Power | Xtra Magazine

Non-binary pronoun ‘they’ is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year

By Arvin Joaquin

Rainbow Rewind 2019

The biggest stories in LGBTQ2 power and politics from 2019

From the rise of Mayor Pete, to the battle against Chick-fil-A to Trump’s loose lips on queer issues

By Arvin Joaquin, Erica Lenti

TikTok confirmed it censored LGBTQ2 people in an odd attempt to stop cyberbullying

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, Dec. 6

By Arvin Joaquin

Feature

What Kelly Canadian’s lawsuit says about the faults in Canada’s prison system

During his incarceration, the gay Dene man says he was assaulted by prison staff. It’s part of an ongoing institutional problem

Here are some of the priorities of HIV/AIDS treatment in 2020

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, Nov. 29

By Arvin Joaquin

Why Andrew Scheer is Canada’s last anti-gay political leader

His endless dodges on queer rights are out of sync with both the country and the future of his party

The barbershop is a refuge for Black men—but not if they’re queer

I grew up in the shop, a space for straight Black men to seek support, friendship and community. But for queer men like me, it’s hardly a haven

By Juwan J. Holmes

Chick-fil-A has promised to stop donating to anti-LGBTQ2 organizations

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, Nov. 22

By Arvin Joaquin

Canada’s new Liberal government still has work to do on LGBTQ2 rights

Our country is still not the progressive beacon it’s made out to be

By Fae Johnstone

Power

Can trans women and radical feminists find sisterhood?

The debate over whose lives and rights are more important distracts from revolutionary work that could benefit us all

By Kai Cheng Thom

A Texas court granted joint custody to parents with opposing views on their trans child’s identity

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, Nov. 15

By Arvin Joaquin

Donald Trump’s administration proposed changes to an Obama-era rule, which would remove protection for LGBTQ2 people

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, Nov. 8

By Arvin Joaquin

Meghan Murphy and the Toronto Public Library: what’s next?

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, Nov. 1

By Arvin Joaquin

Meghan Murphy, the Toronto Public Library and fighting transphobia: an explainer

Everything you need to know about the anti-trans speaker, the library and the trans activists and allies fighting against them

By Arvin Joaquin, Cameron Perrier, Erica Lenti

Rainbow Votes 2019

What’s next for LGBTQ2 Canadians post-election?

Everything you need to know about the federal parties and their positions on queer rights

Still Fighting: LGBTQ2 Rights at 50

Cheri DiNovo on being one of the few women in the early LGBTQ2 movement

The minister and former politician reflects on nearly 50 years in activism and politics

By Cheri DiNovo

Black LGBTQ2 people react to Trump’s statement comparing the impeachment inquiry to a lynching

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, Oct. 25

By Arvin Joaquin

Where your new Canadian government stands on LGBTQ2 issues

Receipts on Justin Trudeau’s past and present promises

By Arvin Joaquin

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