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Mental Health

I’m trans and studying for a career in an industry dominated by straight men. The microaggressions are getting to me. Should I drop out?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

I’m trans and studying for a career in an industry dominated by straight men. The microaggressions are getting to me. Should I drop out?

By Kai Cheng Thom
Seven questions with Xtra’s new advice columnist, Kai Cheng Thom
Love & Sex

Seven questions with Xtra’s new advice columnist, Kai Cheng Thom

“Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse” is a column to help you survive and thrive in a challenging world

By Eternity Martis
Toronto’s gay village to get four dedicated neighbourhood police officers
Toronto

Toronto’s gay village to get four dedicated neighbourhood police officers

Critics say that increased mental health supports, not more police, are solution

By Arshy Mann
How I became an LGBT activist in one of the most homophobic European countries — and why I had to leave
Power

How I became an LGBT activist in one of the most homophobic European countries — and why I had to leave

One of Albania’s most prominent LGBT leaders looks back on five years of unexpected progress

By Kristi Pinderi
Meet the man behind Toronto’s dance party for LGBT Middle Easterners
Arts

Meet the man behind Toronto’s dance party for LGBT Middle Easterners

From being a homeless teen to an Old Catholic priest to founder of Arabian Knights LGBTQ, Kerolos Saleib knows the importance of self-love and community

By Mike Miksche
What does gay male loneliness look like?
Health

What does gay male loneliness look like?

Gay men in Vancouver get together to discuss solutions to the crisis

By James Goldie
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How I learned to bottom as an anonymous manhole
Opinion

How I learned to bottom as an anonymous manhole

A top’s curiosity about receiving wins out

By Kevin Moroso
What does suicide look like to gay and bisexual men?
Arts

What does suicide look like to gay and bisexual men?

Researchers gave cameras to 29 people affected by suicide. The result is a new art exhibit in Vancouver

By Hannah Ackeral
Out in Ottawa: Oct 1-15, 2016
Arts

Out in Ottawa: Oct 1-15, 2016

Choice events in the city

By Jeremy Willard
Youth Line celebrates 20 years

Youth Line celebrates 20 years

The support service updates its look, services and technology for LGBT kids across Ontario

Created for Youthline
Les Femmes Fatales and a murder mystery gone awry
Arts

Les Femmes Fatales and a murder mystery gone awry

Vancouver’s Leaping Thespians team up with Ottawa playwright Mary Harvey

By Hannah Ackeral
Ontario NDP MPP moves to ban conversion therapy
Power

Ontario NDP MPP moves to ban conversion therapy

DiNovo says practices aimed at changing gender identity and sexual orientation are ‘abuse’

By HG Watson
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National crisis line for trans people expands to Canada
Health

National crisis line for trans people expands to Canada

Trans Lifeline is founded and staffed by trans people

By HG Watson
12-year-old boy kills himself after joining cheerleading squad
Culture

12-year-old boy kills himself after joining cheerleading squad

By Raziel Reid
Everyone has the sads, especially the gays
Culture

Everyone has the sads, especially the gays

By Raziel Reid
Destructive romance at Toronto Queer Arts Festival

Destructive romance at Toronto Queer Arts Festival

Eric Casaccio’s Narcissist is an emotionally intense film

By Chris Dupuis
Azerbaijan: Gay-rights leader found dead in apartment
Power

Azerbaijan: Gay-rights leader found dead in apartment

‘This country and this world are not for me,’ Facebook note says

By Natasha Barsotti
Report finds queer youth could be facing ‘mental health crisis’
Mental Health

Report finds queer youth could be facing ‘mental health crisis’

By Jeremy Feist
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