OPINION: When queer and trans voices are suppressed, social media platforms become less safe

6 queer and trans stories we’re watching: April 10

With her girlfriend and cat in tow, Viktoriia Kovalenko escaped Kharkiv last year, embarking on a harrowing odyssey brightened by kindnesses from strangers

5 queer and trans news stories we’re following: April 5

“A Safe Girl to Love” sees the award-winning author grappling with her transition through literary fiction

The Wabanaki Two-Spirit Alliance, who will build and operate the project, hope it will be the first of many Two-Spirit targeted housing initiatives in Canada

5 queer and trans news stories we’re following: April 3

Dianna Boileau’s life is being celebrated in the small northwestern community of Fort Frances

ANALYSIS: The former police chief is too polarizing to be a serious contender

Protesting hate, demanding federal protections and searching for something more intimate—hope

OPINION: As players opt out of Pride nights—or teams cancel events altogether—it’s becoming clear that support for LGBTQ2S+ fans was always conditional

OPINION: Last week Uganda passed a sweeping LGBTQ+ bill and Canadian leaders haven’t adequately responded

5 queer and trans news stories we’re watching: March 31

OPINION: I often caution against doom, but on this Trans Day of Visibility it feels inescapable. Still, we will keep going

Parents call their experience “traumatizing”

5 queer and trans news stories we’re watching: March 29

“My dream is that I’m not the only queer and trans voice in the room”

5 queer and trans news stories we’re following: March 27

Power

Twitter appears to censor some LGBTQ2S+ terms

JoJo Siwa’s Candace Owens smackdown, Title IX disappointment, L.A. drag march, new crisis hotline for youth, EU vs. Hungary and a Canadian response to anti-drag protests

Photo diary of a Ukrainian refugee fleeing war

Hari Nef is Barbie (!), record number of LGBTQ2S+ officials in U.S., more U.K. transphobia, Catholic nuns stand up for trans people and Spider-verse says trans rights

Trans author Casey Plett’s debut story collection is reissued and finally back in print

Two-Spirit people across Canada face precarious housing situations. This project hopes to change that

Jinkx Monsoon and the Doctor, TDOV recap, Quebec’s publicly funded transphobia, Manhattan murder suspect and Twitter censorship

A pioneering Canadian trans woman is being commemorated with a plaque in her hometown

Toronto can’t afford a Mark Saunders mayorship

Trans protesters in Washington, D.C. on why they marched for Trans Day of Visibility

The NHL’s commitment to diversity doesn’t extend to trans people

Canadian politicians must do more to respond to Uganda’s anti-gay laws

Supportive families key to trans youth health, boygenius slams anti-LGBTQ2S+ laws, Trans Bill of Rights reintroduced, Lizzo’s affirming shapewear and Texas lawmaker pranked

On this Trans Day of Visibility, it’s okay to admit things are really bad

How Republican lawmakers are using custody threats to eliminate gender-affirming care for trans kids

Nashville shooting blame game, censoring ‘Rainbowland,’ media progress in India, Twitter’s hateful cash haul and ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ queer rumours confirmed

Lane Tredger is Yukon’s first out non-binary MLA

Madonna queers Nashville, ‘Gen Q’ cancelled (sort of), Scotland’s new first minister, Grindr users targeted by police and queer curling in Halifax