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Politics

Feds shift focus to safety, one year into Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan

Feds shift focus to safety, one year into Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan

Marci Ien, minister of Women and Gender Equality and Youth, says with rise in anti-trans hate, the government has the potential to “save lives” 

By Dale Smith • September 25, 2023 at 2:51 pm EDT
Fashion

Fola Francis makes history as the first trans model to walk Lagos Fashion Week

Fola Francis makes history as the first trans model to walk Lagos Fashion Week

Labels Cute-Saint and Fruché showcase Francis despite industry “blacklist”

By Chisom Peter Job • November 14, 2022 at 4:11 pm EDT
Art & Photography

Of course Isabel Okoro wants the world to end

Of course Isabel Okoro wants the world to end

The Toronto-based Nigerian photographer thinks we deserve better than the world we’ve inherited 

By Connor Garel • September 21, 2022 at 10:25 am EDT
Power

The U.K. has sent over 3,000 queer refugees back to countries with homophobic laws since 2017

The U.K. has sent over 3,000 queer refugees back to countries with homophobic laws since 2017

U.K. activists are criticizing the government for “failing to stand up” for queer people seeking asylum following the publication of a damning new report

By Dika Ofoma • September 1, 2022 at 3:40 pm EDT
Identity

A record number of African youth support LGBTQ+ equality, according to new survey

A record number of African youth support LGBTQ+ equality, according to new survey

Thirty-eight percent of young adults in sub-Saharan Africa said they want their governments to do more for LGBTQ+ rights

By Ursula Muñoz S. • July 29, 2022 at 3:23 pm EDT
HIV/AIDS

These 39 countries are still criminalizing people for transmitting HIV during sex

These 39 countries are still criminalizing people for transmitting HIV during sex

A new report finds that more than 270 people have been arrested for HIV transmission since 2019

By Nico Lang • July 22, 2022 at 4:48 pm EDT
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Politics

Rob Oliphant, parliamentary secretary to the minister of foreign affairs, raises LGBTQ+ issues in Africa

Rob Oliphant, parliamentary secretary to the minister of foreign affairs, raises LGBTQ+ issues in Africa

Xtra catches up with the out gay Liberal MP on this initiative and more

By Dale Smith • July 18, 2022 at 1:36 pm EDT
TV & Film

Gina Yashere’s dream was to play a best friend on a sitcom. Now she’s writing for one of TV’s most popular shows and making other people famous

Gina Yashere’s dream was to play a best friend on a sitcom. Now she’s writing for one of TV’s most popular shows and making other people famous

How comedian Gina Yashere, once shy about being out, became a Hollywood powerhouse with a little help from “Bob ❤️ Abishola”

By Paul Gallant • June 22, 2022 at 10:24 am EDT
Books

Edafe Okporo on writing ‘Asylum’ and finding home as a Black gay man in America

Edafe Okporo on writing ‘Asylum’ and finding home as a Black gay man in America

The activist and founder of Refuge America shares his inspiring story in a new memoir

By Dika Ofoma • June 6, 2022 at 10:05 am EDT
Immigration & Refugees

LGBTQ+ refugees fear for their safety as Canada faces asylum application backlog

LGBTQ+ refugees fear for their safety as Canada faces asylum application backlog

With more than 100,000 refugees trapped in an immigration backlog, LGBTQ+ individuals face unique challenges

By Ursula Muñoz S. • May 9, 2022 at 2:26 pm EDT
Queer Culture Catch-Up

Spicy erotica, crying Nazis and the Badass Trans Women of Comedy

Spicy erotica, crying Nazis and the Badass Trans Women of Comedy

Plus other recommendations for what’s up and what’s on, beginning March 17

By S. Bear Bergman • March 17, 2022 at 3:46 pm EDT
Politics

Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Board updates guidelines for LGBTQ2S+ claimants—but there’s more work to be done

Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Board updates guidelines for LGBTQ2S+ claimants—but there’s more work to be done

ANALYSIS: Board members’ reliance on stereotypes and a lack of oversight can often lead to “life or death stakes” for refugees

By Dale Smith • January 28, 2022 at 9:55 am EDT
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Politics

Senegal rejects proposed law increasing prison sentences for gay sex

Senegal rejects proposed law increasing prison sentences for gay sex

The legislation would have increased sentences for same-sex intercourse from five to 10 years in prison

By Nico Lang • January 6, 2022 at 4:22 pm EDT
Justice

Gay men convicted under U.K. laws criminalizing sodomy set to be pardoned

Gay men convicted under U.K. laws criminalizing sodomy set to be pardoned

U.K.’s anti-gay laws, which date back to colonial times, remain on the books in dozens of countries

By Oliver Haug • January 5, 2022 at 2:06 pm EDT
Rainbow Rewind 2021

The best and worst social media moments of 2021

The best and worst social media moments of 2021

Here are 10 times queer and trans people broke the internet over the past year

By Jordan Currie, Michelle da Silva • December 23, 2021 at 11:53 am EDT
Identity

Global Black Pride is coming to Toronto—and it’s bigger and better than ever

Global Black Pride is coming to Toronto—and it’s bigger and better than ever

“Black Pride is a political act whether we’re protesting or dancing”

By Sophie Hurwitz • December 6, 2021 at 12:50 pm EDT
Activism

As anti-LGBTQ+ crackdowns persist across Africa, these activists continue to fight

As anti-LGBTQ+ crackdowns persist across Africa, these activists continue to fight

From Ghana to Uganda, LGBTQ+ people are banding together to counter homophobic and transphobic violence with resilience

By Dika Ofoma • November 8, 2021 at 10:44 am EDT
Books

A conversation about African queerness and the writing life

A conversation about African queerness and the writing life

Ghanaian writer Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah and Canadian-Nigerian novelist Francesca Ekwuyasi talk about sex, food and their literary influences

By Francesca Ekwuyasi, Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah • October 4, 2021 at 10:44 am EDT
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