Xtra Weekly

Donald Trump’s administration proposed changes to an Obama-era rule, which would remove protection for LGBTQ2 people

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, Nov. 8

By Arvin Joaquin

Rainbow Votes 2019

What’s next for LGBTQ2 Canadians post-election?

Everything you need to know about the federal parties and their positions on queer rights

By Erica Lenti

Still Fighting: LGBTQ2 Rights at 50

Cheri DiNovo on being one of the few women in the early LGBTQ2 movement

The minister and former politician reflects on nearly 50 years in activism and politics

By Cheri DiNovo

Xtra Weekly

Black LGBTQ2 people react to Trump’s statement comparing the impeachment inquiry to a lynching

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, Oct. 25

By Arvin Joaquin

Politics

Where your new Canadian government stands on LGBTQ2 issues

Receipts on Justin Trudeau’s past and present promises

By Arvin Joaquin

Rainbow Votes 2019

Where have all the queer MPs gone?

A country divided, a community made invisible

By Erica Lenti

Rainbow Votes 2019

Canada, meet your new LGBTQ2 MPs

Here’s where queer and trans candidates were elected tonight

By Arvin Joaquin, Erica Lenti

Politics

Why queer voters in New Brunswick are turning to the Greens

With the NDP—usually a sure queer vote—relatively absent in the province, LGBTQ2 voters are throwing their support elsewhere

By RM Vaughan

Politics

Why are trans Canadians being deadnamed on their voter cards?

More than a dozen trans folks across the country received cards with the wrong identification

By Ziya Jones

Politics

LGBTQ2 first-time voters on why they’re casting their ballots

Five millennials talk about their hopes, fears, concerns—and the political issues that matter to them

By Ashleigh-Rae Thomas

Xtra Weekly

Parents of slain gay man Matthew Shepard called out U.S. Attorney General

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, Oct. 18

By Arvin Joaquin

Rainbow Votes 2019

If you’re dreading election day, you’re not alone

Election anxiety is real

By Erica Lenti

Politics

Elizabeth May talks LGBTQ2 issues on the campaign trail

The Green leader on access to queer and trans healthcare services, ending the blood ban and the effect of climate change on marginalized communities

By Xtra Staff

Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

The Canadian federal election is coming up. As a queer person, I’m not confident in any of the candidates. Should I even vote?

By Kai Cheng Thom

Xtra Weekly

Highlights from the cross-country LGBTQ2 election town halls

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, October 11

By Arvin Joaquin

Politics

Here’s what LGBTQ2 candidates told us matters to them this election

Forty-four candidates all of political stripes running across the country talk queer and trans issues, representation and more

By Fae Johnstone

Politics

How federal candidates say they’d support LGBTQ2 Canadians if elected

Candidates from all major parties appeared at a town hall on queer and trans issues in Toronto

By Xtra Staff

Analysis

Why hate crimes against trans and non-binary Canadians go underreported

When government agencies fail to coordinate to collect crime data, marginalized communities suffer

By Abigail Curlew