The Colorado Springs shooting was preventable. Will we stop the next attacks on the LGBTQ2S+ community?

OPINION: The right’s drumbeat of hate must be challenged

A beauty pageant’s decision to exclude a trans contestant was upheld in court. That should worry us all

OPINION: The American 9th circuit court ruled that forcing the pageant to include trans contestants would amount to “compelled speech.” This sets a dangerous precedent for trans exclusion

By Katelyn Burns

Culture

Independent queer media matters, and we’re all in it together

Here’s why we’re over the moon that Autostraddle has reached its fundraiser goal

By Elly Belle

Culture

Twitter sucked for trans people, but was also necessary

ANALYSIS: Twitter has always been a hellscape—but without it, trans people may lose a vital lifeline

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle

Sports

Watch this pro basketball player come out to his teammates in emotional locker room speech

Melbourne United player Isaac Humphries says he wants to show that pro athletes can be openly gay

By Mel Woods

Fashion

What does your $52 jockstrap say about you?

The array of sexy clothing brands catering to gay and bisexual men shows how people desire community as much as they desire looking sexy

By Rob Salerno

Power

Dozens of trans people have been violently killed in the U.S. this year. These are the latest numbers

Deaths among trans and gender nonconforming people are on track to take a dip from last year’s record high. But stigma fuelled, in part, by anti-trans legislation is still a problem, advocates say

By Angela Mullins

Fashion

Fola Francis makes history as the first trans model to walk Lagos Fashion Week

Labels Cute-Saint and Fruché showcase Francis despite industry “blacklist”

By Chisom Peter Job

Hate Watch

A non-binary firefighter in Ottawa was the subject of a hate-motivated assault

Local advocates say the incident signals deeper issues in the culture of the Ottawa Fire Services

By Maddy Mahoney

Politics

New Tennessee bill banning ‘male or female impersonators’ in public could criminalize drag performers and trans people

The pre-filed bill, which will be taken up next year, would make it a crime to do drag where it “could be viewed by a person who is not an adult”

By V.S. Wells

Education

LGBTQ2S+ former students at evangelical college allege discrimination, homophobia and abuse

Former students at Saskatchewan’s Briercrest College are speaking out because they are concerned for current students

By Diamond Yao

Activism

This fundraiser is helping queer and trans flood victims in Pakistan

A GoFundMe is trying to fill the gap left by mainstream non-profits

By Sara Hashemi

TV & Film

Meet the queer creators behind the new Jackie Shane Heritage Minute

BIPOC queer and trans people were behind and in front of the camera for the Historica Canada short film

By Silas Le Blanc

Identity

The U.S.’s largest survey of trans people is here—and looking for your responses

The survey’s first iteration, from 2015, continues to exert a major influence in policy and reporting on trans issues

By Jackie Richardson

Culture

Queer author Suzette Mayr wins the biggest literary prize in Canada

The Calgary-based writer took home the $100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize for her novel “The Sleeping Car Porter”

By Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

Mental Health

StatsCan bullying figures ring true for those who work with LGBTQ2S+ youth

A new report confirms there’s still a long way to go when it comes to ending bullying against queer and trans kids in Canada

By Dale Smith

Education

In the culture wars against sex-ed, disabled LGBTQ2S+ youth are getting left behind

Disability advocates and educators weigh in on what’s still missing from curricula—and how to build better sex-ed

By s.e. smith

Mental Health

Almost half of Japan’s LGBTQ+ teens have considered suicide, survey says

Over 90 percent said they could not talk openly about their sexuality to their parents, and just over 93 percent of students said the same regarding their teachers

By Diamond Yao