Power

Gatekeepers in Quebec have a stranglehold on gender-neutral language

Can we live up to the rousing words of the French Revolution: Liberté, Egalité… Froeurorité?

By Caitlin Stall-Paquet

Xtra Weekly

Taylor Swift throws shade at a Republican Senator, Madonna’s big revelation and Jameela Jamil’s coming out

Here’s what to expect from Xtra Weekly, Feb. 7

By Xtra Staff

Xtra Weekly

Lil Nas X wins Grammys, Lilly Singh represents bisexuality and Tan France struts down the runway

Here’s what to expect from Xtra Weekly, Jan. 31

By Xtra Staff

Human Rights

Writing hate and LGBTQ2 resistance into the national story

Site for ambitious LGBTQ2 monument announced in Ottawa

By Gordon Bowness

Xtra Weekly

Pink pinkies in Myanmar, Lena Waithe and Alana Mayo break up and Calum Scott thirst traps

Here’s what to expect from Xtra Weekly, Jan. 24

By Xtra Staff

Drag Race

Meet the queens of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 12’

Idk about you, but we are ready to gag this decade

By Arvin Joaquin

Xtra Weekly

NikkieTutorials comes out as trans, Elizabeth Warren talks about trans rights and ‘The Circle’ may be the bisexual show we’ve been waiting for

Here’s what to expect from Xtra Weekly, Jan 17

By Xtra Staff

Xtra Weekly

Indonesian LGBTQ panic, a homophobic Trump staffer and Shawn Mendes on top

Here’s what to expect from Xtra Weekly, Jan. 10

By Xtra Staff

Rainbow Rewind 2019

Here are some of the biggest LGBTQ2 stories of the decade

By Arvin Joaquin

Rainbow Rewind 2019

The hottest, smartest and most stylish women-loving-women films of the decade

This decade, we saw narratives that change the ways queer women are depicted on screen

By Valerie Complex

Rainbow Rewind 2019

Looking back at the past decade of LGBTQ2 rights

From efforts to legalize gay marriage worldwide, to the complicated legacy of conversion therapy, to the ongoing battle for trans rights in Canada

By Ziya Jones

Xtra Weekly

Non-binary pronoun ‘they’ is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year

By Arvin Joaquin

Rainbow Rewind 2019

The biggest LGBTQ2 pop culture stories from 2019

From queer ladies in period dramas, to super gay country ballads, to a queer lit boom

By Stéphanie Verge

Rainbow Rewind 2019

The biggest stories in LGBTQ2 power and politics from 2019

From the rise of Mayor Pete, to the battle against Chick-fil-A to Trump’s loose lips on queer issues

By Arvin Joaquin, Erica Lenti

Rainbow Rewind 2019

The biggest LGBTQ2 health stories of 2019

From the global rise in STIs to changing sperm donation rules in Canada and more research into bisexual health

By Eternity Martis

Xtra Weekly

TikTok confirmed it censored LGBTQ2 people in an odd attempt to stop cyberbullying

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, Dec. 6

By Arvin Joaquin

TV & Film

‘The L Word’ is back—and Xtra is watching it with you

And we’ll even learn who killed Jenny Schecter!

By Erica Lenti

Xtra Weekly

Here are some of the priorities of HIV/AIDS treatment in 2020

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, Nov. 29

By Arvin Joaquin