I don’t fit the labels of ‘mom’ or ‘dad.’ It’s time society tackled the gendered expectations of parenthood

Gender fluid emojis, gay beer, and the Met Gala. Here’s your Xtra Weekly, May 10

If these texts offer a framework for how we might embody queer desire, then they can also model for us how we might survive abuse, how we might make it home

Tony Awards, lesbian representation, and religious parents. Here’s your Xtra Weekly, May 3

There’s a vast queer history that goes beyond Stonewall and marriage equality. Schools aren’t teaching that, so young people on the internet are doing it instead

What the decision means for female athletes with a difference in sex development

What you need to know about the walkout

Men skinny-dipping, Lizzo, and The L Word. Here’s your Xtra Weekly, April 26

For male LGBTQ2 hockey players, coming out can feel like skating on thin ice. Why anti-gay behaviour is still prevalent in Canada’s game

GSAs, queerbaiting and Lizzo. Here’s your Xtra Weekly, April 19

The schools, still funded by the province, have created major barriers for LGBTQ2 education

We dig into his track record, his party’s promises and his new MLAs to find out

Except maybe the federal government

Nearly a decade ago, I started a Gay-Straight Alliance. I went back to high school to find out why they still matter

LGBTQ2 rights, Chick-fil-A, and Shazam! Here’s your Xtra Weekly, April 12

But how do we talk about the bullying of LGBTQ2 kids without using the words ‘homophobia’ and ‘transphobia’?

Gender reveal cakes, Mayor Pete, and Sam Smith. Here’s your Xtra Weekly, April 5

With the federal election coming in October, we explore parties’ commitments to queer and trans Canadians

Power

I’m a non-binary parent. There still isn’t space for me

What you need to know about Canada’s blood donation ban on men who have sex with men

How memoirs by femmes became a second mother to me

Xtra Weekly: The IAAF and Caster Semenya’s decade-long battle

How social media–savvy youth became the unofficial keepers of queer history

Five important things to know about the Caster Semenya ruling

Alberta students to protest UCP’s stance on GSAs

Xtra Weekly: LGBTQ2 civil rights cases headed to the US Supreme Court

Hockey’s homophobia problem

Xtra Weekly: Jason Kenney and the United Conservatives have won — now what?

Defunding Catholic schools could help solve Ontario’s sex-ed woes

Jason Kenney is Alberta’s new premier. What does it mean for LGBTQ2 people?

No one likes Canada’s gay loonie

Inside GSAs, where kids learn to ‘talk gay’

Xtra Weekly: Who in the world is Mayor Pete?

Ontario’s education minister wants you to know she has gay friends

Xtra Weekly: Brunei to punish gay sex with death by stoning

Where do Canadian political parties rank on LGBTQ2 issues?