Activism

Higgs’s defeat a relief to New Brunswick activists, but fight continues

A new Liberal government doesn’t automatically mean the undoing of a year and a half of anti-LGBTQ2S+ policy changes

By Rhea Rollmann

Education

The next ‘parental rights’ frontier? Getting kids out of school altogether

Christian Nationalists are encouraging parents to homeschool and avoid LGBTQ2S+-inclusive education

By Emma Arkell

Politics

J.D. Vance’s appointment is a big threat to bodily autonomy

OPINION: The Trump VP pick’s statements about LGBTQ2S+ issues and abortion raise serious red flags

By Katelyn Burns

History

No Pride without solidarity

Queer activism has never been solely in the service of LGBTQ+ people

By Jake Hall

Taking a holistic approach to gender-affirming care

GraceMed Mississauga is committed to supporting its patients’ journeys in a safe and inclusive space

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Reproductive Health

Sperm donation rules in Canada have changed. Here’s why that matters

Health Canada’s new regulations mean people won’t be prohibited from donating sperm based on their sexual orientation. But some restrictions remain

By Abbey Bilotta

Video

Could Canadian anti-trans policies foreshadow abortion rights rollbacks?

Pro-life campaigns are already connecting the dots between Alberta premier Danielle Smith’s anti-trans policies and their own agendas

By Xtra Video

Reproductive Health

Could this week’s Supreme Court abortion pill case affect gender-affirming care?

OPINION: The Comstock Act, a 150-year-old federal obscenity law, has advocates on edge

By Katelyn Burns

Reproductive Health

Britain’s Vagina Museum reopens with a trans-inclusive endometriosis exhibit

Ten months after it was forced to close, the museum is back to providing accurate and inclusive reproductive health info

By Quinn Rhodes

Politics

Surrogacy laws are the next target of the anti-trans coalition

Criminalizing growing queer families is yet another attack on LGBTQ2S+ rights and on bodily autonomy

By Charlotte Dalwood

Queering Family

What you need to know about conception as a queer and trans person

Author and midwife Kristin Liam Kali weighs in on the significant challenges and transformational benefits of becoming a parent

By Ziya Jones

Queering Family

Queer and trans families are intentional. They take the shape of what you and your loved ones need most

In the nine-part series Queering Family, Xtra guest editor Stéphanie Verge introduces us to people who are redefining what it means to build and sustain a family

By Stéphanie Verge

Reproductive Health

Gay man sues Health Canada over discriminatory sperm-donation policies

The court case comes amidst a nationwide sperm-donor shortage, which has left many Canadian queer families, single women and people experiencing infertility in the lurch

By Emma Bainbridge

Reproductive Health

Trans women who stop hormones are still fertile, according to a new study

Scientists hope the findings may change the political conversation around hormone therapy for trans youth

By V.S. Wells

Health

Scotland just passed a historic, trans-inclusive law mandating the right to free period products

Effective this week, the country’s new law is groundbreaking in more ways than one

By Maddy Mahoney

Ask an Expert

What do I need to know about HRT and birth control?

Can you still get pregnant while taking testosterone? Does estrogen affect fertility? An expert answers your questions about gender-affirming hormones and contraception

By Laurence Fox

Health

Trans and non-binary people are vastly more likely to self-induce abortions

This fraught, at times dangerous, history offers valuable lessons for everyone post-Roe

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle

Power

It happened. Roe v. Wade is overturned. Now what?

OPINION: The Supreme Court decision caps a decades-long misinformation campaign. Reproductive justice leaders from queer and trans communities might know the way forward

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle