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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
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
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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
Justice

Canada’s prison system is still vastly transphobic 

Canada’s prison system is still vastly transphobic 

Despite recent changes to Canada’s Human Rights Act, incarcerated trans people in Canada still face violence and discrimination 

By Charlotte Sheasby • January 9, 2024 at 1:29 pm EDT
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Books

A deeply Cree and gloriously queer conversation with Kent Monkman and Gisèle Gordon

A deeply Cree and gloriously queer conversation with Kent Monkman and Gisèle Gordon

Get ready to love and laugh with Miss Chief Eagle Testickle

By Megan Scribe • December 21, 2023 at 12:55 pm EDT
Queer Ink

20 Canadian queer and trans tattooers to check out

20 Canadian queer and trans tattooers to check out

New year, new ink? Check out some picks for artists to inspire your next tattoo

By Ashleigh-Rae Thomas, Mel Woods, Phoebe Fuller • December 18, 2023 at 1:32 pm EDT
Rainbow Rewind 2023

Xtra’s top LGBTQ2S+ stories of the year

Xtra’s top LGBTQ2S+ stories of the year

The best and brightest—even most bewildering—stories from a back catalogue brimming with insight

By Xtra Staff • December 15, 2023 at 2:25 pm EDT
Tech

YouTube is no longer the default site for coming out online, but its legacy lives on 

YouTube is no longer the default site for coming out online, but its legacy lives on 

ANALYSIS: What do Troye Sivan, Gigi Gorgeous, Tom Daley and Dodie have in common? They all came out on YouTube. But the platform is no longer as central to queer and trans narratives 

By Jon Heggestad • December 13, 2023 at 1:31 pm EDT
Trans Health

Inside the fight to add gender-affirming care to university health insurance plans

Inside the fight to add gender-affirming care to university health insurance plans

Students in British Columbia successfully campaigned to add gender affirming care to their school’s health insurance. That benefit is now available to 200,000 university students across Canada—but gaps remain

By Phoebe Fuller • November 30, 2023 at 4:03 pm EDT
Homelessness

As the homelessness crisis worsens, Gay Villages are caught at a crossroads of identity 

As the homelessness crisis worsens, Gay Villages are caught at a crossroads of identity 

ANALYSIS: Unhoused people are a part of our communities, so what can we do?

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul • November 28, 2023 at 6:00 am EDT
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