Identity

Lane Tredger is Yukon’s first out non-binary MLA

“My dream is that I’m not the only queer and trans voice in the room”

By Julia Peterson

Xtra News Flash

Madonna queers Nashville, ‘Gen Q’ cancelled (sort of), Scotland’s new first minister, Grindr users targeted by police and queer curling in Halifax

5 queer and trans news stories we’re following: March 27

By Eve Cable

Power

The death of Eden Knight, a young trans woman, garners international attention

But we need more than outrage and temporary media coverage to save trans lives

By Katelyn Burns

Xtra News Flash

Hathaway/Coel power, trans happiness, Disney dig at DeSantis, trans athletics ban and oldest queen passes

5 queer and trans stories to follow: March 24

By Maddy Mahoney

Xtra News Flash

Queers on TV, P.E.I. Pride nixes politicos, Ugandan death sentence, Grindr’s HIV tests and a super-drag queen telethon

5 queer and trans stories to watch: March 22

By Maddy Mahoney

Xtra News Flash

Hockey got gay, New York’s AG hosts Drag Story Hour, anti-trans Scottish candidates, Billie Eilish plays queer and Tinder’s new relationship types

Bite-size queer and trans news for the week of March 20

By Eve Cable

Xtra News Flash

‘Willow’ cancelled, historic Hanlan’s, Australia rallies, tracking celebrity allies and a Michigan librarian reads censors to filth

5 queer and trans news stories to follow: March 17

By Maddy Mahoney

Power

It’s not just drag artists who need to worry about bounty hunting bills

OPINION: With a new anti-drag bill in Texas, Republicans are once again attempting to use the bounty system to bypass constitutional law

By Katelyn Burns

Parenting

Italy’s far-right government is scrubbing gay parents from children’s birth certificates

Milan, the last city in Italy to recognize both same-sex parents on birth certificates, has been told to stop the practice

By V.S. Wells

Politics

National 2SLGBTQI+ action plan takes first steps with community funding, clearing criminal records

Six months into the historic plan, some are still waiting for more concrete commitments

By Kevin Hurren

Politics

Pierre Poilievre’s courting of the far-right will have consequences

OPINION: Christine Anderson shows the delicate game the Conservative leader is playing

By Dale Smith

Identity

The making of a detransitioner

Elisa Rae Shupe was a weapon in the hands of TERFs and Christian conservatives. Now, over 2,600 pages of leaked emails help tell her story

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle

Politics

Texas bill would incentivize ‘bounty hunters’ to target drag shows, advocates say

HB 4378 would allow anyone to sue a drag performer if a minor attends their performance

By Jackie Richardson

Xtra News Flash

Oscars make history, rural Pride networks, India and same-sex marriage, Scream VI is super gay and queer Juno winners

5 queer and trans news stories we’re watching the week of March 13

By Eve Cable

Power

Decoding the language of the anti-trans movement

OPINION: Under the euphemisms, transphobic figureheads are sending a clear message

By Katelyn Burns

Xtra News Flash

Oscars’ gender, indecency expunged, a big queer Tennessee benefit, beautiful Minnesota and welcome, Suzy Eddie Izzard

5 queer and trans news stories we’re following: March 10

By Maddy Mahoney

Politics

Florida legislators propose expansions to ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

Three new bills would further limit discussion of LGBTQ2S+ topics or identities in schools

By V.S. Wells

Activism

Under relentless legislative attack, trans Tennesseans speak out

“Intense amount of cruelty coming from our state legislature”

By Darian Aaron