School work and learning the Quran took a backseat to pill popping and craving exotic boys

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, September 27

Instead of punishment, let’s try understanding justice in queer and trans communities through an ethic of love

A campaign manager talks queer and trans visibility in politics

Participate in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton, Ottawa, or online

How a group of queer and trans creators are fighting back against what they say are discriminatory practices

The NDP’s Jules Sherred on visibility, transphobia and the shifting world of LGBTQ2 politics

Moisturize, it’s going to be a long ride

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, September 20

Here are the receipts on Trudeau’s history of racist acts

If Mike Pence can do it, so can the People’s Party leader!

It’s time for the Conservative leader to come clean

It was a bumpy start to the campaign for the Conservative leader

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, September 13

Why is science so obsessed with trying to find the cause of queerness?

Shows like Queer Eye and The L Word attempt to be inclusive of all LGBTQ2 identities. But the lack of body diversity on the small screen still leaves much to be desired

Because it’s 2005?

Politicians of all stripes are dredging up the same-sex marriage debates — all in a cheap effort to win votes

Power

Coming into my queer identity as a Somali teen

US President Donald Trump calls for the decriminalization of homosexuality

We can choose to consume each other, or we can choose love

Fear and transphobia on the campaign trail

Join us for a series of town hall debates on LGBTQ2 issues in the Canadian federal election

LGBTQ2 YouTubers are fed up with censorship—so they’re suing Google

What it’s like for a trans, gay campaign manager on the election trail

Welcome to the election campaign of bad choices and apologies

Happy bi-visibility week, beautiful

Drag performers in blackface are held accountable. Justin Trudeau should be, too

All the queer and trans people Maxime Bernier should dine with

Is it too late for Scheer to say sorry for his remarks on same-sex marriage?

Andrew Scheer’s wild weekend of homophobia-driven damage control

What you need to know about the Philippine’s SOGIE equality bill

I’m not a lesbian because of polycystic ovary syndrome

The persistence of fat-shaming in queer TV

Yes, we’re still debating same-sex marriage

Dear Canadian politicians: My queer rights are not vote bait