Here’s what to expect from Xtra Weekly, July 31

For queer and trans people, policing and imprisonment come with deadly consequences. Instead of reforms, it’s time to consider ending incarceration altogether

Here’s what to expect from the “Xtra Weekly” newsletter, July 24

Auto repair shops are often filled with hypermasculine technicians, homophobia and transphobia. The fix? LGBTQ2 folks are creating their own space on the inside

Married and separated LGBTQ2 Canadians reflect on 15 years of marriage equality

On July 20, 2005, gay marriage was legalized in Canada—paving the way for even greater battles for LGBTQ2 rights

All around the world, people are taking to the streets in demonstrations against systemic racism and police violence. In Toronto, photojournalist Nick Lachance has been documenting the resistance movement

My new name feels right, like I’m finally home

Working-class country living isn’t always bad for queer folks. Five authors tackle femme identity and queerness outside city limits

Here’s what to expect from Xtra Weekly, July 10

For many, dressing up as their favourite characters is the first safe opportunity to play with gender

Here’s what to expect from Xtra Weekly, July 3

Neal Baer, an executive producer of the HBO documentary ‘Welcome to Chechnya,’ on why the world’s attention must turn to the country

Four queer Black men discuss how they deal with anti-Black racism while caring for themselves and each other

Black communities have taken to the streets to protest white supremacy during COVID-19 with the knowledge that we can—and will—keep each other safe

What exactly divestment means and how it would work in Canada and the U.S.

Here’s what to expect from Xtra Weekly, June 26

Power

Topline: Polish President Andrzej Duda and ‘Pose’ star Angelica Ross

Trans liberation can’t happen until we abolish prisons

Topline: Former ‘Glee’ actor Chris Colfer and Polish president Andrzej Duda

How queer and trans mechanics find community in a male-dominated industry

What marriage equality means to me

15 years later, reflecting on the fight to say ‘I do’

A summer of protest

Topline: Bounce artist Big Freedia and model Valentina Sampaio

I changed my name and fell in love with my true self

How femme memoirs challenge queer stereotypes about rural living

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ debuts, the president of Poland’s constitutional homophobia and Halle Berry’s trans snafu

Why cosplay can be so liberating for trans and non-binary folks

Nikki Blonsky comes out, Taipei’s Pride event, and ‘Burger Queer’

From despair to inspiration to action in Chechnya

Being Black and queer in Canada

Protesting for Black lives during COVID-19

Everything you need to know about defunding the police

Protests against the Trump administration, Obama’s message to the queer community and the Britney Spears effect