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Activism

How activists in California are pushing back against anti-LGBTQ2S+ school policies

How activists in California are pushing back against anti-LGBTQ2S+ school policies

California is often viewed as an overwhelmingly progressive state—but the reality is much more complicated

By Catherine Caruso • November 13, 2023 at 6:48 pm EDT
Justice

Meet the lawyer leading the charge to protect trans kids’ rights in Saskatchewan 

Meet the lawyer leading the charge to protect trans kids’ rights in Saskatchewan 

Genderqueer lawyer Cee Strauss says the legal fight against Scott Moe’s pronoun law is far from over

By Charlotte Sheasby • November 13, 2023 at 12:53 pm EDT
Books

Posthumous books by Canlit legends Marie-Claire Blais and RM Vaughan

Posthumous books by Canlit legends Marie-Claire Blais and RM Vaughan

Community connections, tenuous and profound, resonate across time in these heady, heart-rending titles

By Christopher DiRaddo • November 13, 2023 at 12:09 pm EDT
Dangerous Space

Trans kids are people, not property

Trans kids are people, not property

OPINION: Conservative politicians across Canada have signalled their support for so-called “parental rights.” But children and youth have rights of their own

By Kai Cheng Thom • November 10, 2023 at 4:32 pm EDT
Sports

For queer and disabled athletes, Danielle Peers ‘changed the conversation’ 

For queer and disabled athletes, Danielle Peers ‘changed the conversation’ 

The non-binary Paralympic wheelchair basketball medalist was just named to Canada’s Order of Sport 

By Julia Peterson • November 10, 2023 at 12:59 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 5, Episode 7 recap: Bringing drama

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 5, Episode 7 recap: Bringing drama

The queens perform in screen tests for various British TV spoofs

By Kevin O'Keeffe • November 9, 2023 at 7:58 pm EDT
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Queer Culture Catch-Up

Hot thrills from João Dall’Stella and a sexy musical with Baby Tate

Hot thrills from João Dall’Stella and a sexy musical with Baby Tate

Plus Kareem Khubchandani, W.A.W. Parker and a queer theatre series online

By S. Bear Bergman • November 8, 2023 at 2:49 pm EDT
Politics

Attacks on sex-ed may be more subtle than pronoun policies, but are just as dangerous

Attacks on sex-ed may be more subtle than pronoun policies, but are just as dangerous

OPINION: Both parts of Saskatchewan’s new regulations are a threat to kids’ agency 

By Dale Smith • November 3, 2023 at 10:11 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 5, Episode 6 recap: Snatching hearts while heartbreak’s on hold

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 5, Episode 6 recap: Snatching hearts while heartbreak’s on hold

It’s a heart-themed week in Britain, but which queen snatched Ru’s?

By Kevin O’Keeffe • November 2, 2023 at 7:49 pm EDT
Politics

What U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson’s appointment means for LGBTQ2S+ people

What U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson’s appointment means for LGBTQ2S+ people

OPINION: The Republican, who once tried to introduce a national “Don’t Say Gay Bill,” should worry all queer and trans Americans

By Katelyn Burns • October 27, 2023 at 1:52 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 5, Episode 5 recap: Panto dames galore

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 5, Episode 5 recap: Panto dames galore

A strong Rusical leaves the judges splitting hairs when it comes to an elimination decision

By Kevin O’Keeffe • October 26, 2023 at 5:10 pm EDT
Music

Jeremy Dutcher: The Two-Spirit artist singing to a generation of ‘rainbow children’

Jeremy Dutcher: The Two-Spirit artist singing to a generation of ‘rainbow children’

The Wolastoqiyik composer hopes his second album and cross-country tour conjures up queer magic

By Riley Yesno • October 26, 2023 at 2:32 pm EDT
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Music

Rapper Tea Fannie speaks up for trans kids with smooth rhymes

Rapper Tea Fannie speaks up for trans kids with smooth rhymes

“My path is through my voice,” says the brashly articulate rapper based in Calgary

By Jesse Locke • October 23, 2023 at 12:02 pm EDT
Activism

Second 1 Million March goes on amid confusion

Second 1 Million March goes on amid confusion

As one group pulls out of organizing, protesters and counter-protestors keep to plans

By Jackie Richardson • October 20, 2023 at 3:19 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 5, Episode 4 recap: You like money? Wear a wig

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 5, Episode 4 recap: You like money? Wear a wig

The queens take inspiration from RuPaul’s MasterClass for a new take on the panel challenge

By Kevin O’Keeffe • October 20, 2023 at 12:46 pm EDT
Identity

Connecting generations of femmes

Connecting generations of femmes

Twenty years after the publication of “Brazen Femme,” a new podcast reflects on the anthology, and femme identity then and now 

By Sid Drmay • October 20, 2023 at 10:22 am EDT
Queer Ink

Two-Spirit artists explore gender, culture through Indigenous tattoos

Two-Spirit artists explore gender, culture through Indigenous tattoos

When it comes to traditional Indigenous tattoos, Two-Spirit artists are “genderqueering the practice”

By Julia Peterson • October 19, 2023 at 3:56 pm EDT
Politics

By protecting himself from being sued over his pronoun policy, Scott Moe is telling on himself

By protecting himself from being sued over his pronoun policy, Scott Moe is telling on himself

OPINION: The details of Saskatchewan’s forced-through pronoun legislation show how it’s all about politics—not protecting kids

By Dale Smith • October 19, 2023 at 10:41 am EDT
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