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Politics

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
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
‘Willow’ cancelled, historic Hanlan’s, Australia rallies, tracking celebrity allies and a Michigan librarian reads censors to filth
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
It’s not just drag artists who need to worry about bounty hunting bills
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
Italy’s far-right government is scrubbing gay parents from children’s birth certificates
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
National 2SLGBTQI+ action plan takes first steps with community funding, clearing criminal records
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
Pierre Poilievre’s courting of the far-right will have consequences 
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
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The making of a detransitioner
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
Texas bill would incentivize ‘bounty hunters’ to target drag shows, advocates say
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
Oscars make history, rural Pride networks, India and same-sex marriage, Scream VI is super gay and queer Juno winners
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
Decoding the language of the anti-trans movement
Power

Decoding the language of the anti-trans movement

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

By Katelyn Burns
Oscars’ gender, indecency expunged, a big queer Tennessee benefit, beautiful Minnesota and welcome, Suzy Eddie Izzard
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
Florida legislators propose expansions to ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill
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
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Under relentless legislative attack, trans Tennesseans speak out
Activism

Under relentless legislative attack, trans Tennesseans speak out

“Intense amount of cruelty coming from our state legislature”

By Darian Aaron
Florida legislators propose bill that could allow parents to kidnap trans kids
Power

Florida legislators propose bill that could allow parents to kidnap trans kids

The bill would allow a parent “emergency custody” of children receiving gender-affirming care

By Jackie Richardson
Censoring ‘The Last of Us,’ George Santos’s comeuppance (?), a new lesbian bar (!?), same-sex marriage attack and powerlifter JayCee Cooper
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Censoring ‘The Last of Us,’ George Santos’s comeuppance (?), a new lesbian bar (!?), same-sex marriage attack and powerlifter JayCee Cooper

5 queer and trans news stories to follow: March 3

By Maddy Mahoney
Why hasn’t Justin Trudeau appointed a special envoy for LGBTQ2S+ issues?
Politics

Why hasn’t Justin Trudeau appointed a special envoy for LGBTQ2S+ issues?

OPINION: The U.S. and France have these positions, and it’s time Canada does too 

By Dale Smith
Charges dropped against Calgary teens protesting homophobic and transphobic group
Activism

Charges dropped against Calgary teens protesting homophobic and transphobic group

Anti-hate advocates want “acknowledgment that these charges were wrong in the first place”

By Emma Bainbridge
Iowa Republican lawmakers propose same-sex marriage ban
Politics

Iowa Republican lawmakers propose same-sex marriage ban

If passed, the legislation would be in direct conflict with 2015’s Obergefell decision

By Silas Le Blanc
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