Power | Xtra Magazine

What’s on your nightstand? This queer Instagrammer wants to know

The Queer Nightstands account chronicles a shared community intimacy by showing off what we keep beside our beds

By Madeline Lines

Rainbow Votes 2020

No matter tonight’s election results, Trump has already lost

What can you expect from our next edition of Rainbow Votes 2020? Here’s The Brief for Nov. 3

Here’s how queer and trans folks are getting through tonight’s election

Ice cream and orgasms for the apocalypse!

This gay couple rushed to marry before a possible Trump re-election

Living in the swing state of Pennsylvania, Jonathon Wonders and Jason Melcher tied the knot ahead of election results

By Lauren Rowello

What LGBTQ2S+ issues must be addressed post-election?

Five American queer and trans-inclusive organizations weigh in

Topline: Amy Coney Barrett and Javicia Leslie

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

Culture

The secret trans history of gaming, according to Rebecca Heineman

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

By Niko Stratis

How to debunk online disinformation about LGBTQ2S+ people

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

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

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

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

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

By Danielle Moodie

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

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

By Jules Sherred

Health

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

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

By Zena Sharman

Topline: Tegan and Sara and Pope Francis

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

Arts

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

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

Rainbow Votes 2020

The Trump administration is slowly killing us

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

Power

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

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

By Paul Gallant

Power

Community calls for alternative policing models at Toronto police town hall

Topline: Karamo Brown and Amy Coney Barrett

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

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