Rainbow Votes 2019

Yes, we’re still debating same-sex marriage

Because it’s 2005?

By Erica Lenti

Politics

Dear Canadian politicians: My queer rights are not vote bait

Politicians of all stripes are dredging up the same-sex marriage debates — all in a cheap effort to win votes

By RM Vaughan

Xtra Weekly

Mike Pence dines with Ireland’s gay Taoiseach Leo Varadkar

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, September 6

By Arvin Joaquin

Hate Watch

It’s September and the homophobes are busy spreading hate

Seriously, they need hobbies

By Arvin Joaquin

Xtra Weekly

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

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, August 23.

By Eternity Martis

Politics

The Liberals want you to know Andrew Scheer hates gay marriage

And maybe dog tails?

By Erica Lenti

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

Xtra Weekly

It’s Hot Girl Summer: Lesbian Edition!

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, August 16

By Erica Lenti

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

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

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

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

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

Analysis

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

By Kelli María Korducki

Politics

Justin Trudeau walks into a gay bar

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

By Erica Lenti

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

Drag

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

A new documentary showcases the talented generation of sashay-shantay

By Arvin Joaquin

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