Meet the trans reporter who went viral after coming out live on air

After over a year working at a U.S. news outlet, Nora J.S. Reichardt reintroduced herself to viewers

Slovenia becomes first post-communist country to legalize same-sex marriage, adoptions

This decision stands in stark contrast with most of its Eastern European neighbours, some of which have increasingly opposed LGBTQ+ equality

By Diamond Yao

Activism

Meet the Ottawa school board trustee fighting against the anti-trans movement

Lyra Evans, believed to be Canada’s first openly trans school trustee, discusses running a second time, the growing anti-trans movement and more

By Tobin Ng

Identity

This Atlanta city council member just came out as non-monogamous

Liliana Bakhtiari may be the first U.S. politician to be openly in a non-monogamous relationship

By Jackie Richardson

Identity

For queer Asians, community means family

After pandemic lockdowns and anti-Asian violence, LGBTQ2S+ Asians across Canada are coming together with a vengeance

By Diamond Yao

Identity

A love letter to video game vixens

One writer pays tribute to the video game characters that have helped LGBTQ2S+ folks feel at home in their queerness

By Bobby Box

Power

Alberta’s teachers registry is outing trans teachers

OPINION: Trans teachers already face many barriers. Registries with their deadnames are another hurdle

By j wallace skelton

Gaming

‘I Was a Teenage Exocolonist’ plays with genre, gender and growing up

Writer and narrative designer Lindsay Ishihiro explains how queer and trans themes are baked into the genre-busting indie game

By V.S. Wells

Sports

Major marathons in the U.S. and U.K. are now allowing gender-neutral registration options

The decision is part of a concerted effort within queer running communities around the world to make the sport more inclusive for trans and gender nonconforming athletes

By Ursula Muñoz S.

Health

How managing my chronic illness(es) made me fall back in love with being queer

It took having surgery, getting sober and retiring my party girl status to realize just how much we need each other as queers—here’s how I found my way back to community

By Ronika McClain

Youth

The life-changing power of West Virginia’s only queer youth summer camp

Being queer in Appalachia can be hard. This one-of-a-kind program hopes to make it a little easier

By Nico Lang

Power

Growing up trans in ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Newfoundland

For one trans woman, watching the spread of U.S. legislation targeting trans youth brings back painful memories

By Rhea Rollmann

Power

U.S. court allows doctors to discriminate against trans people for religious reasons

The court issued a permanent injunction against mandates protecting trans access to care

By Jackie Richardson

Transphobia

Trans streamer plans to leave Canada after being targeted by doxxing and harassment campaign

Keffals believes that she has no other choice but to flee the country for her own safety

By Diamond Yao

Culture

Trail-blazing trans artist Greer Lankton gave the girls the dolls we need

Through two permanent archives and the artists she influenced, the legendary doll-maker’s work lives on

By Grace Byron

Sports

This state secretly investigated a cis athlete’s gender after the parents of the students she beat complained

Sources said the student wasn’t the only athlete subjected to an investigation

By Jackie Richardson

Conversion therapy

No U.S. state has ever repealed a conversion therapy ban. These lawmakers want to change that

Utah outlawed any attempt to change a minor’s LGBTQ2S+ identity two years ago, but the policy is under attack

By Dika Ofoma

Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

How much space should white-passing people take up in the antiracist movement?

I told my friend she needed to stop centring herself and step back, and she got upset. Was I being too harsh?

By Kai Cheng Thom