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What’s so good about being natural?
Identity

What’s so good about being natural?

By arguing against allegations of trans unnaturalness with proof of our naturalness, we’re agreeing with our vilifiers’ idea that being natural is somehow significant in the first place

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul
Meet Evie Macdonald. At 13, she took TV by storm and became national figure in trans activism
TV & Film

Meet Evie Macdonald. At 13, she took TV by storm and became national figure in trans activism

The star of “First Day” has called out Australia’s prime minister

By V.S. Wells
Meet the unlikely senator sponsoring Canada’s bill to end conversion therapy
Politics

Meet the unlikely senator sponsoring Canada’s bill to end conversion therapy

New Brunswick’s René Cormier never expected to be an LGBTQ2S+ advocate in the Senate. But now, he’s the senator ushering Bill C-6 to the finish line

By Dale Smith
Topline: Celebrating LGBTQ2S+ Indigenous futures for National Indigenous History Month
Xtra Weekly

Topline: Celebrating LGBTQ2S+ Indigenous futures for National Indigenous History Month

June honours both queer and Indigenous communities—and to celebrate, here’s some amazing Indigenous LGBTQ2S+ creators and artists who inspire us

By Rachel Giese
The cost of building a family
Parenting

The cost of building a family

Ken McNeilly wants the Canadian government to make tax credits more fair for queer men—and others—grappling with the cost of assisted reproduction

By Alison Motluk
Trans people are calling out Biden’s hollow Pride message
Politics

Trans people are calling out Biden’s hollow Pride message

The U.S. president tweeted support for “brave” trans youth. Trans people have thoughts

By Mel Woods
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TikTokers are hilariously skewering corporate Pride
Tik Talk

TikTokers are hilariously skewering corporate Pride

These takedowns of companies that are sharing Pride messages without actually doing the work are *chef’s kiss*

By Mel Woods
From adoption to trans pregnancy
Parenting

From adoption to trans pregnancy

One of the most famous trans dads in the world goes behind the headlines to celebrate queer parenting

By Sarah Prager
Despair and resistance in Sheikh Jarrah
Dispatch

Despair and resistance in Sheikh Jarrah

A queer Palestinian pop star reflects on how the fight for freedom is a feminist issue, an LGBTQ+ issue and an issue of racial justice

By Bashar Murad
Topline: Looking back at the AIDS crisis’s beginnings as we (hopefully) end the COVID-19 crisis
Xtra Weekly

Topline: Looking back at the AIDS crisis’s beginnings as we (hopefully) end the COVID-19 crisis

Forty years after the first report about AIDS, what have we learned about taking care of ourselves and each other?

By Paul Gallant
Conservatives plan to spend Pride Month pressing for blood ban changes
Politics

Conservatives plan to spend Pride Month pressing for blood ban changes

The opposition party tabled a draft order to end the discriminatory practice for queer men and trans people

By Dale Smith
The solo back porch dance parties that revived me
My Safe Space

The solo back porch dance parties that revived me

I took queer nightlife for granted until I couldn’t access it anymore—so I made my own dance floor

By Emma Glassman-Hughes
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More WAPs, less cops
Protest and Pleasure

More WAPs, less cops

In the second installment of the “Protest and Pleasure” series, we explore why defunding the police is the best protection against sexual violence

By Chanelle Gallant
How a revolutionary turned a Berlin mosque into a declaration of love
TV & Film

How a revolutionary turned a Berlin mosque into a declaration of love

A new documentary about human rights advocate Seyran Ateş takes us inside her mission to reinvigorate Islam

By Zaina Arafat
Topline: It’s (always) an honour just to be Asian
Xtra Weekly

Topline: It’s (always) an honour just to be Asian

The recent rise in anti-Asian racism has made acknowledging and celebrating Asian Heritage Month all the more urgent

By Michelle da Silva
The best clapbacks to the ‘no kink at Pride’ discourse
Power

The best clapbacks to the ‘no kink at Pride’ discourse

Leather, kink, bare asses and a titty or two are a fundamental part of Pride

By Mel Woods
What if we weren’t born that way?
The Xtra Long Read

What if we weren’t born that way?

The immutability of sexual orientation and gender identity has been the cornerstone argument for LGBTQ2S+ rights. The trouble is that not everyone fits that mold

By Heron Greenesmith
How Elliot Page’s thirst trap sparked conversations about trans body image
Identity

How Elliot Page’s thirst trap sparked conversations about trans body image

The actor and activist showed off his top surgery and rockin’ abs in a new photo posted to his social media this week

By Mel Woods
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