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Xtra News Flash

Michigan salon owner refuses trans people, Japan court rules in favour of trans bathroom rights and more

Michigan salon owner refuses trans people, Japan court rules in favour of trans bathroom rights and more

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: July 12

By Jackie Richardson • July 12, 2023 at 2:02 pm EDT
Politics

Your questions about free speech, answered

Your questions about free speech, answered

What is it? Does it protect the LGBTQ2S+ community? How is it evolving to better protect queer people? Find answers to all these questions and more in this explainer

By Charlotte Sheasby • July 10, 2023 at 3:20 pm EDT
Xtra News Flash

Poland judge sides with homophobic protestor; our fave looks from the ‘Barbie’ pink carpet and more

Poland judge sides with homophobic protestor; our fave looks from the ‘Barbie’ pink carpet and more

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: July 10

By Eve Cable • July 10, 2023 at 2:29 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8’ Episode 10 recap: The ‘L’ Word

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8’ Episode 10 recap: The ‘L’ Word

This season’s makeover challenge provides us our top two—but what comes next?

By Kevin O’Keeffe • July 8, 2023 at 10:26 am EDT
Xtra News Flash

DeSantis’s bizarre transphobic campaign video, Republican AGs just won’t quit and more

DeSantis’s bizarre transphobic campaign video, Republican AGs just won’t quit and more

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: July 7

By Maddy Mahoney • July 7, 2023 at 2:25 pm EDT
Trans Health

Months after Ontario slashed funding for virtual healthcare, trans patients are still struggling to find alternatives

Months after Ontario slashed funding for virtual healthcare, trans patients are still struggling to find alternatives

Between overwhelming wait-lists for trans-competent doctors and new virtual fees, transition-related care is becoming less accessible

By Dev Ramsawakh • July 7, 2023 at 2:19 pm EDT
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Homophobia

The harsh reality of conversion therapy in Nigeria 

The harsh reality of conversion therapy in Nigeria 

Though the practice is banned elsewhere, it continues in the West African country

By Shade Mary-Ann Olaoye • July 7, 2023 at 2:00 pm EDT
Politics

Randall Garrison’s white paper on trans health and safety a call for the government to act

Randall Garrison’s white paper on trans health and safety a call for the government to act

ANALYSIS: Breaking down the recent White Paper on the Status of Trans and Gender Diverse People

By Dale Smith • July 6, 2023 at 4:46 pm EDT
Xtra News Flash

Fear after hateful incidents in Ottawa, return of the gender reveal brush fires and more

Fear after hateful incidents in Ottawa, return of the gender reveal brush fires and more

6 queer and trans stories we’re watching: July 5

By Jackie Richardson • July 5, 2023 at 4:49 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8’ Episode 9 power ranking: An inevitable, deserved crowning

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8’ Episode 9 power ranking: An inevitable, deserved crowning

Never has the result of a season seemed quite so clear with multiple episodes to go

By Kevin O’Keeffe • July 1, 2023 at 4:10 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8’ Episode 9 recap: Queer Eye for the Roast Guy

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8’ Episode 9 recap: Queer Eye for the Roast Guy

A season-long arc reaches the most satisfying possible conclusion

By Kevin O’Keeffe • July 1, 2023 at 4:05 pm EDT
Hate Watch

Waterloo stabbings demand national response to queer, trans violence

Waterloo stabbings demand national response to queer, trans violence

It’s become critical that Canadian politicians listen and take action to “alerts and warnings” community organizers have been issuing for years

By Angela Mullins • June 30, 2023 at 5:20 pm EDT
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Xtra News Flash

An F-you to drag bans from boygenius, plus two trans healthcare bans overturned

An F-you to drag bans from boygenius, plus two trans healthcare bans overturned

Just 2 of the 5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: June 30

By Maddy Mahoney • June 30, 2023 at 1:38 pm EDT
Work

Drag artists are workers, and protests are putting them in danger

Drag artists are workers, and protests are putting them in danger

With anti-drag protests intensifying and spilling across borders, drag artists worldwide are losing gigs and fearing violence

By Jake Hall • June 30, 2023 at 10:18 am EDT
Politics

Tourism minister talks special envoy for international queer rights

Tourism minister talks special envoy for international queer rights

Randy Boissonnault pledges to continue work on LGBTQ2S+ issues, including a special envoy

By Dale Smith • June 29, 2023 at 10:39 am EDT
Education

New Brunswick premier’s attack on trans students is unconstitutional 

New Brunswick premier’s attack on trans students is unconstitutional 

OPINION: Blaine Higgs’ push for parental rights will harm trans kids

By Florence Ashley • June 27, 2023 at 1:46 pm EDT
Sports

Canadian soccer star Quinn is blazing trans trails on—and off—the field

Canadian soccer star Quinn is blazing trans trails on—and off—the field

Ahead of next month’s World Cup, the Canadian midfielder discusses mentorship, inclusion and trans sports myth-busting

By Mel Woods • June 27, 2023 at 1:43 pm EDT
Xtra News Flash

Fox News altering news to be anti-trans, First Nations community sees first Pride, Pride marchers detained in Turkey, British LGBT Awards drop corporate sponsors, and former Disney star says they were fired after coming out

Fox News altering news to be anti-trans, First Nations community sees first Pride, Pride marchers detained in Turkey, British LGBT Awards drop corporate sponsors, and former Disney star says they were fired after coming out

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: June 26

By Eve Cable • June 26, 2023 at 1:06 pm EDT
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