Politics

How federal candidates say they’d support LGBTQ2 Canadians if elected

Candidates from all major parties appeared at a town hall on queer and trans issues in Toronto

By Xtra Staff

Analysis

Why hate crimes against trans and non-binary Canadians go underreported

When government agencies fail to coordinate to collect crime data, marginalized communities suffer

By Abigail Curlew

Rainbow Votes 2019

Dear federal leaders: We have questions

By Erica Lenti

Rainbow Votes 2019

The federal parties take on conversion therapy this election to win the progressive vote

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, October 4

By Arvin Joaquin, Erica Lenti

Books

‘Being Indigenous today is the act of refusing to die’: Billy-Ray Belcourt on his latest poetry collection

The award-winning poet on the themes of his new book, ‘NDN Coping Mechanisms’

By Cameron Perrier

Salty Queers

If Trump is impeached and Pence becomes president, we’re screwed

And you thought Agent Orange was bad

By Arvin Joaquin, Erica Lenti

Rainbow Votes 2019

Federal politics: Where queer representation goes to die

Why are so few LGBTQ2 candidates elected in Canada?

By Erica Lenti

Love & Sex

Coming into my queer identity as a Somali teen

School work and learning the Quran took a backseat to pill popping and craving exotic boys

By Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali

Xtra Weekly

US President Donald Trump calls for the decriminalization of homosexuality

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, September 27

By Arvin Joaquin

Books

We can choose to consume each other, or we can choose love

Instead of punishment, let’s try understanding justice in queer and trans communities through an ethic of love

By Kai Cheng Thom

Rainbow Votes 2019

Fear and transphobia on the campaign trail

A campaign manager talks queer and trans visibility in politics

By Erica Lenti

Rainbow Votes 2019

Join us for a series of town hall debates on LGBTQ2 issues in the Canadian federal election

Participate in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton, Ottawa, or online

By Arnaud Baudry

Feature

LGBTQ2 YouTubers are fed up with censorship—so they’re suing Google

How a group of queer and trans creators are fighting back against what they say are discriminatory practices

By Kelli María Korducki

Politics

What it’s like for a trans, gay campaign manager on the election trail

The NDP’s Jules Sherred on visibility, transphobia and the shifting world of LGBTQ2 politics

By Erica Lenti

Salty Queers

Welcome to the election campaign of bad choices and apologies

Moisturize, it’s going to be a long ride

By Arvin Joaquin, Erica Lenti

Xtra Weekly

Happy bi-visibility week, beautiful

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, September 20

By Arvin Joaquin

Power

Drag performers in blackface are held accountable. Justin Trudeau should be, too

Here are the receipts on Trudeau’s history of racist acts

By Arvin Joaquin

Salty Queers

All the queer and trans people Maxime Bernier should dine with

If Mike Pence can do it, so can the People’s Party leader!

By Arvin Joaquin, Erica Lenti