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Sami Landri is ready for ‘Drag Race.’ Is the world ready for her?
New Brunswick’s biggest drag export got famous for her absurd, multilingual TikToks. She tells Xtra how she trolled her way to the top
DULF was found guilty of trafficking charges. The legal battle isn’t over
Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum have mounted a constitutional challenge that could alter Canada’s drug policy
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore on the link between the COVID-19 and AIDS crises
Sycamore’s new novel “Terry Dactyl” shirks nostalgia, instead showing how queer history often repeats
The history of queer kiss-in protests
Kiss-ins have been used as a nonviolent form of activism since the 1970s
This trans zine from the ’90s has never been more relevant
“Gendertrash From Hell” collects all the issues of the iconoclastic publication. It’s a major event
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U.S. airlines told to ignore ‘X’ gender markers
Travellers will have to be listed under “M” or “F” under a new rule stemming from Trump’s executive order on gender
How campus activists got their university to drop an anti-trans research funder
McMaster recently cut ties with the Society for Evidence-based Gender Medicine in a win for students and faculty
Why are queer people so drawn to the coffee industry?
From self-expression to sober spaces to labour organizing, there’s a lot more to the queer barista phenomenon than the meme suggests
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
Carney’s hate crime bill is mostly empty symbolism
The new Liberal hate crime legislation is more symbolic gesture than actual change
Sasha Colby and The Girlfriend Experience on dolling across the world
The drag legend and the rising star talk chosen trans family, post-Drag Race jet-setting and how to survive this moment in history
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Queers at work: Xtra seeks mentees to contribute to a new editorial package
Applications for Xtra’s mentorship program for early-career BIPOC journalists are open through Oct. 27
Poilievre and the Conservatives are going after DEI again
In a new petition, the party is calling for a return of “merit”
51st Festival not the 51st State: Fall 2025 at the Ottawa International Writers
Celebrating 51 editions of stories, ideas and inspiration, the 51st Ottawa International Writers Festival kicks off October 22.
The premiers violating your Charter rights don’t want the courts to weigh in
When it comes to the Notwithstanding Clause, premiers opposed to the federal government’s factum are showing their true colours
Alberta’s new policy is forcing girls—cis and trans—out of school sports
Gender forms mandated by Bill 29 are forcing families into tough decisions around whether to put their daughters in sports
Second annual Pink Awards will celebrate queer Canadian actors, musicians and human rights advocates
Bilal Baig, Devery Jacobs and Beverly Glenn-Copeland are among the honourees for the second annual Pink Awards
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