How separating people physically gets in the way of the spontaneous pleasures of a queer night out

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: July 12

What is it? Does it protect the LGBTQ2S+ community? How is it evolving to better protect queer people? Find answers to all these questions and more in this explainer

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: July 10

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: July 7

Though the practice is banned elsewhere, it continues in the West African country

ANALYSIS: Breaking down the recent White Paper on the Status of Trans and Gender Diverse People

OPINION: Legal precedent allowing homophobes to discriminate based on a “worry” could put trans rights in severe jeopardy

ANALYSIS: LGBTQ2S+ legal advocates say the ruling in 303 Creative is far more singular and idiosyncratic than some may have initially worried

6 queer and trans stories we’re watching: July 5

In search of the world’s gayest drink (which is probably not Bud Light)

OPINION: If elected, McBride would bring hope to Virginians—and to trans people across the U.S.

It’s become critical that Canadian politicians listen and take action to “alerts and warnings” community organizers have been issuing for years

Just 2 of the 5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: June 30

With anti-drag protests intensifying and spilling across borders, drag artists worldwide are losing gigs and fearing violence

Randy Boissonnault pledges to continue work on LGBTQ2S+ issues, including a special envoy

OPINION: Blaine Higgs’ push for parental rights will harm trans kids

Ahead of next month’s World Cup, the Canadian midfielder discusses mentorship, inclusion and trans sports myth-busting

Power

The gentrification of the dancefloor

Michigan salon owner refuses trans people, Japan court rules in favour of trans bathroom rights and more

Your questions about free speech, answered

Poland judge sides with homophobic protestor; our fave looks from the ‘Barbie’ pink carpet and more

DeSantis’s bizarre transphobic campaign video, Republican AGs just won’t quit and more

The harsh reality of conversion therapy in Nigeria

Randall Garrison’s white paper on trans health and safety a call for the government to act

What the 303 Creative case might mean for trans people

The Supreme Court didn’t issue a ‘licence to discriminate’ against queer and trans people. The reality is more complicated

Fear after hateful incidents in Ottawa, return of the gender reveal brush fires and more

From Negroni Sbagliatos to sparkling seltzer, the drinks that made us gay

Sarah McBride’s Congress run is a beacon of hope

Waterloo stabbings demand national response to queer, trans violence

An F-you to drag bans from boygenius, plus two trans healthcare bans overturned

Drag artists are workers, and protests are putting them in danger

Tourism minister talks special envoy for international queer rights

New Brunswick premier’s attack on trans students is unconstitutional

Canadian soccer star Quinn is blazing trans trails on—and off—the field