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Politics

The Liberals want you to know Andrew Scheer hates gay marriage

The Liberals want you to know Andrew Scheer hates gay marriage

And maybe dog tails?

By Erica Lenti • August 23, 2019 at 10:15 am EDT
Sex education

What you need to know about Ontario’s new sex-ed curriculum

What you need to know about Ontario’s new sex-ed curriculum

For starters, there’s no use of the acronym LGBTQ2 in the document

By Erica Lenti • August 21, 2019 at 2:06 pm EDT
Sexual Health

Why did the dental dam become a joke?

Why did the dental dam become a joke?

They’re awkward, expensive and taste terrible. Still, is it time we started giving a damn?

By Eternity Martis • August 21, 2019 at 12:42 pm EDT
Analysis

Why are queer people so mean to each other?

Why are queer people so mean to each other?

How brain science explains queer trauma, conflict and call-out culture

By Kai Cheng Thom • August 16, 2019 at 4:24 pm EDT
Culture

Are You The One gives queer and trans people a shot at happily ever after (whatever that means)

Are You The One gives queer and trans people a shot at happily ever after (whatever that means)

It’s about time LGBTQ2 folks get to be as messy in love on reality TV as our straight counterparts

By Alex V Green • August 15, 2019 at 10:45 am EDT
Vancouver Queer Film Festival

What to see at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival based on your mood

What to see at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival based on your mood

Honestly babe, tell us who you are and we’ll tell you what’s up

By Arvin Joaquin • August 12, 2019 at 11:33 am EDT
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Feature

He survived Chechnya’s LGBTQ purge. Now, he’s ready to tell his story

He survived Chechnya’s LGBTQ purge. Now, he’s ready to tell his story

Like hundreds of others in his home country, Amin Dzhabrailov was detained and tortured because he is gay

By Arvin Joaquin • August 9, 2019 at 3:52 pm EDT
Analysis

What you need to know about a Supreme Court ruling on sexual history as evidence

What you need to know about a Supreme Court ruling on sexual history as evidence
By Kelli María Korducki • August 2, 2019 at 11:32 am EDT
Health

What’s making LGBTQ2 people smoke more?

What’s making LGBTQ2 people smoke more?

To lower tobacco use, researchers say we must tackle homophobia and transphobia first

By Brianna Sharpe • July 30, 2019 at 11:46 am EDT
Still Fighting: LGBTQ2 Rights at 50

After decades of mistreatment, how can police fix their relationship with LGBTQ2 communities?

After decades of mistreatment, how can police fix their relationship with LGBTQ2 communities?

Tim McCaskell and Shakir Rahim talk Toronto’s bathhouse raids, the Bruce McArthur case and the marginalization of queer and trans people of colour

By Erica Lenti • July 29, 2019 at 11:35 am EDT
Health

Why gay and bisexual men are at a higher risk for hepatitis C

Why gay and bisexual men are at a higher risk for hepatitis C

And why men who have sex with men need to make hep C a part of future STI screenings

By Eternity Martis • July 26, 2019 at 12:40 pm EDT
Culture

‘Orange is the New Black’ and incarceration as entertainment

‘Orange is the New Black’ and incarceration as entertainment

The hit series broke ground with its diverse cast, queer love scenes and stories of life in prison. But what’s the line between spotlight and spectacle?

By Nataleah Hunter-Young • July 25, 2019 at 1:51 pm EDT
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Still Fighting: LGBTQ2 Rights at 50

This Toronto undercover police operation was reminiscent of the bathhouse raids

This Toronto undercover police operation was reminiscent of the bathhouse raids

Project Marie was shocking, but gay men learned how to respond — based on the past

By Marcus McCann • July 24, 2019 at 2:11 pm EDT
Still Fighting: LGBTQ2 Rights at 50

Toronto’s bathhouse raids proved the growing need for community organizing

Toronto’s bathhouse raids proved the growing need for community organizing

Activist Tim McCaskell on how reaction to the raids informed the future of gay liberation

By Tim McCaskell • July 19, 2019 at 11:44 am EDT
Drag Race

7 of the all-time best runway looks on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’

7 of the all-time best runway looks on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’
By Kevin O’Keeffe • July 18, 2019 at 11:40 am EDT
Still Fighting: LGBTQ2 Rights at 50

How the police force has divided Toronto’s LGBTQ2 communities

How the police force has divided Toronto’s LGBTQ2 communities

Difference in opinion on Black Lives Matter, Pride Toronto and Marie Curtis Park polarized LGBTQ2 communities on policing practices.

By Arshy Mann • July 15, 2019 at 10:52 am EDT
Xtra Weekly

The Canadian government considers reforming the Criminal Code to ban conversion therapy

The Canadian government considers reforming the Criminal Code to ban conversion therapy

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, July 12

By Arvin Joaquin • July 12, 2019 at 11:28 am EDT
Personal Essay

After my wife came out as trans, we found her name together

After my wife came out as trans, we found her name together

Life as our family knew it was about to change. But Zoë was a perfect name to start anew

By Amanda Jetté Knox • July 11, 2019 at 11:29 am EDT
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