Politics

A record number of LGBTQ2S+ candidates threw their names on U.S. ballots this year

Here’s why that matters and how it could impact the November election

By Diamond Yao

Politics

The ‘anti-woke’ wave in Ontario’s municipal elections was an epic fail

Many school board trustee candidates running on anti-LGBTQ2S+ platforms came up short

By V.S. Wells

Marriage Equality

Same-sex marriage is finally legal throughout Mexico

But LGBTQ+ people still face discrimination and violence in the country—the fight for full LGBTQ+ equality continues

By Rob Salerno

Trans Health

Trans youth overwhelmingly continue gender-affirming treatment as adults

Study out of the Netherlands goes against what majority of Americans say about adolescent hormone therapy

By Silas Le Blanc

Politics

How queer and trans candidates fared in Ontario’s municipal elections

Catherine McKenney may have lost, but a slew of other queer and trans candidates were elected

By Dale Smith

Culture

The ‘Gender Reveal’ podcast is back and still giving money to trans folks

Host Tuck Woodstock says the show’s 10th season will feature conversations on trans union organizers and land acknowledgements

By Mel Woods

Politics

Florida is now targeting teachers and trans students following passage of “Don’t Say Gay” law

New rules force school districts to notify parents if they allow trans kids to use gender-congruent bathrooms

By Oliver Haug

Health

For LGBTQ2S+ people with spina bifida, connection is everything

To mark spina bifida awareness month, queer and trans folks with the condition share their anger, their hopes and their joys

By Dev Ramsawakh

Power

Ahead of the World Cup, Qatar is arresting and abusing LGBTQ+ people

“I still have nightmares to this day, and I’m terrified of being in public”

By Jackie Richardson

Sports

Brittney Griner loses appeal, faces 9 years in Russian prison. What happens now?

The WNBA star was sentenced to nearly a decade in a Russian penal colony for carrying cannabis oil in her luggage

By Mel Woods

Politics

‘Deeply concerned’: Anti-LGBTQ2S+ candidates are running for school boards across Ontario

More than 20 candidates across the province are recycling old dog whistles to attack trans rights

By V.S. Wells

Politics

Change is on the horizon in Kenya as a new movement to legalize homosexuality begins

There is reason to be hopeful, despite the country’s history of homophobia

By Gitonga Njeru

Politics

A website was just forced to scrub a list of ‘anti-woke’ Canadian school board candidates

Here’s what you need to know about its wretched anti-LGBTQ2S+ roots and how it could impact Ontario’s municipal election

By Xtra Staff

Politics

This could be America’s most ‘vicious’ anti-LGBTQ2S+ legislation yet

A federal “Don’t Say Gay or Trans” bill is on the table and advocates fear it’s a new blueprint for hate

By Dawn Ennis

Identity

Trans Americans will now be allowed to self-identify their gender when applying for Social Security cards

The Biden administration said it is working on updates that will recognize the identities of non-binary people in Social Security records

By Nico Lang

Activism

Toronto’s queer community denounces incoming police chief’s appointment, demands a public meeting

Myron Demkiw was involved in a raid of a queer women’s bathhouse event that a judge later found to be a violation of the attendees’ charter rights

By Diamond Yao

Politics

‘We are very happy’: Mexico just took a giant leap toward LGBTQ+ equality

Mexico’s largest state legalized same-sex marriage last week and parliament took a historic vote to ban conversion therapy

By Diamond Yao

Power

LGBTQ2S+ Ontarians face disproportionate barriers to buying and renting homes, new report says

Survey results show a need for significant public policy changes to ensure equitable access to housing

By Mzwandile Poncana