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Everything you need to know about getting top surgery in Canada
Health

Everything you need to know about getting top surgery in Canada

It can cost thousands of dollars more out of pocket to get top surgery in Ontario compared to B.C.

By Mel Woods
From queerest Parliament to queerest Cabinet?
Politics

From queerest Parliament to queerest Cabinet?

ANALYSIS: With a record number of LGBTQ2S+ MPs elected this fall, the prime minister has plenty of worthy queer candidates to appoint

By Dale Smith
The queer, Muslim rom-com we’ve been waiting for has arrived
TV & Film

The queer, Muslim rom-com we’ve been waiting for has arrived

Filmmakers Fawzia Mirza and Kausar Mohammed discuss their short film, “The Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night”

By Tariq Raouf
How one gay man fought the medical establishment and won
History

How one gay man fought the medical establishment and won

A new documentary explores gay psychiatrist John Fryer’s efforts to end the American Psychiatric Association classification of homosexuality as an illness

By KC Hoard
What the Supreme Court’s signals so far mean for LGBTQ2S+ rights in the U.S.
Justice

What the Supreme Court’s signals so far mean for LGBTQ2S+ rights in the U.S.

Conservatives’ takeover of the Supreme Court has been decades in the making. Just a year after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Justices have begun rolling back women’s and LGBTQ2S+ rights

By Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza
A WNBA playoff game featured three couples on the court this week
Sports

A WNBA playoff game featured three couples on the court this week

A semifinal match between Chicago and Connecticut got super queer as three couples were on the court at the same time

By Mel Woods
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People are calling out the vile transphobia in Dave Chappelle’s new Netflix special
Culture

People are calling out the vile transphobia in Dave Chappelle’s new Netflix special

The comedian said “he’s done” with queer and trans jokes, yet filled a special with them

By Mel Woods
One in three homeless LGBTQ2S+ Toronto youth attempted suicide since start of pandemic
Health

One in three homeless LGBTQ2S+ Toronto youth attempted suicide since start of pandemic

A new survey from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health highlights the dramatic impact COVID-19 has had on unhoused LGBTQ2S+ youth

By Mel Woods
The hidden lives and uncertain future of trans prisoners
The Xtra Long Read

The hidden lives and uncertain future of trans prisoners

For decades, trans people in Canadian prisons fought for their right to be housed safely and humanely. Despite some victories, new policy proposals could set their rights back even more

By Simon Rolston
Tribunal rules that respecting pronouns is a human right
Identity

Tribunal rules that respecting pronouns is a human right

A non-binary server in B.C. was fired after asking that their workplace use their pronouns

By Mel Woods
Blake Desjarlais is ready to make his mark on Parliament
Politics

Blake Desjarlais is ready to make his mark on Parliament

Canada’s first openly Two-Spirit MP is headed to Ottawa after a historic election win

By Mel Woods
A moving love letter to queer Indigenous folks
Photo Essay

A moving love letter to queer Indigenous folks

Artist Jenny Irene Miller discusses her and filmmaker Alexis Anoruk Sallee’s project “Dear Kin,” exhibiting in Anchorage, Alaska

By Jenny Irene Miller
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Just look at all the games queers have to play to express themselves on social media
The Xtra Long Read

Just look at all the games queers have to play to express themselves on social media

Sex workers, artists, models and even casual users are cropping, blurring and emoji-ing to avoid being shadow banned—or worse

By Paul Gallant
‘I’m not sure how to forgive myself for surviving’
Identity

‘I’m not sure how to forgive myself for surviving’

A writer asks if it is acceptable—or even possible—to feel happiness when so many trans people are dying

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
The 44th Parliament will be the queerest yet. What that means for LGBTQ2S+ Canadians
Politics

The 44th Parliament will be the queerest yet. What that means for LGBTQ2S+ Canadians

A record number of LGBTQ2S+ MPs have been elected, and that could mean some real attention to the political issues that matter to our communities

By Dale Smith
More than 800,000 Canadians voted for a blatantly anti-trans party
Politics

More than 800,000 Canadians voted for a blatantly anti-trans party

Support for the People’s Party of Canada—a party that has promised to roll back trans rights—grew during this week’s election

By Mel Woods
What LGBTQ2S+ organizations want from the new Liberal government
Politics

What LGBTQ2S+ organizations want from the new Liberal government

Xtra spoke to three organizations about the most pressing issues for Justin Trudeau and his party to address

By Arvin Joaquin
Canada, meet your new LGBTQ2S+ MPs
Politics

Canada, meet your new LGBTQ2S+ MPs

A record of eight queer, trans or Two-Spirit candidates were elected to Parliament

By Erica Lenti
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