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Several states are raising their minimum wage—queer tipped workers are still fighting distinct disadvantages
Work

Several states are raising their minimum wage—queer tipped workers are still fighting distinct disadvantages

LGBTQ2S+ tipped workers struggle on their path to fairer wages

By Alina Kim
Over half of LGBTQ2S+ parents in Florida have considered moving out of state
Politics

Over half of LGBTQ2S+ parents in Florida have considered moving out of state

Seventeen percent have already taken steps to leave the state

By Maddy Mahoney
Data shows huge increase in trans hate crimes across Scotland in past decade
Violence against LGBTQ2S+

Data shows huge increase in trans hate crimes across Scotland in past decade

This latest data comes at the heels of the U.K. government’s decision to block the Scottish Gender Recognition Reform bill

By Diamond Yao
Quebec is dragging its feet on gender-neutral health cards
Identity

Quebec is dragging its feet on gender-neutral health cards

Two years since Quebec’s highest court ruled that documents needed to include X gender markers, only F and M are available

By V.S. Wells
Authorities have been trying to suppress public gender nonconformity for centuries—and now the U.S. is stepping up the attacks
History

Authorities have been trying to suppress public gender nonconformity for centuries—and now the U.S. is stepping up the attacks

A surge of proposed drag bans, which would bar “male or female impersonators” from appearing where children could see them, form part of a very contemporary moral panic—but the ideologies at their core are nothing new

By Kit Heyam
Conservatives attack signage advocating LGBTQ2S+ rights
Censorship

Conservatives attack signage advocating LGBTQ2S+ rights

A school board and the House of Representatives target LGBTQ2S+ signs and flags

By Jackie Richardson
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Forcibly outing trans kids is dangerous
Power

Forcibly outing trans kids is dangerous

OPINION: When schools are required to disclose a child’s trans identity, they prioritize parents over students’ well-being

By Katelyn Burns
Inside the nasty battle to control North America’s biggest bathhouse brand
Business

Inside the nasty battle to control North America’s biggest bathhouse brand

A five-year-long legal dispute between owners of Steamworks comes at a time when gay bathhouses are reinventing themselves

By Kevin Maimann
While Steamworks’ owners duke it out, the bathhouse industry is trying to reinvent itself
Business

While Steamworks’ owners duke it out, the bathhouse industry is trying to reinvent itself

Do men in towels want to dance? See a show? Or just search for sex?

By Kevin Maimann
Montreal trans activist was a key organizer of a recent protest at McGill
Activism

Montreal trans activist was a key organizer of a recent protest at McGill

Celeste Trianon talks youth activism, trans rights and and what lies ahead

By Ashlynn Chand
The lasting impact of Mira Bellwether’s zine, ‘Fucking Trans Women’
Love & Sex

The lasting impact of Mira Bellwether’s zine, ‘Fucking Trans Women’

Bellwether passed away in December, but her legacy lives on through her work

By Kai Cheng Thom
How Canadians are helping LGBTQ+ newcomers from Ukraine
Activism

How Canadians are helping LGBTQ+ newcomers from Ukraine

KyivPride Canada put a call out to local LGBTQ2S+ community members and allies to open their homes to migrants 

By Maureen McEwan
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North Dakota book ban could imprison librarians who stock queer literature
Censorship

North Dakota book ban could imprison librarians who stock queer literature

Proposed legislation is the latest in a slew of anti-LGBTQ2S+ book-bannings across the United States

By Eve Cable
Multiple states have proposed bills that would ban gender-affirming care for adults
Trans Health

Multiple states have proposed bills that would ban gender-affirming care for adults

OPINION: Newly proposed legislation shows that attempts to curb trans rights were never going to stop with kids

By Katelyn Burns
Two-Spirit NDP MP Blake Desjarlais on trans rights, oil and gas companies, diversity and inclusion work and more
Politics

Two-Spirit NDP MP Blake Desjarlais on trans rights, oil and gas companies, diversity and inclusion work and more

Catching up with Desjarlais on his—very busy—first year in Parliament

By Dale Smith
Cam modelling helped me work through my gender dysphoria
Identity

Cam modelling helped me work through my gender dysphoria

Getting paid to go back into the closet was one of the most difficult things I’ve ever done—but it taught me how to define my body on my own terms

By Sydney Hegele
My job gives me stability, but it clashes with my politics. Should I quit?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

My job gives me stability, but it clashes with my politics. Should I quit?

Kai advises a reader who feels like they’re selling their soul

By Kai Cheng Thom
Kenyan LGBTQ+ activists on grief and hope after the death of Edwin Chiloba
Activism

Kenyan LGBTQ+ activists on grief and hope after the death of Edwin Chiloba

The activist and designer’s murder has shocked his community, who are working to keep his memory alive

By Ugonna-Ora Owoh
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