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Trans Health

Five tips on finding an LGBTQ2-affirming therapist, according to LGBTQ2 providers
Mental Health

Five tips on finding an LGBTQ2-affirming therapist, according to LGBTQ2 providers

There are a lot of barriers to mental health care for queer and trans people. Here’s how to start getting the care you need

By Zena Sharman
What you need to know about new medical guidelines for treating trans patients
Health

What you need to know about new medical guidelines for treating trans patients

It’s not political — it’s a standard of care

By Arvin Joaquin
If I’m a trans man, do I still need to have pap smears?
Ask an Expert

If I’m a trans man, do I still need to have pap smears?

By Xtra Video
What’s up with period sex and STIs? Ask an expert
Ask an Expert

What’s up with period sex and STIs? Ask an expert

By Xtra Video
Why people are mad about the term ‘menstruators’
Opinion

Why people are mad about the term ‘menstruators’

Inclusive language around periods is not an attack on female bodies

By Samantha Riedel
Does the concept of a ‘trans brain’ help or hurt our communities?
Opinion

Does the concept of a ‘trans brain’ help or hurt our communities?

It supports a ‘born this way’ narrative, but the idea of a biological source of transness raises more questions than it answers

By Alex V Green
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Waiting for gender-confirming surgery in Ontario? The wait may get shorter next year
Health

Waiting for gender-confirming surgery in Ontario? The wait may get shorter next year

But barriers will remain, says one trans advocate in Sudbury

By Rosemary Newton
What gay trans guys wish their doctors knew
Health

What gay trans guys wish their doctors knew

Vancouver study peers into the lives and troubles of trans MSM

By Niko Bell
Here’s where underhoused trans folks in Ontario can recover from surgery
Health

Here’s where underhoused trans folks in Ontario can recover from surgery

Sherbourne Health Centre has upgraded its one-of-a-kind short-term care program

By Arshy Mann
Canadian federal investigation reveals unsafe conditions for female trans inmates
Power

Canadian federal investigation reveals unsafe conditions for female trans inmates

Investigation reveals claims by trans women of sexual assault while in male prison wards, deadnaming by staff and housing of female trans inmates with violent criminals

By Dylan C Robertson
How one trans woman prompted Canadian jails to stop sorting inmates by genitalia
Power

How one trans woman prompted Canadian jails to stop sorting inmates by genitalia

Teresa Windsor raised the issue with Justin Trudeau, causing federal jails to change course just three days after prolonging ‘reprehensible’ policy

By Dylan C Robertson
Canada’s federal jails may stop sorting trans inmates by their genitalia
Power

Canada’s federal jails may stop sorting trans inmates by their genitalia

Correctional Service Canada policy effectively bars gender-confirming surgery

By Dylan C Robertson
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Toronto sex shop launches new website to help trans youth buy gear
Health

Toronto sex shop launches new website to help trans youth buy gear

Safe-for-work site, owned by Come As You Are, is more parent- and firewall-friendly

By Jeremy Willard
Trans bill likely to pass Senate
Power

Trans bill likely to pass Senate

Bill C-16 passed its final House vote Nov 18, 2016

By Dylan C Robertson
Toronto’s trans community mourns on Transgender Day of Remembrance
Power

Toronto’s trans community mourns on Transgender Day of Remembrance

Trans flag was raised at Queen’s Park and Toronto City Hall to pay tribute to those lost to anti-trans violence

By Arshy Mann
Transgender Day of Remembrance 2016 across Canada
Power

Transgender Day of Remembrance 2016 across Canada

A list of events across the country to honour the lives of those lost to violence

By Xtra Editor
A new Ottawa gym is getting LGBT people working out
Culture

A new Ottawa gym is getting LGBT people working out

Mainstream gyms can make queer and trans people feel unwelcome, but Manajiwin provides a body-positive place to work out comfortably

By Adrienne Ascah
How one organization is fighting transphobia in Asian communities
Health

How one organization is fighting transphobia in Asian communities

Asian Community AIDS Services will launch multilingual brochures for trans youth and their families in 2017

By Emily Johnpulle
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