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Sports

Ahead of new PWHL season, fan fav CJ Jackson is soaking it all in

Ahead of new PWHL season, fan fav CJ Jackson is soaking it all in

Ahead of the PWHL kicking off its sophomore season, the non-binary Toronto Sceptres goalie reflects on the massive boom in women’s sport

By Frankie de la Cretaz • November 27, 2024 at 12:42 pm EDT
Education

There is a crisis playing out in Canadian schools

There is a crisis playing out in Canadian schools

The pipeline from misinformation to fear to hate is very clear, says teacher

By Rhea Rollmann • November 11, 2024 at 2:20 pm EDT
Politics

Canada’s queer and trans non-profits are teetering on a financial cliff

Canada’s queer and trans non-profits are teetering on a financial cliff

Given the current political climate, many are looking for sources of funding outside of government grants and ways to increase visibility

By Kevin Hurren • November 8, 2024 at 3:45 pm EDT
Activism

Higgs’s defeat a relief to New Brunswick activists, but fight continues 

Higgs’s defeat a relief to New Brunswick activists, but fight continues 

A new Liberal government doesn’t automatically mean the undoing of a year and a half of anti-LGBTQ2S+ policy changes 

By Rhea Rollmann • October 25, 2024 at 9:25 am EDT
Books

‘What I Know About You’ is a tale of the silence the repression of gay desire can wreak

‘What I Know About You’ is a tale of the silence the repression of gay desire can wreak

REVIEW: Éric Chacour’s first novel is at turns gorgeously lush and frustratingly opaque

By H Felix Chau Bradley • September 25, 2024 at 1:08 pm EDT
Books

All ‘Hookers Go to Heaven’ navigates the changing world of sex work

All ‘Hookers Go to Heaven’ navigates the changing world of sex work

Angel B.H.’s intimate and nuanced debut novel makes a clear point: ultimately sex work is work, and work is oppressive

By Noelle Perdue • September 6, 2024 at 7:28 pm EDT
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Books

Walter Scott on alter egos, elder Millennials and knowing when to give up

Walter Scott on alter egos, elder Millennials and knowing when to give up

With ‘The Wendy Award,’ Scott is stepping away from his beloved titular character—for now

By H Felix Chau Bradley • July 24, 2024 at 4:52 pm EDT
Sports

Running groups are getting queers—and their hearts—racing

Running groups are getting queers—and their hearts—racing

LGBTQ2S+ running groups are helping members find community, confidence and sometimes even love

By Paula Espinosa • July 3, 2024 at 2:39 pm EDT
Music

10 queer and trans country artists for your big gay twangy summer playlist

10 queer and trans country artists for your big gay twangy summer playlist

From Canadian breakout Robert Adam to trans industry vet Namoli Brennet 

By Jesse Locke • July 3, 2024 at 1:16 pm EDT
TV & Film

‘I Am: Celine Dion’ tackles the icon’s legacy from her own point of view

‘I Am: Celine Dion’ tackles the icon’s legacy from her own point of view

The film highlights an icon sorting out her life without the very thing that built her career

By Gabrielle Drolet • June 25, 2024 at 4:21 pm EDT
Sports

A new era for women’s sports?

A new era for women’s sports?

PWHL fans are packed in like sardines and there’s a line around the block. Hockey is driving a whole new game at queer bars

By Eve Cable • April 30, 2024 at 5:39 pm EDT
Inside Xtra

Xtra’s ‘Queering Family’ named a finalist for digital journalism award

Xtra’s ‘Queering Family’ named a finalist for digital journalism award

The nine-part multimedia series examines how people across North America are redefining what it means to build and sustain familial bonds

By Angela Mullins • April 25, 2024 at 4:19 pm EDT
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Culture

Why the Banff media festival is putting a spotlight on queer representation

Why the Banff media festival is putting a spotlight on queer representation

LGBTQ2S+ representation in the Canadian screen industries will be the focus of a Pink Paper

By Dean Lisk • April 19, 2024 at 12:37 pm EDT
Theatre

Brendan Healy on the loneliness of being gay, finding connection in theatre and bringing ‘The Inheritance’ to Toronto

Brendan Healy on the loneliness of being gay, finding connection in theatre and bringing ‘The Inheritance’ to Toronto

The Canadian Stage artistic director brings Matthew López’s two-part masterpiece to the stage 

By Christos Tsirbas • April 2, 2024 at 11:50 am EDT
TV & Film

Why a lesbian ‘Love Is Blind’ just makes sense 

Why a lesbian ‘Love Is Blind’ just makes sense 

OPINION: Netflix, bring out the U-Hauls!

By Tara-Michelle Ziniuk • February 27, 2024 at 12:48 pm EDT
Books

‘Firebugs’ pulls at the complex strings of t4t love and the climate crisis 

‘Firebugs’ pulls at the complex strings of t4t love and the climate crisis 

REVIEW: Nino Bulling’s graphic novel is an intimate portrait of a character who can’t bring themself to risk change, while hating how it feels not to

By H Felix Chau Bradley • February 27, 2024 at 10:29 am EDT
Dangerous Space

The free speech ‘debate’ is an impossible dumpster fire—and it’s getting worse

The free speech ‘debate’ is an impossible dumpster fire—and it’s getting worse

OPINION: So long as LGBTQ2S+ people keep undermining freedom of speech among ourselves, we will never be able to defend ourselves from homophobic and transphobic censorship

By Kai Cheng Thom • February 14, 2024 at 9:58 pm EDT
Politics

Danielle Smith is pandering to her reactionary base

Danielle Smith is pandering to her reactionary base

ANALYSIS: Between her appearance with Tucker Carlson and parental rights policies, the Alberta premier has clearly committed

By Dale Smith • February 1, 2024 at 12:42 pm EDT
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