The news cycle broke me. Gaming saved me

Things feel scarier than ever before—we won’t make it through without some distractions

Trudeau’s allyship was at the forefront of his term. How will Carney follow?

OPINION: The outgoing Liberal leaves behind a positive LGBTQ2S+ legacy of legislation, protections and allyship—but his successor still has some heavy lifting to do

By Dale Smith

TV & Film

Queer women saved this season of ‘The Traitors’

Gabby Windey, Carolyn Wiger and Chrishell Stause elevated the cutthroat series this year. Other reality shows should take notes

By Frankie de la Cretaz

TV & Film

‘Anora’ is winning Best Picture at the Oscars. We can all relax

OPINION: The Oscars should go down easy this year, but the gayest categories promise excitement

By KC Hoard

Politics

We can do better than lazy Trump/Musk gay memes

OPINION: There are plenty of ways to troll the president and his right-hand man without resorting to casual homophobia

By Mel Woods

Politics

Be wary of Doug Ford’s ‘Captain Canada’ claims

OPINION: Ford won’t protect Ontario from Trump, and will threaten minority rights

By Dale Smith

Youth

Trans kids go missing at alarming rates. The Trump administration is making it harder to find them

OPINION: The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children complying with Trump’s executive order will stop them from finding missing trans children

By Katelyn Burns

Politics

Trump’s anti-trans attacks will embolden Poilievre

OPINION: We can expect Canada’s likely future PM to follow the example set south of the border

By Dale Smith

Books

‘Comedic Timing’ is an unusually accurate depiction of dating as a bi woman

REVIEW: Upasna Barath’s swoony debut novel challenges the norms of queer literature

By Kerensa Cadenas

Trans Health

Mainstream media paved the way for Trump’s anti-trans policies

OPINION: Years of questionable coverage manufactured consent for Trump’s executive order targeting gender-affirming care

By Ziya Jones

Social Media

Social media platforms are crumbling—and that hurts trans people

OPINION: We have long connected with one another, shared resources and advice on navigating the medical system and organized politically online

By Katelyn Burns

Politics

Liberal leadership race is an opportunity to put queer issues on the table

Queer and trans voices must be heard during the leadership process in order to keep our values a priority

By Dale Smith

Dangerous Space

Trans representation isn’t trans liberation

OPINION: Even at its zenith, the trendiness of “diversity” appears to have done little to improve the day-to-day lives of trans people as a vulnerable and exploited class

By Kai Cheng Thom