Here’s what to expect from Xtra Weekly, Oct. 30

The Texas game developer talks trans representation in the industry, appearing in a Netflix doc and winning a coveted Atari championship 40 years ago

BuzzFeed News reporter Jane Lytvynenko has made a living busting phony news online. For queer and trans folks, that skill is imperative in keeping communities safe

This giant, moist, luminous orb seems pretty gay to me

Next week’s election results could mean the start of a new, progressive era—or the continuation of an administration trying to kill us

As the Canadian government tables a new bill to ban the practice nationwide, a survivor shares his experience—and wonders if the legislation will be enough

Our current system is a nightmare; it’s time to dream differently

Here’s what to expect from Xtra Weekly, Oct. 23

What to watch, read, listen to, or look at: Oct. 22

What can you expect from our next edition of Rainbow Votes 2020? Here’s The Brief for Oct. 20

These crucial sites for sex, community, education and protest are at risk of disappearing forever

Here’s what to expect from Xtra Weekly, Oct. 16

The new Green Party leader has set her sights on making Canada a diverse, climate-forward country—even with a small caucus

Jim Obergefell, the namesake behind the case that made marriage equality the law of the land, doesn’t have high hopes for America’s highest court

Here’s what to expect from Xtra Weekly, Oct. 9

What can you expect from our next edition of Rainbow Votes 2020? Here’s The Brief for Oct. 6

Despite blood supply shortages during COVID-19, the Canadian government still hasn’t ended the blood ban. Now, activists are asking for answers

Power

Topline: Amy Coney Barrett and Javicia Leslie

The secret trans history of gaming, according to Rebecca Heineman

How to debunk online disinformation about LGBTQ2S+ people

More evidence the moon is a lesbian: It’s wet

The U.S. presidential debates are over, but the stakes have never been higher for LGBTQ2S+ Americans

I underwent conversion therapy. It stopped me from transitioning for decades

We need a queer and trans revolution in care for older adults

Topline: Tegan and Sara and Pope Francis

4 LGBTQ2 happenings to wind you up or down in the week ahead

The Trump administration is slowly killing us

Bathhouses outlasted the AIDS epidemic, but will they survive COVID-19?

Community calls for alternative policing models at Toronto police town hall

Topline: Karamo Brown and Amy Coney Barrett

Annamie Paul wants to be Canada’s vanguard on progressive public policy

The future of the Supreme Court hangs in the balance

Topline: Jacinda Ardern and Laura Jane Grace

The man behind marriage equality is scared for the Supreme Court’s future

Trudeau said an end to the blood ban was coming. So why hasn’t anything changed?