Who’s afraid of trans visibility?

OPINION: On International Transgender Day of Visibility, we must call out Canada’s right for weaponizing the triumph of our visibility

By Mel Woods

Censorship

How a U.S. TikTok ban would censor trans people

ANALYSIS: Far-right campaigners are leveraging censorship to promote their own anti-trans agenda

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle

Identity

‘Gender ideology,’ the new anti-LGBTQ2S+ buzzword, explained

Experts weigh in on what the term tells us about the goals, language and future of the global anti-trans movement

By Tobin Ng

Books

‘Love the World or Get Killed Trying’ is an exquisite portrait of a trans woman’s suffering

REVIEW: Swedish author Alvina Chamberland’s prose is relentlessly inventive

By Veronica Esposito

Youth

Understanding ‘social contagion theory’ and what it means for trans kids

Where did this idea come from? How does it affect the trans community? Does the science hold up?

By Julia Peterson

Sports

Raising the bar: How an Edmonton gym is making exercise accessible

Run by queer and trans professionals, Action Potential Fitness was created with LGBTQ2S+ clients in mind

By Natasha Chiam

Excerpt

The blurred lines between ‘transamory’ and chasing

In this excerpt from their new book, “Gender/Fucking,” writer and professor Florence Ashley unpacks “chaserdom” and the fetishization of trans femininity

By Florence Ashley

Video

Quebec approves X gender marker on health cards and driver’s licenses

In a surprising move, the province will move forward with approving the new gender markers right away

By Xtra Video

History

Where does ‘Be Gay, Do Crime’ even come from?

From graffiti to protests to band T-shirts, the phrase has become a vital part of queer culture

By Kevin Maimann

History

How Jamison Green’s visibility paved the way for a generation of trans men

The author, activist and public figure has fought back against trans men’s erasure for decades

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle

Books

‘Firebugs’ pulls at the complex strings of t4t love and the climate crisis

REVIEW: Nino Bulling’s graphic novel is an intimate portrait of a character who can’t bring themself to risk change, while hating how it feels not to

By H Felix Chau Bradley

Mental Health

Transition selfies are broadly popular, but why?

How transition photos open up big questions about trauma, validity and safety for trans people

By Veronica Esposito

Relationships

Fruiting bodies and friendship in queer middle age

Aging as a queer person brings surprising shifts in friendship

By Joseph Osmundson

Politics

The Alberta government is trying to legislate how you raise your kids

OPINION: The premiere’s proposed parental rights policies stomp all over families’ freedom to decide what’s best for them

By Florence Ashley

Politics

There’s a growing list of LGBTQ2S+ organizations and allies condemning planned anti-trans policies in Alberta

Medical organizations, politicians and queer groups say Danielle Smith’s proposed policies are stigmatizing and dangerous

By Oliver Haug

Video

Why Alberta’s new anti-trans policies could be Canada’s harshest yet

Examining Premier Danielle Smith’s new policies restricting gender-affirming care, pronoun use in schools and more

By Lito Howse, Mel Woods

Identity

Quebec issues first X gender drivers’ license

But the province says it will take till 2025 for more to be issued

By Mel Woods, Oliver Haug

Identity

‘Your faith is yours.’ Community leaders discuss being queer and Muslim

Canada’s queer Muslim community embraces multiple identities while confronting prejudice from many sides

By Larayb Abrar