Months after becoming the subject of an anti-trans media circus, a Missouri youth gender clinic is officially closing

OPINION: Anti-trans media has real-world consequences for trans health

Can ‘American Ninja Warrior’ stay gender-inclusive as it goes mainstream?

A ninja league sets a model for all-gender divisions, even as “American Ninja Warrior” backs away from its prior commitment to gender inclusivity

By SF Boswell

Politics

Anti-trans policies at Conservative convention met with apathy and outrage

“People are going to die,” says a former Conservative candidate, while party leaders refuse to take a stand on LGBTQ2S+ rights

By Denio Lourenco

Politics

The ‘trans debate’ isn’t just about wonky policy issues, it’s about families

OPINION: Anti-trans laws are tearing apart the families conservatives purport to want to protect

By Katelyn Burns

Politics

The dire situation for queer and trans Ukrainians, and how Canada can help

Transgender Europe’s executive director Lenny Emson provides insight into LGBTQ+ rights in Ukraine

By Dale Smith

Activism

If you want to help trans youth in the U.K., here are the groups to support

Despite an increasingly hostile political climate, vital organizations are carving out space for trans joy

By Jake Hall

Politics

Canadian travel advisory a sign the world is noticing U.S. transphobia

ANALYSIS: The LGBTQ2S+ travel warning drops as Canada wrestles with a rise in extremism within its own borders

By Katelyn Burns

Environment

How to prepare for the next environmental disaster

LGBTQ2S+ people are among the communities facing higher risks in disasters. But we also have crucial skills to help each other through

By Zena Sharman

Politics

Saskatchewan will require trans kids to get parental consent for changing names and pronouns in classroom

The province is also giving parents the opportunity to pull their students out of sex-education classes

By Jackie Richardson

Culture

World Chess’s new guidelines place restrictions on both trans men and trans women

OPINION: The convoluted new policy treats trans women as men, and trans men as … also men

By Katelyn Burns

Health

‘Robbed of the legacy he wanted to leave.’ A gay man’s family fights for the right to donate organs and tissues

Despite being in a long-term, monogamous relationship, Liam Dee’s dying wish to become a tissue donor was deemed “high-risk.” He’s not the only one

By Kevin Hurren

Politics

Mississippi trans youth forced to flee the state in wake of health care ban

Faced with anti-trans bans, trans youth and their families in Mississippi scramble for alternatives

By Sophie Hurwitz

Tech

I asked ChatGPT to write an article about trans athletes. It didn’t go well

OPINION: Language learning models are a threat to queer journalism that we should be taking very seriously

By Katelyn Burns

Politics

New Brunswick premier’s discriminatory policy gets deserved rebuke

ANALYSIS: It’s helpful to have a report that calls Policy 713 harmful

By Dale Smith

Business

Why 2023 was a transformational year in how companies do Pride marketing

This year, LGBTQ2S+ Pride marketing encountered a backlash like no other. But the lessons learned might transform it into something better going forward.

By Rob Csernyik

Violence against LGBTQ2S+

Brooklyn’s queer nightlife community rallies together after the killing of O’Shae Sibley

Sibley was killed while voguing to Beyoncé with friends in a gas station parking lot last month

By Jill Webb

Sports

Conservatives won’t stop celebrating the Women’s National Soccer team’s loss

OPINION: For all their talk of patriotism, the right would rather root against an American team than support its progressive players

By Katelyn Burns

Media

The fight to get Fox News taken off of Canadian cable explained

Egale Canada calls for “a serious Canadian conversation about the broadcasting of Fox News in Canada”

By Emma Arkell