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Opinion

Welcome to the election campaign of bad choices and apologies
Salty Queers

Welcome to the election campaign of bad choices and apologies

Moisturize, it’s going to be a long ride

By Arvin Joaquin, Erica Lenti
Lilly Singh is bringing bisexual visibility to late-night TV
Bisexuality

Lilly Singh is bringing bisexual visibility to late-night TV

She’s the first bisexual woman of colour to host a late-night TV show—and that comes with a new kind of pressure

By Ishani Nath
All the queer and trans people Maxime Bernier should dine with
Salty Queers

All the queer and trans people Maxime Bernier should dine with

If Mike Pence can do it, so can the People’s Party leader!

By Arvin Joaquin, Erica Lenti
Hard truths bisexuals will relate to this Bisexual Visibility Week
Bisexuality

Hard truths bisexuals will relate to this Bisexual Visibility Week

*Cries in bisexual*

By Eternity Martis
A round up of LGBTQ2 offerings from TIFF
TV & Film

A round up of LGBTQ2 offerings from TIFF

This year’s film festival showcased aging gay artists, lesbians on fire and Canada’s queerest politician

By Gordon Bowness
Is it too late for Scheer to say sorry for his remarks on same-sex marriage?
Rainbow Votes 2019

Is it too late for Scheer to say sorry for his remarks on same-sex marriage?

It’s time for the Conservative leader to come clean

By Erica Lenti
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Dear Canadian politicians: My queer rights are not vote bait
Politics

Dear Canadian politicians: My queer rights are not vote bait

Politicians of all stripes are dredging up the same-sex marriage debates — all in a cheap effort to win votes

By RM Vaughan
We went to Toronto’s Chick-fil-A protest — and a lot of people didn’t care about all the homophobia
Hate Watch

We went to Toronto’s Chick-fil-A protest — and a lot of people didn’t care about all the homophobia

Gay rights or fried chicken? Can’t decide

By Arvin Joaquin, Erica Lenti
It’s September and the homophobes are busy spreading hate
Hate Watch

It’s September and the homophobes are busy spreading hate

Seriously, they need hobbies

By Arvin Joaquin
What’s non-binary about a fragrance campaign?
Culture

What’s non-binary about a fragrance campaign?

Gucci’s new ‘universal’ perfume is just another example of the misuse and abuse of non-binary and trans identities for commercial gain

By Alex V Green
Having tough conversations about LGBTQ2 activism across generations
Still Fighting: LGBTQ2 Rights at 50

Having tough conversations about LGBTQ2 activism across generations

Why one BC oral history project asked youth to interview activists about the past 50 years of queer and trans reform

By Shilpa Narayan
A millennial and senior trans activist discuss the future of trans advocacy in Canada
Still Fighting: LGBTQ2 Rights at 50

A millennial and senior trans activist discuss the future of trans advocacy in Canada

Rupert Raj and Tatiana Ferguson talk community organization, early and late-life transition

By Xtra Staff
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9 reasons Blanca from Pose is the best character on TV right now
Culture

9 reasons Blanca from Pose is the best character on TV right now

Mother of the year!

By Scarlett Harris
Why are queer people so mean to each other?
Analysis

Why are queer people so mean to each other?

How brain science explains queer trauma, conflict and call-out culture

By Kai Cheng Thom
Are You The One gives queer and trans people a shot at happily ever after (whatever that means)
Culture

Are You The One gives queer and trans people a shot at happily ever after (whatever that means)

It’s about time LGBTQ2 folks get to be as messy in love on reality TV as our straight counterparts

By Alex V Green
If lesbianism is sinking, I’m going down with the ship
Opinion

If lesbianism is sinking, I’m going down with the ship

It took me years to use the label ‘lesbian,’ to feel I had earned it. Even if others are discarding it, I refuse to let it go

By Lauren Strapagiel
The L Word’s Jenny Schecter might still be alive. What we think she’s been up to
Culture

The L Word’s Jenny Schecter might still be alive. What we think she’s been up to

Still talking to the manatees all these years later

By Erica Lenti
What to see at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival based on your mood
Vancouver Queer Film Festival

What to see at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival based on your mood

Honestly babe, tell us who you are and we’ll tell you what’s up

By Arvin Joaquin
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