Why you should worry about age verification laws

OPINION: Calls to restrict access to supposed adult content should be called out for their true intentions: relegating queer content to the shadows

By Nneka Ewulonu

Theatre

Brendan Healy on the loneliness of being gay, finding connection in theatre and bringing ‘The Inheritance’ to Toronto

The Canadian Stage artistic director brings Matthew López’s two-part masterpiece to the stage

By Christos Tsirbas

Reproductive Health

Could this week’s Supreme Court abortion pill case affect gender-affirming care?

OPINION: The Comstock Act, a 150-year-old federal obscenity law, has advocates on edge

By Katelyn Burns

Identity

Who’s afraid of trans visibility?

OPINION: On International Transgender Day of Visibility, we must call out Canada’s right for weaponizing the triumph of our visibility

By Mel Woods

Censorship

How a U.S. TikTok ban would censor trans people

ANALYSIS: Far-right campaigners are leveraging censorship to promote their own anti-trans agenda

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle

Identity

‘Gender ideology,’ the new anti-LGBTQ2S+ buzzword, explained

Experts weigh in on what the term tells us about the goals, language and future of the global anti-trans movement

By Tobin Ng

Books

‘Love the World or Get Killed Trying’ is an exquisite portrait of a trans woman’s suffering

REVIEW: Swedish author Alvina Chamberland’s prose is relentlessly inventive

By Veronica Esposito

Youth

Understanding ‘social contagion theory’ and what it means for trans kids

Where did this idea come from? How does it affect the trans community? Does the science hold up?

By Julia Peterson

Video

Ireland’s first openly gay prime minister resigns

Leo Varadkar announced he is stepping down as Taoiseach, after first taking the role in 2017

By Xtra Video

Sports

Raising the bar: How an Edmonton gym is making exercise accessible

Run by queer and trans professionals, Action Potential Fitness was created with LGBTQ2S+ clients in mind

By Natasha Chiam

Politics

More municipalities likely to follow Alberta town’s lead with crosswalk ban

OPINION: The structure in place that allowed for Westlock’s “neutrality” petition and bylaw shows the darker side of populism that people don’t like to talk about

By Dale Smith

Tech

The (missing) context around using AI to ban books

ANALYSIS: The case of an Iowa school district employing ChatGPT to enforce a statewide book ban has garnered significant attention—what concerns does it raise around AI-aided censorship?

By Jon Heggestad

Politics

Brianna Ghey’s legacy must be liberation—not further harm

ANALYSIS: Why restricting social media would be dangerous for kids

By Eli Cugini, Ilya Maude

Excerpt

The blurred lines between ‘transamory’ and chasing

In this excerpt from their new book, “Gender/Fucking,” writer and professor Florence Ashley unpacks “chaserdom” and the fetishization of trans femininity

By Florence Ashley

Politics

The new generation of gay Conservative sellouts

OPINION: Melissa Lantsman’s and Eric Duncan’s refusals to call out their party’s transphobia is a betrayal of the LGBTQ2S+ community

By Fae Johnstone

Video

Quebec approves X gender marker on health cards and driver’s licenses

In a surprising move, the province will move forward with approving the new gender markers right away

By Xtra Video

History

Where does ‘Be Gay, Do Crime’ even come from?

From graffiti to protests to band T-shirts, the phrase has become a vital part of queer culture

By Kevin Maimann

Politics

Age-verification bill relies on magical thinking about technology

OPINION: Pierre Poilievre’s support of government surveillance on adult content is certainly ironic

By Dale Smith