Youth

‘What if I’m next?’ Canadian trans youth see Nex Benedict’s death as a warning

Young people say adults, schools and politicians are failing them

By Nico Lang

Identity

Job discrimination against trans and non-binary people is alive and well

OPINION: A study reveals that we have a long way to go to reach workplace equality for trans and non-binary people

By Katelyn Burns

Trans Health

What you need need to know about gender-affirming care for youth

What sort of healthcare is available? Do parents have any say? Is the healthcare safe and effective?

By Charlotte Sheasby

Theatre

Brendan Healy on the loneliness of being gay, finding connection in theatre and bringing ‘The Inheritance’ to Toronto

The Canadian Stage artistic director brings Matthew López’s two-part masterpiece to the stage

By Christos Tsirbas

Identity

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