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Xtra’s queer year in review
Year in Review

Xtra’s queer year in review

We hope you were buckled in, because 2018 was a bumpy and beautiful ride

By Arvin Joaquin, Eternity Martis, Rachel Giese
Q&A with Olivia Nuamah
Pride Toronto

Q&A with Olivia Nuamah

The Pride Toronto executive director discusses police and the parade, the adjourned AGM and what happens now

By Rachel Giese
New draft of Assisted Human Reproduction Act continues anti-gay discrimination
Health

New draft of Assisted Human Reproduction Act continues anti-gay discrimination

Sperm donors must refrain from having sex with men for six months prior

By Rob Salerno
Laws that affect LGBT people in Canada may soon be struck down. Other sections of the Criminal Code are still anti-queer
Analysis

Laws that affect LGBT people in Canada may soon be struck down. Other sections of the Criminal Code are still anti-queer

Keeping outdated laws in the Code still have negative implications for queer people

By Rob Salerno
Why Toronto progressives still can’t win
Opinion

Why Toronto progressives still can’t win

What does a progressive Toronto look like? The left doesn’t know either

By Rob Salerno
Pride Toronto allows police to march in 2019
Pride

Pride Toronto allows police to march in 2019

By Xtra Video
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Toronto needs an experienced mayor — and it’s not John Tory
Opinion

Toronto needs an experienced mayor — and it’s not John Tory

A bold, progressive mayor with a strong team of experienced councillors is what we need to weather the Ford storm

By Rob Salerno
Doug Ford’s attack on Charter rights should also worry LGBT people in Ontario
Opinion

Doug Ford’s attack on Charter rights should also worry LGBT people in Ontario

Ford could use the notwithstanding clause to strip other rights away in the future

By Rob Salerno
A year after the trans-rights bill, fear and loathing run rampant
Opinion

A year after the trans-rights bill, fear and loathing run rampant

Hundreds applaud fear-mongering and bigotry at anti-trans panel

By Arshy Mann
Doug Ford’s attack on Toronto will mean fewer LGBT, non-white councillors
Opinion

Doug Ford’s attack on Toronto will mean fewer LGBT, non-white councillors

Toronto has only ever elected two openly queer councillors

By Arshy Mann
Protesters march to stop sex-ed repeal
Sex education

Protesters march to stop sex-ed repeal

Hundreds of people gathered at Queen’s Park to demand the Ford government not revert back to old sex-ed curriculum

By Arshy Mann
The Putin-Trump bromance images are not homophobic
Opinion

The Putin-Trump bromance images are not homophobic

Quite the opposite, in fact

By Matthew Hays
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This anti–sex ed talking point is a homophobic conspiracy theory
Opinion

This anti–sex ed talking point is a homophobic conspiracy theory

Social conservatives honestly believe LGBT people are grooming children for sex

By Arshy Mann
Are Doug Ford’s proposed changes to sex education unconstitutional?
Analysis

Are Doug Ford’s proposed changes to sex education unconstitutional?

Canadian Civil Liberties Association is considering a legal challenge if Ontario reverts to the old curriculum

By Arshy Mann
Doug Ford’s reversion of sex ed puts children in danger of sexual violence, survivors say
Sex education

Doug Ford’s reversion of sex ed puts children in danger of sexual violence, survivors say

Survivors speak out about how the 1998 curriculum failed to keep them safe

By Arshy Mann
I’m a young gay man. Here’s how sex-ed class failed to represent students like me
Sex education

I’m a young gay man. Here’s how sex-ed class failed to represent students like me

Sex ed taught me little about LGBT relationships, so I went searching on my own

By Nathan Sing
Doug Ford government scraps sex-ed curriculum for September
Power

Doug Ford government scraps sex-ed curriculum for September

Students will be taught the old sex education curriculum that dates back to the ’90s

By Arshy Mann
The global far right is riding a homophobic wave
Opinion

The global far right is riding a homophobic wave

From Russia to Poland to Brazil: how the far right weaponizes homophobia

By Arshy Mann
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