“People are going to die,” says a former Conservative candidate, while party leaders refuse to take a stand on LGBTQ2S+ rights

OPINION: Anti-trans laws are tearing apart the families conservatives purport to want to protect

Transgender Europe’s executive director Lenny Emson provides insight into LGBTQ+ rights in Ukraine

ANALYSIS: The LGBTQ2S+ travel warning drops as Canada wrestles with a rise in extremism within its own borders

The province is also giving parents the opportunity to pull their students out of sex-education classes

Despite being in a long-term, monogamous relationship, Liam Dee’s dying wish to become a tissue donor was deemed “high-risk.” He’s not the only one

Faced with anti-trans bans, trans youth and their families in Mississippi scramble for alternatives

ANALYSIS: It’s helpful to have a report that calls Policy 713 harmful

This year, LGBTQ2S+ Pride marketing encountered a backlash like no other. But the lessons learned might transform it into something better going forward.

OPINION: For all their talk of patriotism, the right would rather root against an American team than support its progressive players

The decision is a response to a “rise in hate”

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: August 9

The Alliance Defending Freedom has deep and surprising connections in Ottawa

ANALYSIS: More responsibilities and more challenges are on the horizon

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: August 4

Islamic conservatives have ramped up their attacks on LGBTQ+ people since Erdoğan’s re-election

OPINION: Federal Democrats have so far rarely directly addressed growing anti-trans rhetoric. That changed last week

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: August 2

Politics

Anti-trans policies at Conservative convention met with apathy and outrage

The ‘trans debate’ isn’t just about wonky policy issues, it’s about families

The dire situation for queer and trans Ukrainians, and how Canada can help

Canadian travel advisory a sign the world is noticing U.S. transphobia

Saskatchewan will require trans kids to get parental consent for changing names and pronouns in classroom

‘Robbed of the legacy he wanted to leave.’ A gay man’s family fights for the right to donate organs and tissues

Mississippi trans youth forced to flee the state in wake of health care ban

New Brunswick premier’s discriminatory policy gets deserved rebuke

Why 2023 was a transformational year in how companies do Pride marketing

Conservatives won’t stop celebrating the Women’s National Soccer team’s loss

North Bay Pride takes a stand by cancelling its Pride parade in favour of a protest march

Red Cross rolls out new blood donation policy, judge dismisses ‘transgender-free bathrooms’ suit, and more

This U.S.-based ‘hate group’ is using a shadowy network of lawyers and doctors to infiltrate Canada

All three Canadian queer cabinet ministers promoted during shuffle

British rowing bans trans women; Indiana trans kids win in court; and more.

‘Our lives are in danger here’: LGBTQ+ activists flee Turkey after Erdoğan’s re-election

At last week’s federal hearing on youth gender affirming care, Democrats finally stood up for trans people

Tributes and outrage in wake of O’Shae Sibley stabbing, anti-trans vitriol comes for Doc Martens, and more