Opinion

Doug Ford and Jason Kenney can’t slay the homophobic monsters they helped create

Social conservatives are a resurgent force in Albertan and Ontarian politics

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

Misinformation is the real culprit in British Columbia HIV case

Police and media left out key details of HIV non-disclosure charges

By Niko Bell

Opinion

Kirushna Kumar Kanagaratnam was a victim three times over

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

The misogynist ideology behind Toronto’s incel terror attack must be confronted

Disrupt their networks, deradicalize their recruits and fight their toxic masculinity

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

Fighting for LGBT rights abroad starts by taking on the Canadians exporting homophobia

The fight for LGBT rights abroad begins at home

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

Sex workers are dying and the Trudeau Liberals are doing nothing

The Liberals can’t say they’re fighting sexual violence while they maintain the status quo on sex work laws

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

The social conservatives have taken back the PC party. Now they’re coming for Ontario

If PC leader Doug Ford becomes premier, many of the gains made on LGBT rights will be under threat

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

Why is Facebook censoring Vancouver’s Dyke March?

Social media channels have a bad habit of going after marginalized communities

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

When will Toronto’s police chief admit something went wrong with the serial killer investigation?

Instead of blaming the community, Mark Saunders should look at his own force

By Arshy Mann

Hard Labour

When a one-on-one encounter becomes a ménage à quatre

Tricks often think of sex workers as fuck machines up for anything — that doesn’t mean you can surprise us with additional parties

By Devon Delacroix

Opinion

Welcome to the ridiculous hellscape that is the Progressive Conservative leadership race

How often can a social conservative say “anal sex” with a straight face?

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

Ontario Progressive Conservative reset could come with an LGBT advocate

If she wins, Christine Elliott’s return to provincial politics could turn the page on the party’s history of homophobia

By Rob Salerno

Opinion

It’s not just police who have something to answer for in the wake of Toronto’s serial murders

Our institutions are all complicit in turning a blind eye to the most vulnerable

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

Thank you for letting me tell your stories

Robin Perelle says goodbye after 16 years with Xtra

By Robin Perelle

Opinion

Patrick Brown’s fall will give social conservatives hope to rise again in Ontario

The homophobic elements of the Progressive Conservatives are lying in wait

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

Progress, pain and resistance: a look back at global LGBT rights in 2017

Despite a deterioration of rights in some countries, in many ways 2017 was a banner year for LGBT progress

By Rob Salerno

Opinion

How did the internet go from being a safe queer haven to a minefield of unchecked rage?

The tragedy of finding then losing shared community online

By Justin Saint

Opinion

Here’s how Canada led the world on LGBT issues in 2017

But Justin Trudeau and his Liberals still have outstanding promises to queer Canadians that must be kept

By Rob Salerno