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Mental Health

New report takes an important look at the effects of transphobic online hate on organizations and their employees

New report takes an important look at the effects of transphobic online hate on organizations and their employees

The Open Digital Literacy and Access Network and Wisdom2Action project provides recommendations on what queer organizations can do to address and mitigate the impact of online hate

Created for ODLAN
In a world on fire, caring for each other is the best resistance
Mental Health

In a world on fire, caring for each other is the best resistance

ANALYSIS: It’s a dire time to be trans. Here’s what we can learn from the past about how to survive the moment and despair itself

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
We must live for one another
Dangerous Space

We must live for one another

ANALYSIS: Community-based suicide intervention is about creating a web of life between our bodies where we can take turns resting and being held when we are overwhelmed

By Kai Cheng Thom
More than $40 million coming to queer organizations
Health

More than $40 million coming to queer organizations

Women and Gender Equality Canada is providing grants dedicated to healthcare, strengthening communities and raising awareness

By Silas Le Blanc
Black queer artists share how they’re ‘holding on to joy’ in 2025
Mental Health

Black queer artists share how they’re ‘holding on to joy’ in 2025

“Joy is in a life lived while you’re alive,” says dancer and choreographer Ravyn Wngz

By Syrus Marcus Ware
Why is the anti-trans movement so obsessed with trans women?
Dangerous Space

Why is the anti-trans movement so obsessed with trans women?

Our bodies are constantly the subject of what would be called sexual harassment if it were done to anyone else

By Kai Cheng Thom
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How to survive the apocalypse (again)
Dangerous Space

How to survive the apocalypse (again)

Wherever there is a history of homophobia and transphobia, we also find a history of our people celebrating community, mutual care and joy

By Kai Cheng Thom
Tegan and Sara catfishing doc shows the good—and bad—of internet fandom
TV & Film

Tegan and Sara catfishing doc shows the good—and bad—of internet fandom

The documentary discusses a catfisher who targeted Tegan for 16 years and the complicated nature of fan culture 

By Gabrielle Drolet
To combat transphobia, we need to engage with the people who spread it
Dangerous Space

To combat transphobia, we need to engage with the people who spread it

OPINION: opening up a dialogue with those we disagree with is key if we want to achieve widespread social change

By Kai Cheng Thom
The 2024 election is taking a toll on trans mental health. Here’s how to keep it together
Mental Health

The 2024 election is taking a toll on trans mental health. Here’s how to keep it together

ANALYSIS: Telling trans people to “just vote” isn’t helpful 

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
The different faces of sexual abuse

The different faces of sexual abuse

Confronting sexual abuse among vulnerable communities and the steps survivors take toward recovery

Created for Gluckstein Lawyers
‘What if I’m next?’ Canadian trans youth see Nex Benedict’s death as a warning
Youth

‘What if I’m next?’ Canadian trans youth see Nex Benedict’s death as a warning

Young people say adults, schools and politicians are failing them

By Nico Lang
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What we owe trans youth when we grieve them
Youth

What we owe trans youth when we grieve them

How do we mourn people we’ve never met, yet feel inextricably connected to? How do we honour the dead without appropriating their stories?

By Kai Cheng Thom
How a U.S. TikTok ban would censor trans people
Censorship

How a U.S. TikTok ban would censor trans people

ANALYSIS: Far-right campaigners are leveraging censorship to promote their own anti-trans agenda

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
‘Gender ideology,’ the new anti-LGBTQ2S+ buzzword, explained
Identity

‘Gender ideology,’ the new anti-LGBTQ2S+ buzzword, explained

Experts weigh in on what the term tells us about the goals, language and future of the global anti-trans movement 

By Tobin Ng
‘Love the World or Get Killed Trying’ is an exquisite portrait of a trans woman’s suffering 
Books

‘Love the World or Get Killed Trying’ is an exquisite portrait of a trans woman’s suffering 

REVIEW: Swedish author Alvina Chamberland’s prose is relentlessly inventive

By Veronica Esposito
Understanding ‘social contagion theory’ and what it means for trans kids
Youth

Understanding ‘social contagion theory’ and what it means for trans kids

Where did this idea come from? How does it affect the trans community? Does the science hold up?

By Julia Peterson
As war brings new oppression, queer Russians decide whether to stay or flee
Immigration & Refugees

As war brings new oppression, queer Russians decide whether to stay or flee

With new elections on the horizon, more LGBTQ+ Russians than ever before are being pushed to leave the country

By Katie Marie Davies
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