s what’s happening to one of Canada’s queerest beaches

When a “festival space” is proposed for Hanlan’s Point, patrons of the neighbouring beach organize

By Kevin Hurren

Queer View Mirror

The queer comfort of ‘The Parent Trap,’ 25 years later

From Lisa Ann Walter’s character Chessy to “Tie-Dye Girl,” the ’90s classic is a beloved entity for queer folks

By Michael Elias

Marriage Equality

California may hold a referendum on same-sex marriage next year. Here’s why that matters

Thirty-four U.S. states still have bans on same-sex marriage in their lawbooks or state constitutions

By Rob Salerno

Queering Family

Our family’s guide to transitioning

Telling my mother I was trans was the hardest part about coming out as a teen, but she ended up being my greatest support. Now we want to help families like ours

By Tudor Robins & Evan Robins

Playlist Q

With ‘Constellations’ debut, Jade LeMac is a rising star to watch

The Vancouver-based singer-songwriter brings listeners into her melodic orbit with new EP

By Daria Lynn Cottingham

Queering Family

Raising kids in a gender-open way sounds great. But how does it work in practice?

Three families—including the parents of the once-controversial Baby Storm—share their stories

By Tobin Ng

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 8 recap: Sync test

The LaLaPaRuZa returns not as a punishment, but as its own maxi-challenge

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Travel

How Iceland became a country where one in three people attend Reykjavík Pride

At the capital’s Pride celebrations, the country’s we’re-all-in-this-together attitude shows that consensus is possible on LGBTQ+ rights

By Paul Gallant

Education

Alberta’s new ‘free speech reporting’ requirement for colleges and universities stokes fears in the LGBTQ2S+ community

The announcement comes after the University of Lethbridge cancelled a controversial speaker

By Kevin Maimann

Work

Several states are raising their minimum wage—queer tipped workers are still fighting distinct disadvantages

LGBTQ2S+ tipped workers struggle on their path to fairer wages

By Alina Kim

History

Authorities have been trying to suppress public gender nonconformity for centuries—and now the U.S. is stepping up the attacks

A surge of proposed drag bans, which would bar “male or female impersonators” from appearing where children could see them, form part of a very contemporary moral panic—but the ideologies at their core are nothing new

By Kit Heyam