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Health is a core pillar of Xtra’s content … sexual health, mental health, trans health, reproductive health. From our recurring Ask an Expert series to our Ask Kai sex and relationship advice column to in-depth features on breaking medical news, we take a serious, science-based, shame-free approach to all aspects of your health.
REVIEW: Swedish author Alvina Chamberland’s prose is relentlessly inventive
Where did this idea come from? How does it affect the trans community? Does the science hold up?
Run by queer and trans professionals, Action Potential Fitness was created with LGBTQ2S+ clients in mind
Young people will no longer be prescribed puberty blockers at gender identity clinics, according to a new policy released this week
ANALYSIS: Why restricting social media would be dangerous for kids
ANALYSIS: A recent French-language piece is another example of poor reporting on trans issues from Canada’s mainstream media
The author, activist and public figure has fought back against trans men’s erasure for decades
With new elections on the horizon, more LGBTQ+ Russians than ever before are being pushed to leave the country
ANALYSIS: Ohio has set a new precedent for using gubernatorial powers to indirectly outlaw transition—other states may follow
OPINION: The answer, like the politics that surround the proposals themselves, is complex
How transition photos open up big questions about trauma, validity and safety for trans people
Aging as a queer person brings surprising shifts in friendship
OPINION: Provincial and federal leaders like Pierre Poilievre and Danielle Smith are willing to spew misinformation, take away healthcare and ultimately put trans youth at risk—all to score political points
The Conservative Party of Canada leader appears to only want people past puberty to use them, which would make them redundant
OPINION: The premiere’s proposed parental rights policies stomp all over families’ freedom to decide what’s best for them
Medical organizations, politicians and queer groups say Danielle Smith’s proposed policies are stigmatizing and dangerous
ANALYSIS: The province’s new set of anti-trans policies are unprecedented in Canada and are as politically motivated as it gets
It can take days or weeks for STIs to be detected
