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

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

Xtra Weekly

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

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, July 12

By Arvin Joaquin

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

Xtra Weekly

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

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, July 5

By Arvin Joaquin

Analysis

What the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls means for Two-Spirit people

Last month’s report puts special emphasis on often-overlooked LGBTQ2 Indigenous people and the barriers they face

By Cameron Perrier

Opinion

How far-right violence is infiltrating our Pride events

I’ve seen alt-right organizers become more visible and aggressive. We need LGBTQ2 allies to step up for us

By Fae Johnstone

Xtra Weekly

A roundup on rainbow washing this Pride month

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, June 28

By Arvin Joaquin

Salty Queers

RIP Justin Trudeau’s pink Pride shirt

Gone, but never forgotten

By Erica Lenti