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Social Media

The internet is toxic for queer people—and this new survey proves it

The internet is toxic for queer people—and this new survey proves it

ANALYSIS: Policy advocate Sam Andrey provides insight into how queers confront hate while building digital communities 

By Jon Heggestad • November 23, 2023 at 3:06 pm EDT
Dangerous Space

Why queer and trans people need to resist pinkwashing

Why queer and trans people need to resist pinkwashing

OPINION: Israel’s genocidal campaign is no victory for LGBTQ+ rights

By Kai Cheng Thom • November 21, 2023 at 2:55 pm EDT
Sexual Health

As a social worker, Saskatchewan’s new sex-ed policy terrifies me

As a social worker, Saskatchewan’s new sex-ed policy terrifies me

OPINION: As an experienced sex educator and social worker, I know how challenging Saskatchewan’s new approach will be

By Natalya Mason • November 20, 2023 at 1:42 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 5, Episode 8 power ranking: The final four

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 5, Episode 8 power ranking: The final four

Which queens will make it to the finale?

By Kevin O'Keeffe • November 17, 2023 at 3:16 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 5, Episode 8 recap: Makeover-the-top

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 5, Episode 8 recap: Makeover-the-top

A Lip Sync Assassin survives once again, while another RuPeter Badge winner goes home

By Kevin O'Keeffe • November 17, 2023 at 3:09 pm EDT
Reproductive Health

Britain’s Vagina Museum reopens with a trans-inclusive endometriosis exhibit

Britain’s Vagina Museum reopens with a trans-inclusive endometriosis exhibit

Ten months after it was forced to close, the museum is back to providing accurate and inclusive reproductive health info

By Quinn Rhodes • November 17, 2023 at 2:46 pm EDT
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Politics

Alberta UCP shows how empowered the fringe right has become

Alberta UCP shows how empowered the fringe right has become

OPINION: We need to organize so that fringe players and ideas don’t remain part of mainstream politics

By Dale Smith • November 16, 2023 at 12:38 pm EDT
Censorship

A Catholic school board in Ontario is accused of shadow banning LGBTQ2S+ books

A Catholic school board in Ontario is accused of shadow banning LGBTQ2S+ books

“This is how homophobia works. It’s just plain and simple,” says Danny Ramadan, author of one of the targeted books

By Emma Bainbridge • November 15, 2023 at 5:16 pm EDT
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
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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
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
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