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Gerald Hannon remembers the Toronto bathhouse riots
Still Fighting: LGBTQ2 Rights at 50

Gerald Hannon remembers the Toronto bathhouse riots

A city galvanized, our communities remade

By Gerald Hannon
11 Black trans women have been killed in the US this year
Xtra Weekly

11 Black trans women have been killed in the US this year

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, July 5

By Arvin Joaquin
What the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls means for Two-Spirit people
Analysis

What the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls means for Two-Spirit people

Last month’s report puts special emphasis on often-overlooked LGBTQ2 Indigenous people and the barriers they face

By Cameron Perrier
Nivea says ‘we don’t do gay.’ We say we don’t do Nivea
Salty Queers

Nivea says ‘we don’t do gay.’ We say we don’t do Nivea

The company nixed an ad with two men touching hands, because no homo

By Arvin Joaquin, Erica Lenti
How far-right violence is infiltrating our Pride events
Opinion

How far-right violence is infiltrating our Pride events

I’ve seen alt-right organizers become more visible and aggressive. We need LGBTQ2 allies to step up for us

By Fae Johnstone
All the ways Canada is still screwing over LGBTQ2S+ people
Canada

All the ways Canada is still screwing over LGBTQ2S+ people

Just a tiny reminder this Canada Day 2019 that we are still fighting for our rights

By Arvin Joaquin, Erica Lenti, Eternity Martis
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A roundup on rainbow washing this Pride month
Xtra Weekly

A roundup on rainbow washing this Pride month

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, June 28

By Arvin Joaquin
What makeup taught me about being a lesbian
Personal Essay

What makeup taught me about being a lesbian

For years I shunned lipstick and eyeliner for fear that I was either too queer, or not feminine enough

By Erica Lenti
The best of Toronto Pride 2019
Pride

The best of Toronto Pride 2019

The hair! The outfits! The signs!

By Xtra Staff
On the streets at Toronto’s Trans March and Dyke March
Pride

On the streets at Toronto’s Trans March and Dyke March

Scenes from two of Pride’s most political events

By Xtra Staff
RIP Justin Trudeau’s pink Pride shirt
Salty Queers

RIP Justin Trudeau’s pink Pride shirt

Gone, but never forgotten

By Erica Lenti
9 highlights from Canada’s new study on LGBTQ2 healthcare
Health

9 highlights from Canada’s new study on LGBTQ2 healthcare

The report calls for the end of conversion therapy and more inclusive sex ed

By Fae Johnstone
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People talk about why they’re celebrating Pride this year
Pride

People talk about why they’re celebrating Pride this year

We spoke to people at Pride Toronto 2019

By Arvin Joaquin
New report recommends limiting the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure
Xtra Weekly

New report recommends limiting the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure

LGBTQ2 veterans, adorable kids and Taylor Swift. Here’s your Xtra Weekly, June 21

By Arvin Joaquin
An insider take on LGBTQ2 politics in Canada
Still Fighting: LGBTQ2 Rights at 50

An insider take on LGBTQ2 politics in Canada

Two queer politicians — one trailblazer, one rising star — on progress, resistance and the work that still needs to be done

By Erica Lenti
Why Toronto police aren’t marching in Pride
Pride Toronto

Why Toronto police aren’t marching in Pride

A timeline of the protests, debates and decisions that brought us here

By Eternity Martis
7 corporations that need to calm down with their Pride ads
Salty Queers

7 corporations that need to calm down with their Pride ads

Because queer and trans consumers don’t appreciate being told to wash their junk

By Arvin Joaquin, Erica Lenti
Ellen Page and the payoff of queer celebrity risk
Culture

Ellen Page and the payoff of queer celebrity risk

In her roles, her romantic life and her LGBTQ2 activism, the actor proves it’s possible to be openly gay, bankable and happy

By Stéphanie Verge
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