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Xtra Weekly

Uh oh! Sexually transmitted infections are on the rise in Canada

Uh oh! Sexually transmitted infections are on the rise in Canada

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, August 23.

By Eternity Martis • August 23, 2019 at 11:43 am EDT
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718 victims of Canada’s gay purge have applied to be compensated in a settlement

718 victims of Canada’s gay purge have applied to be compensated in a settlement

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, July 19

By Arvin Joaquin • July 19, 2019 at 1:45 pm EDT
Culture

Two-Spirit couple will compete on Amazing Race Canada

Two-Spirit couple will compete on Amazing Race Canada

Hand us the pompoms, because we’re here to stan

By Arvin Joaquin • June 28, 2019 at 5:59 pm EDT
Canada

All the ways Canada is still screwing over LGBTQ2S+ people

All the ways Canada is still screwing over LGBTQ2S+ people

Just a tiny reminder this Canada Day 2019 that we are still fighting for our rights

By Arvin Joaquin, Erica Lenti, Eternity Martis • June 28, 2019 at 2:28 pm EDT
Health

9 highlights from Canada’s new study on LGBTQ2 healthcare

9 highlights from Canada’s new study on LGBTQ2 healthcare

The report calls for the end of conversion therapy and more inclusive sex ed

By Fae Johnstone • June 24, 2019 at 12:06 pm EDT
Still Fighting: LGBTQ2 Rights at 50

An insider take on LGBTQ2 politics in Canada

An insider take on LGBTQ2 politics in Canada

Two queer politicians — one trailblazer, one rising star — on progress, resistance and the work that still needs to be done

By Erica Lenti • June 20, 2019 at 2:47 pm EDT
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Still Fighting: LGBTQ2 Rights at 50

Looking back at the past 50 years of LGBTQ2 activism in Canada

Looking back at the past 50 years of LGBTQ2 activism in Canada

From bathhouse raids to Supreme Court cases to same-sex marriage

By Erica Lenti • June 13, 2019 at 10:48 am EDT
Still Fighting: LGBTQ2 Rights at 50

Why these queer activists won’t celebrate Canada’s LGBTQ2 decriminalization story

Why these queer activists won’t celebrate Canada’s LGBTQ2 decriminalization story

The government’s official narrative denies our actual histories and the battles we fought for our rights

By Gary Kinsman, Karen Pearlston, Tom Hooper • June 6, 2019 at 11:14 am EDT
Feature

Canada is finally taking period poverty seriously

Canada is finally taking period poverty seriously

But when it comes to period pain, we’re not even close

By Sadiya Ansari • May 31, 2019 at 1:15 pm EDT
Health

Who can donate sperm in Canada? Not gay men

Who can donate sperm in Canada? Not gay men

New Health Canada regulations mean gay men can donate blood after three months. But there’s still a lifetime ban on sperm

By Alison Motluk • May 30, 2019 at 4:48 pm EDT
Xtra Weekly

A new bill will make it illegal to advertise conversion therapy to kids in Canada

A new bill will make it illegal to advertise conversion therapy to kids in Canada

Misogynoir, Havana’s pride march and James Charles. Here’s your Xtra Weekly, May 17

By Arvin Joaquin • May 17, 2019 at 12:11 pm EDT
Opinion

How is conversion therapy still happening in Canada?

How is conversion therapy still happening in Canada?

A new government bill could help ban the practice, but more needs to happen for it to truly end

By Ziya Jones • May 15, 2019 at 1:02 pm EDT
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What you need to know about Canada’s blood donation ban on men who have sex with men

What you need to know about Canada’s blood donation ban on men who have sex with men

Gender fluid emojis, gay beer, and the Met Gala. Here’s your Xtra Weekly, May 10

By Arvin Joaquin • May 10, 2019 at 12:41 pm EDT
Opinion

No one likes Canada’s gay loonie

No one likes Canada’s gay loonie

Except maybe the federal government

By Erica Lenti • April 17, 2019 at 4:12 pm EDT
Opinion

Canada’s hidden HIV epidemic

Canada’s hidden HIV epidemic

Most HIV-positive people can’t transmit the virus, so why are there still more than 2,000 new infections in this country every year?

By Laurie Edmiston • November 27, 2018 at 4:11 pm EDT
Analysis

Laws that affect LGBT people in Canada may soon be struck down. Other sections of the Criminal Code are still anti-queer

Laws that affect LGBT people in Canada may soon be struck down. Other sections of the Criminal Code are still anti-queer

Keeping outdated laws in the Code still have negative implications for queer people

By Rob Salerno • October 29, 2018 at 5:12 pm EDT
Video

How Degrassi brought a lesbian theatre performer to Canada

How Degrassi brought a lesbian theatre performer to Canada
By Xtra Video • October 18, 2018 at 4:46 pm EDT
Analysis

Chick-fil-A is coming to Canada. Why should LGBTQ2 people care?

Chick-fil-A is coming to Canada. Why should LGBTQ2 people care?

A rundown of the fast food chain’s anti-LGBTQ2 past

By Nathan Sing • July 27, 2018 at 12:38 pm EDT
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