All the LGBTQ2S+ wins and losses from the 2022 midterm elections

Here’s everything queer you need to know about election night

StatsCan bullying figures ring true for those who work with LGBTQ2S+ youth

A new report confirms there’s still a long way to go when it comes to ending bullying against queer and trans kids in Canada

By Dale Smith

Power

Conservatives are spending millions on anti-trans campaign ads in the U.S. midterms, says HRC report

25 states have seen anti-trans ads airing, hoping to stop Black and Spanish-speaking voters from voting

By V.S. Wells

Politics

Is Florida a preview of America’s dystopian future?

OPINION: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is a man with presidential ambitions, and he’s getting there by targeting trans kids

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle

Politics

First trans politician in Russia quits after push to expand ‘LGBT propaganda’ law

“I guess I was a little ahead of my time,” said Yulia Alyoshina

By Jackie Richardson

Identity

Nova Scotia lesbian couple fight for the right for both to be registered as parents on child’s birth certificate

A lesbian couple from Wolfville, Nova Scotia, is speaking out about being unable to register both their names to their daughter’s birth certificate

By Ursula Muñoz S.

Politics

A record number of LGBTQ2S+ candidates threw their names on U.S. ballots this year

Here’s why that matters and how it could impact the November election

By Diamond Yao

Politics

The ‘anti-woke’ wave in Ontario’s municipal elections was an epic fail

Many school board trustee candidates running on anti-LGBTQ2S+ platforms came up short

By V.S. Wells

Marriage Equality

Same-sex marriage is finally legal throughout Mexico

But LGBTQ+ people still face discrimination and violence in the country—the fight for full LGBTQ+ equality continues

By Rob Salerno

Politics

How queer and trans candidates fared in Ontario’s municipal elections

Catherine McKenney may have lost, but a slew of other queer and trans candidates were elected

By Dale Smith

Politics

Florida is now targeting teachers and trans students following passage of “Don’t Say Gay” law

New rules force school districts to notify parents if they allow trans kids to use gender-congruent bathrooms

By Oliver Haug

Power

Ahead of the World Cup, Qatar is arresting and abusing LGBTQ+ people

“I still have nightmares to this day, and I’m terrified of being in public”

By Jackie Richardson

Sports

Brittney Griner loses appeal, faces 9 years in Russian prison. What happens now?

The WNBA star was sentenced to nearly a decade in a Russian penal colony for carrying cannabis oil in her luggage

By Mel Woods

Politics

‘Deeply concerned’: Anti-LGBTQ2S+ candidates are running for school boards across Ontario

More than 20 candidates across the province are recycling old dog whistles to attack trans rights

By V.S. Wells

Politics

Change is on the horizon in Kenya as a new movement to legalize homosexuality begins

There is reason to be hopeful, despite the country’s history of homophobia

By Gitonga Njeru

Politics

A website was just forced to scrub a list of ‘anti-woke’ Canadian school board candidates

Here’s what you need to know about its wretched anti-LGBTQ2S+ roots and how it could impact Ontario’s municipal election

By Xtra Staff

Politics

This could be America’s most ‘vicious’ anti-LGBTQ2S+ legislation yet

A federal “Don’t Say Gay or Trans” bill is on the table and advocates fear it’s a new blueprint for hate

By Dawn Ennis

Identity

Trans Americans will now be allowed to self-identify their gender when applying for Social Security cards

The Biden administration said it is working on updates that will recognize the identities of non-binary people in Social Security records

By Nico Lang