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This online scam is putting the LGBTQ2S+ global activist community at risk
The Xtra Long Read

This online scam is putting the LGBTQ2S+ global activist community at risk

Scammers targeting money from queer people in intolerant countries

By Rob Csernyik
Carney’s focus on resource economy over people will hurt everyone
Politics

Carney’s focus on resource economy over people will hurt everyone

Women and Gender Equality Canada is facing cuts up to 80 percent of its budget

By Dale Smith
Helen Mirren says tomatoes are ‘bisexual.’ It’s a bit more complicated
Science

Helen Mirren says tomatoes are ‘bisexual.’ It’s a bit more complicated

Dame Helen Mirren said she discovered that tomatoes are “bisexual.” While the fruit isn’t bi in terms of sexuality, there is something queer about it

By Cody Corrall, Mel Woods
The women’s sports bars offering hope in a time of political uncertainty
Taking Space

The women’s sports bars offering hope in a time of political uncertainty

Women’s sports bar owners say there’s no time like the present to open their doors

By Eve Cable
This Canadian think tank is claiming ‘victory’ over anti-trans legislation
Politics

This Canadian think tank is claiming ‘victory’ over anti-trans legislation

The Macdonald-Laurier Institute routinely publishes material targeting trans rights

By Denio Lourenco
Will the U.S. Supreme Court actually overturn Obergefell v. Hodges?
Marriage Equality

Will the U.S. Supreme Court actually overturn Obergefell v. Hodges?

The U.S. Supreme Court has been formally asked to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges. But that doesn’t mean the court will hear the case

By Cody Corrall, Mel Woods
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American delegates are bringing anti-trans rhetoric to the United Nations
Politics

American delegates are bringing anti-trans rhetoric to the United Nations

A new ProPublica report found an effort by U.S. delegates to delete the word “gender” from internal resolutions and documents at the United Nations

By Cody Corrall, Mel Woods
Can queer sex shops ever truly be radical?
Taking Space

Can queer sex shops ever truly be radical?

Stores can provide important access to health resources and community—but queerness demands that we dream bigger

By Noelle Perdue
Canadian Nexus cards eliminate X gender marker in wake of Trump executive order
Politics

Canadian Nexus cards eliminate X gender marker in wake of Trump executive order

Nexus cards issued to Canadians will now only feature M and F gender markers in the wake of the Trump administration’s crackdown on trans people, despite previously offering an X option

By Cody Corrall, Mel Woods
Pride alternatives pop up in wake of Fierté Montréal controversies
Pride

Pride alternatives pop up in wake of Fierté Montréal controversies

Amid calls for a community-wide boycott, LGBTQ2S+ groups in the city are celebrating on their own terms

By Elena Sénéchal-Becker
Vancouver represents everything hard about hosting Pride right now
Pride

Vancouver represents everything hard about hosting Pride right now

Every festival is a beast to pull together—but Vancouver’s faces the brunt of today’s economic and political pressures

By Kevin Hurren
Liberation has always been on the shelves of queer bookstores
Taking Space

Liberation has always been on the shelves of queer bookstores

Despite raids and threats, bookstores carry on as crucial LGBTQ2S+ organizing hubs

By Adam Rhodes
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Pete Buttigieg latest Democrat to oppose trans women in women’s sports
Politics

Pete Buttigieg latest Democrat to oppose trans women in women’s sports

The openly gay presidential hopeful joined Gavin Newsom and Rahm Emanuel as high-profile Democrats turning against trans issues

By Mel Woods
Steam and itch.io just delisted NSFW content. Conservative attacks on free speech enabled them
Gaming

Steam and itch.io just delisted NSFW content. Conservative attacks on free speech enabled them

OPINION: Without robust free speech protections, those with power will continue stepping on whoever gets in their way

By Katelyn Burns
Queer youth need suicide hotlines more than ever. The Trump admin is gutting them
Politics

Queer youth need suicide hotlines more than ever. The Trump admin is gutting them

Failure to provide adequate care to queer youth stands to have a generational impact

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
That decision on a non-binary America’s deportation from Canada? There’s more to it
Immigration & Refugees

That decision on a non-binary America’s deportation from Canada? There’s more to it

The decision to halt the deportation of a non-binary American from Canada was celebrated as a legal win. But it may not be not as precedent-setting as it first appears

By Charlotte Sheasby
Queer third places are making a comeback
Taking Space

Queer third places are making a comeback

Gen Z is fuelling the revival of LGBTQ2S+ social spaces

By Samuel Eli Shepherd
As hunger and violence in Palestine rage on, queer Arabs are reimagining resistance
Activism

As hunger and violence in Palestine rage on, queer Arabs are reimagining resistance

“Queer” and “Arab” are not contradictory—they’re a harmonious set of qualities that comprise the essence of millions of people

By Shanzae Zaeem
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