Arts

In the face of uncertainty, U.S. queer creatives are building alternatives

Federal cuts are forcing LGBTQ2S+ artists and organizations to scramble for survival

By Simon Feisthauer Fournet

Pride

2025 Pride collections lean heavily into jorts

ANALYSIS: From American Eagle to Target, many of this year’s Pride offerings are bland on bland

By Mel Woods

Health

Why is the federal government still refusing to decriminalize HIV?

Advocates have demanded change for decades. Canada’s government says there’s no path forward for legal reform

By Arvin Joaquin

Censorship

Activist groups reportedly gave Alberta list of LGBTQ2S+ books to investigate

ANALYSIS: Action4Canada is calling Alberta’s move to investigate “inappropriate” school library books a “massive win”

By Mel Woods

Books

‘Disappoint Me’ is a study in compassion

Nicola Dinan’s second novel raises big questions about forgiveness, justice and responsibility

By H Felix Chau Bradley

Censorship

Alberta to create standards for ‘age-appropriate’ school library books

Maia Kobabe’s “Gender Queer” and Alison Bechdel’s “Fun Home” are among the books flagged as “extremely graphic”

By Mel Woods

Immigration & Refugees

Thousands of LGBTQ2S+ Americans are considering moving to Canada

Lawyers and advocates say that asylum status is unlikely, though other pathways to citizenship exist

By Misha Pensato

Books

Harron Walker on her first book and loving other trans women

“Trans women artists and writers have informed my thinking”

By Denny

Video

Rechie Valdez named Women and Gender Equality and Youth minister

Valdez will handle gender in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet

By Mel Woods

Trans Health

Trans healthcare is legal in the U.K. Prescriptions are still being denied

Advocates say the system has made trans people afraid to access medical care in general

By Jake Hall

Faith & Spirituality

Where does the new pope stand on queer and trans issues?

OPINION: Pope Leo XIV has said homosexuality is “at odds with gospel.” But I’m cautiously optimistic

By Katelyn Burns

Politics

Get ready for conservative civil war

OPINION: The Conservative Party of Canada leadership is at a crossroads. Here’s how Doug Ford, Jason Kenney and Pierre Poilievre could factor in

By Dale Smith

Books

‘The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman’ remixes its author’s transformative life moments

In her new book, Stratis asks an age-old question: Is dad rock for everyone, or is everyone a dad?

By Raechel Anne Jolie

Rainbow Votes 2025

Canada’s Parliament just got a lot less queer

Only three incumbent openly queer MPs are headed back to Ottawa after the 2025 federal election

By Dale Smith

Identity

No one knows what ‘masculinity’ is, but it’s killing us

ANALYSIS: Does “masculinity” mean anything other than “being in charge”? Let’s talk to transfeminists and find out

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle

Rainbow Votes 2025

Aaron Gunn, Andrew Lawton among controversial MPs headed to Ottawa

ANALYSIS: The 2025 federal election winners include multiple people with concerning pasts around LGBTQ2S+ issues

By Mel Woods

Censorship

The Supreme Court hears book ban by another name

In Mahmoud v. Taylor, parents are trying to erase LGBTQ2S+ representation from schools

By Meg Simons

Dangerous Space

How the trans rights struggle affects everyone

OPINION: Precedents set by anti-trans movements are driven by the idea that the government and private institutions should have the power to police us all

By Kai Cheng Thom