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Politics

Close vote on conversion therapy ban shows divided Conservative Party

Close vote on conversion therapy ban shows divided Conservative Party

While Pierre Poilievre decisively won his leadership review, his party remains muddled on where to go next

By Mel Woods • February 2, 2026 at 3:50 pm EDT
Politics

Activists hope to harness queer rage for midterm wins

Activists hope to harness queer rage for midterm wins

As U.S. midterms approach, LGBTQ2S+ activists are mobilizing to give homophobic and transphobic politicians the boot

By Rohan Zhou-Lee • February 2, 2026 at 3:13 pm EDT
Justice

Advocates mount new challenge to Alberta anti-trans law

Advocates mount new challenge to Alberta anti-trans law

Skipping Stone and Egale Canada are headed back to court to try and overturn Alberta’s youth gender-affirming-care ban

By Cody Corrall, Mel Woods • January 27, 2026 at 5:55 pm EDT
Politics

‘Democracy is a fraud’: Prolife Alberta party head identified as traditionalist Catholic writer, podcaster

‘Democracy is a fraud’: Prolife Alberta party head identified as traditionalist Catholic writer, podcaster

Murray Ruhl’s alternate life online gives an unfiltered look at the religious right’s anti-democratic aspirations

By Brett McKay • January 14, 2026 at 9:00 am EDT
Politics

‘Biology’ is backlash

‘Biology’ is backlash

Why do the arguments of men’s rights activists and TERFs sound so … similar?

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle • December 3, 2025 at 2:13 pm EDT
Books

‘DILF’ asserts trans people’s rightful place in feminism

‘DILF’ asserts trans people’s rightful place in feminism

With “Did I Leave Feminism?,” Jude Ellison S. Doyle takes on TERFs—while drawing on unlikely sources

By Veronica Esposito • October 21, 2025 at 3:09 pm EDT
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Education

How far-right groups brought the culture war to Alberta schools

How far-right groups brought the culture war to Alberta schools

Many of the most vocal groups in developing Alberta’s school policies have no affiliation to kids or the education system

By Mel Woods • October 17, 2025 at 9:27 am EDT
Politics

Carney’s hate crime bill is mostly empty symbolism

Carney’s hate crime bill is mostly empty symbolism

The new Liberal hate crime legislation is more symbolic gesture than actual change

By Dale Smith • October 16, 2025 at 1:41 pm EDT
Dangerous Space

Cancel culture favours punishment over solidarity. It’s time to let it go

Cancel culture favours punishment over solidarity. It’s time to let it go

Queer and social justice movements must reject cancel culture to meet the moment

By Kai Cheng Thom • September 19, 2025 at 9:04 am EDT
Politics

Understanding what the far-right thinks of bisexuality will help us fight for all queer rights

Understanding what the far-right thinks of bisexuality will help us fight for all queer rights

In the imagination of the far-right, bisexuality represents everything wrong with the modern world. So they’re trying to erase it

By Lois Shearing • September 16, 2025 at 1:57 pm EDT
Faith & Spirituality

Advocate says Pope Leo will carry on Francis’s relatively pro-LGBTQ+ stance

Advocate says Pope Leo will carry on Francis’s relatively pro-LGBTQ+ stance

Pope Leo intends to honour Pope Francis’s call for LGBTQ+ acceptance in the Catholic Church, according to Rev. James Martin

By Cody Corrall, Mel Woods • September 3, 2025 at 12:07 pm EDT
Marriage Equality

Gay marriage isn’t in danger—yet

Gay marriage isn’t in danger—yet

Obergefell isn’t safe, but it’s the most safe of all our unsafe rights

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle • August 29, 2025 at 1:14 pm EDT
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Politics

A U.K. trans man was denied legal gender recognition because he’s trying to conceive

A U.K. trans man was denied legal gender recognition because he’s trying to conceive

The decision falls in line with horrific sterilization histories entwined with rising fascism

By Jake Hall • August 26, 2025 at 6:34 pm EDT
Politics

The Skrmetti decision was a long time coming

The Skrmetti decision was a long time coming

The far-right campaigned to manufacture outrage over trans kids. The U.S. Supreme Court just bought into it

By Sophie Hurwitz • June 25, 2025 at 3:31 pm EDT
TV & Film

‘Sally’ shares the untold queer story of America’s first woman in space

‘Sally’ shares the untold queer story of America’s first woman in space

Sally Ride feared the consequences of her secrets coming to light. Her life has never been more relevant

By Julia Mastroianni • June 17, 2025 at 4:50 pm EDT
Faith & Spirituality

Where does the new pope stand on queer and trans issues?

Where does the new pope stand on queer and trans issues?

OPINION: Pope Leo XIV has said homosexuality is “at odds with gospel.” But I’m cautiously optimistic

By Katelyn Burns • May 9, 2025 at 3:44 pm EDT
Censorship

The Supreme Court hears book ban by another name

The Supreme Court hears book ban by another name

In Mahmoud v. Taylor, parents are trying to erase LGBTQ2S+ representation from schools

By Meg Simons • April 30, 2025 at 1:51 pm EDT
Dangerous Space

How the trans rights struggle affects everyone

How the trans rights struggle affects everyone

OPINION: Precedents set by anti-trans movements are driven by the idea that the government and private institutions should have the power to police us all

By Kai Cheng Thom • April 29, 2025 at 4:37 pm EDT
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