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Uh oh! Sexually transmitted infections are on the rise in Canada
Xtra Weekly

Uh oh! Sexually transmitted infections are on the rise in Canada

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, August 23.

By Eternity Martis
The Liberals want you to know Andrew Scheer hates gay marriage
Politics

The Liberals want you to know Andrew Scheer hates gay marriage

And maybe dog tails?

By Erica Lenti
What you need to know about Ontario’s new sex-ed curriculum
Sex education

What you need to know about Ontario’s new sex-ed curriculum

For starters, there’s no use of the acronym LGBTQ2 in the document

By Erica Lenti
It’s Hot Girl Summer: Lesbian Edition!
Xtra Weekly

It’s Hot Girl Summer: Lesbian Edition!

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, August 16

By Erica Lenti
If lesbianism is sinking, I’m going down with the ship
Opinion

If lesbianism is sinking, I’m going down with the ship

It took me years to use the label ‘lesbian,’ to feel I had earned it. Even if others are discarding it, I refuse to let it go

By Lauren Strapagiel
He survived Chechnya’s LGBTQ purge. Now, he’s ready to tell his story
Feature

He survived Chechnya’s LGBTQ purge. Now, he’s ready to tell his story

Like hundreds of others in his home country, Amin Dzhabrailov was detained and tortured because he is gay

By Arvin Joaquin
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Experts say Trump’s rhetoric is related to a rising rate of hate crimes in the US
Xtra Weekly

Experts say Trump’s rhetoric is related to a rising rate of hate crimes in the US

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, August 9

By Arvin Joaquin
Donald Trump plays Jesus, promises to cure AIDS if re-elected
Salty Queers

Donald Trump plays Jesus, promises to cure AIDS if re-elected

He’s really vying for America’s gay vote

By Arvin Joaquin, Erica Lenti
What you need to know about the fight for LGBTQ2 rights in Poland
Xtra Weekly

What you need to know about the fight for LGBTQ2 rights in Poland

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, August 2

By Arvin Joaquin
What you need to know about a Supreme Court ruling on sexual history as evidence
Analysis

What you need to know about a Supreme Court ruling on sexual history as evidence

By Kelli María Korducki
Justin Trudeau walks into a gay bar
Politics

Justin Trudeau walks into a gay bar

The bartender asks, ‘Where’s your pink shirt?’

By Erica Lenti
After decades of mistreatment, how can police fix their relationship with LGBTQ2 communities?
Still Fighting: LGBTQ2 Rights at 50

After decades of mistreatment, how can police fix their relationship with LGBTQ2 communities?

Tim McCaskell and Shakir Rahim talk Toronto’s bathhouse raids, the Bruce McArthur case and the marginalization of queer and trans people of colour

By Erica Lenti
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Amid hateful backlash, ‘Drag Kids’ celebrates families and loving oneself
Drag

Amid hateful backlash, ‘Drag Kids’ celebrates families and loving oneself

A new documentary showcases the talented generation of sashay-shantay

By Arvin Joaquin
The LGBTQ2-friendly companies who bankroll homophobic and transphobic politicians
Salty Queers

The LGBTQ2-friendly companies who bankroll homophobic and transphobic politicians

The Zero for Zeros campaign has the receipts

By Arvin Joaquin, Erica Lenti
718 victims of Canada’s gay purge have applied to be compensated in a settlement
Xtra Weekly

718 victims of Canada’s gay purge have applied to be compensated in a settlement

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, July 19

By Arvin Joaquin
The Canadian government considers reforming the Criminal Code to ban conversion therapy
Xtra Weekly

The Canadian government considers reforming the Criminal Code to ban conversion therapy

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, July 12

By Arvin Joaquin
My friends dumped me because of my stance against police. Do I try to fix this?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

My friends dumped me because of my stance against police. Do I try to fix this?

By Kai Cheng Thom
11 Black trans women have been killed in the US this year
Xtra Weekly

11 Black trans women have been killed in the US this year

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, July 5

By Arvin Joaquin
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