On Trans Day of Remembrance, we can’t forget the lives lost to poverty
Anti-trans violence isn’t always direct and interpersonal. It can be more difficult to name
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I’m sick of writing about dead trans people
For 15 years, I hoped my words would change something. Now I’m grieving the world that could’ve been
The lies Danielle Smith is telling to overturn trans kids’ rights
The Alberta government is invoking the Notwithstanding Clause to protect its three anti-trans laws from being challenged in the courts
Provinces’ cavalier use of Notwithstanding Clause a dangerous sign
There should be a political cost for using the clause; unfortunately, there isn’t
Alberta UCP to consider policy proposal banning Pride flags on public property
Danielle Smith’s party will also consider changes to DEI in schools and the disclosure of students’ participation in gay-straight alliances at their annual convention
Meet Xtra’s 2025 Ken Popert Media Fellows
The five early-career BIPOC journalists will be writing about LGBTQ2S+ people and work
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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
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
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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
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
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