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Cycles of violence
The Xtra Long Read

Cycles of violence

How one trans veteran confronts verbal and physical attacks—riding as hard as she can, chasing a memory

By Dalton LaFerney
A non-binary drummer in a noise rock band on the prairies?
Music

A non-binary drummer in a noise rock band on the prairies?

Meet Dan Unger from Winnipeg punk trio Tunic: “Being queer rocks” 

By Jesse Locke
Can the Conservative Party of Canada come out of the closet?
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
Can HIV self-tests help counter Canada’s rising transmission rates?
Health

Can HIV self-tests help counter Canada’s rising transmission rates?

At-home testing kits were greenlit in November 2020, but few Canadians have used them

By Kevin Hurren
‘Maintenance Phase’ is taking on the wellness industry
Health

‘Maintenance Phase’ is taking on the wellness industry

Podcast founders Michael Hobbes and Aubrey Gordon discuss health trolls, debunking weight-loss fads and why queers should care about weight stigma

By Meaghan Wray
A non-binary 23-year-old finds love and respect in the U.K.’s oldest queer youth group
Creating Community

A non-binary 23-year-old finds love and respect in the U.K.’s oldest queer youth group

Freedom Youth, founded more than 25 years ago, moved online during the pandemic

By Lowie Trevena
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How an Arab-American writer turned a cross-country road trip into a ‘leave us the fuck alone’ memoir
Books

How an Arab-American writer turned a cross-country road trip into a ‘leave us the fuck alone’ memoir

Queer femme Randa Jarrar writes through her PTSD pain to clear space for a badass queer future 

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul
With queer co-parenting,  the more is definitely the merrier
The Xtra Long Read

With queer co-parenting, the more is definitely the merrier

For most of my adult life, having a child felt scary and unappealing. But queer co-parenting helped me redefine the concept of family—and showed me new depths of love

By Zena Sharman
How Shitlord Fuckerman overcomes anxiety by ‘going apeshit’
Music

How Shitlord Fuckerman overcomes anxiety by ‘going apeshit’

The Vancouver-based musician and animator finds control in chaos

By Jesse Locke
Is HBO celebrating queer youth or exploiting them?
TV & Film

Is HBO celebrating queer youth or exploiting them?

The cable network started out titillating us with sex, death, mobsters and vampires. Now it’s teenage sexual fluidity

By Paul Gallant
Angry, noisy, powerful, hardcore queer music
Music

Angry, noisy, powerful, hardcore queer music

From Baltimore’s Abdu Ali to Melbourne’s Uboa, we spotlight seven bands who harness our righteous rage

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul
Meet the three queer women who directed all of ‘Queen Sugar’ this season
TV & Film

Meet the three queer women who directed all of ‘Queen Sugar’ this season

Ahead of the finale, we chat with Cierra Glaude, Lisa France and Lauren Wolkstein

By Tre’vell Anderson
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A Victoria, B.C., couple’s search for a companion urn is changing the funeral industry
Relationships

A Victoria, B.C., couple’s search for a companion urn is changing the funeral industry

Mike MacNabb and his husband Ivan Boychuk wanted to remain “together forever,” and now they can

By Tre’vell Anderson
A journalist in London finds Bollywood dreams and self care in a legendary now-virtual South Asian club night
Creating Community

A journalist in London finds Bollywood dreams and self care in a legendary now-virtual South Asian club night

Club Kali was a mainstay of London’s party scene until COVID-19 forced it to go online

By Dan Hastings
Everything you need to know about JoJo Siwa’s rise to queer icon status
Culture

Everything you need to know about JoJo Siwa’s rise to queer icon status

The social media superstar rocked the world when she came out as queer in January

By Mel Woods
Tracy Chapman is the queer mentor I didn’t know I needed
Queer View Mirror

Tracy Chapman is the queer mentor I didn’t know I needed

Her 1988 debut album continues to teach me lessons I might not learn elsewhere

By Angelica Cabral
The starry-eyed optimism of Kylie V
Music

The starry-eyed optimism of Kylie V

The Surrey, B.C., artist finds a sense of belonging on their escapist indie-folk debut

By Leslie Ken Chu
Meet Kissy Duerré, a fast-rising star on TikTok who embraces righteous politics and hard conversations
Media

Meet Kissy Duerré, a fast-rising star on TikTok who embraces righteous politics and hard conversations

With 600,000-plus followers, the trans TikTok creator talks to the world from her home in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

By Niko Stratis
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