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Rainbow Rewind 2024

Can labour conditions keep up with the women’s sports boom?

Can labour conditions keep up with the women’s sports boom?

From the WNBA to smaller leagues, player associations and unions will play a key role in what comes next

By Frankie de la Cretaz • December 17, 2024 at 11:33 am EDT
Queer View Mirror

Why the adaptation ‘Anne with an E’ speaks to queers and misfits of all kinds

Why the adaptation ‘Anne with an E’ speaks to queers and misfits of all kinds

The modern interpretation of Anne of Green Gables reflected queer and gender-diverse people’s lives back at them 

By Andi Schwartz • November 22, 2024 at 10:37 am EDT
Culture

The surprising queer utopia of Duolingo

The surprising queer utopia of Duolingo

ANALYSIS: From LGBTQ+ characters in their lessons to hunky owls in the streets, Duolingo’s blend of inclusivity and absurdity has me primed for my next lesson

By Jon Heggestad • October 16, 2024 at 1:21 pm EDT
Education

The next ‘parental rights’ frontier? Getting kids out of school altogether

The next ‘parental rights’ frontier? Getting kids out of school altogether

Christian Nationalists are encouraging parents to homeschool and avoid LGBTQ2S+-inclusive education

By Emma Arkell • September 30, 2024 at 3:47 pm EDT
Politics

What is Canada doing to aid queer rights around the world?

What is Canada doing to aid queer rights around the world?

Queer diplomacy is a vital tool for Canada

By Dale Smith • July 31, 2024 at 1:17 pm EDT
Politics

Canada must be a leader in response to Ugandan anti-LGBTQ+ laws 

Canada must be a leader in response to Ugandan anti-LGBTQ+ laws 

OPINION: The lack of action is not helping Canada’s image of being a champion for human rights on the global stage

By Dale Smith • April 11, 2024 at 11:41 am EDT
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Politics

Why you should worry about age verification laws

Why you should worry about age verification laws

OPINION: Calls to restrict access to supposed adult content should be called out for their true intentions: relegating queer content to the shadows

By Nneka Ewulonu • April 3, 2024 at 3:09 pm EDT
TV & Film

‘Sue Bird: In the Clutch’ is a love letter to a basketball legend, and to women’s sports

‘Sue Bird: In the Clutch’ is a love letter to a basketball legend, and to women’s sports

The documentary, which recaps and celebrates Bird’s gilded career, is now available to stream online

By Lindsay Lee Wallace • April 2, 2024 at 10:37 am EDT
Censorship

How a U.S. TikTok ban would censor trans people

How a U.S. TikTok ban would censor trans people

ANALYSIS: Far-right campaigners are leveraging censorship to promote their own anti-trans agenda

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle • March 28, 2024 at 12:59 pm EDT
Identity

‘Gender ideology,’ the new anti-LGBTQ2S+ buzzword, explained

‘Gender ideology,’ the new anti-LGBTQ2S+ buzzword, explained

Experts weigh in on what the term tells us about the goals, language and future of the global anti-trans movement 

By Tobin Ng • March 26, 2024 at 1:47 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 6 power ranking: Top doll

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 6 power ranking: Top doll

After a shake-up to the status quo last week, things mostly return to normal

By Kevin O'Keeffe • February 11, 2024 at 3:55 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 6 recap: Valley of the dolls

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 6 recap: Valley of the dolls

Three! Three! Three challenges in one!

By Kevin O'Keeffe • February 11, 2024 at 3:46 pm EDT
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Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 2 recap: How the other half slays

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 2 recap: How the other half slays

Let’s meet the other seven queens competing this season!

By Kevin O'Keeffe • January 14, 2024 at 4:32 pm EDT
Rainbow Rewind 2023

Righteous Queens and Shady Bitches 2023

Righteous Queens and Shady Bitches 2023

An annual tradition returns: the highs and the lows of the past year, personified

By Xtra Staff • December 18, 2023 at 5:24 pm EDT
Politics

Canadian Conservative ties to Hungary and Orbán are cause for concern

Canadian Conservative ties to Hungary and Orbán are cause for concern

OPINION: The Danube Institute treated a group of Conservatives to a lavish trip, part of what could be a slippery ideological slope

By Dale Smith • November 30, 2023 at 3:08 pm EDT
Books

Posthumous books by Canlit legends Marie-Claire Blais and RM Vaughan

Posthumous books by Canlit legends Marie-Claire Blais and RM Vaughan

Community connections, tenuous and profound, resonate across time in these heady, heart-rending titles

By Christopher DiRaddo • November 13, 2023 at 12:09 pm EDT
Sports

By banning Pride Tape and theme nights, the NHL refuses to do the bare minimum

By banning Pride Tape and theme nights, the NHL refuses to do the bare minimum

OPINION: By ceding so much ground to a small minority of players, the NHL shows where its true priorities lie

By Katelyn Burns • October 13, 2023 at 11:29 am EDT
Politics

How exactly is Canada helping Ukraine’s queer and trans communities?

How exactly is Canada helping Ukraine’s queer and trans communities?

OPINION: Canadians should be getting clearer answers from officials on aid efforts 

By Dale Smith • October 13, 2023 at 10:56 am EDT
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