Bruce McArthur wasn’t the Village’s first killer

Journalist Justin Ling on his CBC podcast about cold cases of murdered gay men and finding new purpose after McArthur’s sentencing

By Gordon Bowness

Xtra Weekly

Xtra Weekly: Jason Kenney’s attack on LGBTQ2 students

Queer pets, Straight men’s cuddling clubs, and Cardi B. Here’s your Xtra Weekly, March 29

By Arvin Joaquin

Opinion

Why Vancouver’s funding cut to a women’s shelter is a win for trans rights

Vancouver Rape Relief excluded trans women from using its support services

By Adrienne Smith

Xtra Weekly

Xtra Weekly: Trump wants to ban trans people from the military

Miley Cyrus, JK Rowling, and The Closet. Here’s your Xtra Weekly, March 22

By Arvin Joaquin

Power

Does someone need to cast a Silencio spell on JK Rowling?

By using queerness retroactively, Rowling has turned her legacy into a farce

By Eternity Martis

Power

Ontario reverses its reversal on sex ed. Now what?

A roundtable discussion on new curriculum and what it means for LGBTQ2 youth

By Arvin Joaquin, Erica Lenti, Eternity Martis, Rachel Giese

Xtra Weekly

Xtra Weekly: Apparently there are no gay people in Malaysia

Terror attack in New Zealand, Brazil and Beyoncé. Here’s your Xtra Weekly, March 15.

By Arvin Joaquin

Power

Should allies like Beyoncé and Jay-Z win queer awards?

AKA: Should we reward allies for being good humans?

By Arvin Joaquin, Erica Lenti, Eternity Martis

Xtra Weekly

Xtra Weekly: A patient seems to have been cured of HIV

International Women’s Day, lesbian power, and straight men’s masturbation clubs. Here’s your Xtra Weekly, Mar 8.

By Arvin Joaquin

Power

Eight badass LGBTQ2 women to celebrate on International Women’s Day

These activists, actors, athletes and authors make every day Women’s Day

By Erica Lenti, Eternity Martis

Xtra Weekly

Xtra Weekly: Conservative attack on trans people

Donald Trump Jr supported an anti-trans story, gay Walmart ad and queerness at the Oscars. Here’s your Xtra Weekly, Mar 1.

By Arvin Joaquin

Personal Essay

What Meryl Streep taught me about trans identity and allyship

Streep was there to support and empower women like her, women who’d spent a lifetime sidestepping entitled men. And in me, she saw a man

By Lorimer Shenher

Opinion

Jussie Smollett’s story doesn’t mean we should ignore Black queer survivors

‘From now on, will innocent queer Black men be treated as liars when they come forward with their stories of survival?’

By Arkee E

Power

Melting the ice around #MeToo stories in the queer community

Queer community doesn’t lack for discourse around sexual abuse. Yet for all of our talk, not much seems to have significantly changed—there are still victims, and there are still abusers.

By Kai Cheng Thom

Xtra Weekly

Xtra Weekly: Jussie Smollett allegedly staged attack

The Empire actor faces a felony charge, and other LGBTQ2 content from Xtra and around the world. Here’s your Xtra Weekly, Feb 22.

By Arvin Joaquin

Opinion

Five Black queer activists to celebrate beyond Black History Month

Because the celebration shouldn’t stop when February ends

By Pascale Diverlus

Power

The wolf in the fold

Dispatches from Bruce McArthur’s sentencing

By Anthony Oliveira

Opinion

The real price of transphobia

The demonization of trans people is a relentless hurt with few escapes, one that hinders our search for joy

By Gwen Benaway