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Transphobia

Brianna Ghey deserved better than the U.K.’s transphobia

Brianna Ghey deserved better than the U.K.’s transphobia

OPINION: The U.K.’s normalization of anti-trans hate has real-world consequences—the trans teen murdered this week should be alive

By V.S. Wells • February 15, 2023 at 10:07 am EDT
Youth

New peer mentorship group connects transfeminine youth and community leaders in Regina

New peer mentorship group connects transfeminine youth and community leaders in Regina

Into the Streets fills a critical gap in resources for transfeminine youth

By Jackie Richardson • February 14, 2023 at 4:56 pm EDT
Travel

How Iceland became a country where one in three people attend Reykjavík Pride

How Iceland became a country where one in three people attend Reykjavík Pride

At the capital’s Pride celebrations, the country’s we’re-all-in-this-together attitude shows that consensus is possible on LGBTQ+ rights

By Paul Gallant • February 13, 2023 at 12:40 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 7 recap: A comedy Ru-boot

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 7 recap: A comedy Ru-boot

Surreal humour makes this version of “The Daytona Wind” one to remember

By Kevin O’Keeffe • February 12, 2023 at 5:01 pm EDT
Education

Parental rights champions in Prince Edward Island want to strip trans kids of their right to privacy

Parental rights champions in Prince Edward Island want to strip trans kids of their right to privacy

A petition and a resolution are circulating questioning the need for queer- and trans-affirming guidelines in schools

By V.S. Wells • February 10, 2023 at 10:34 am EDT
Comedy

Darcy & Jer talk marriage, live show and showing up against homophobic hate

Darcy & Jer talk marriage, live show and showing up against homophobic hate

The pair have racked up nearly 3.5 million TikTok followers since the start of the pandemic

By Mel Woods • February 9, 2023 at 4:15 pm EDT
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TV & Film

Your big queer guide to the 2023 Super Bowl

Your big queer guide to the 2023 Super Bowl

A sports gay? A Rihanna stan? Just there for the tacos? Whoever you are, we’ve got you covered

By Mel Woods • February 9, 2023 at 2:11 pm EDT
Education

Alberta’s new ‘free speech reporting’ requirement for colleges and universities stokes fears in the LGBTQ2S+ community 

Alberta’s new ‘free speech reporting’ requirement for colleges and universities stokes fears in the LGBTQ2S+ community 

The announcement comes after the University of Lethbridge cancelled a controversial speaker

By Kevin Maimann • February 8, 2023 at 1:58 pm EDT
Homophobia

Vancouver couple targeted on commuter train in the wake of anti-LGBTQ2S+ hate surge

Vancouver couple targeted on commuter train in the wake of anti-LGBTQ2S+ hate surge

Jamie Pine says he experienced homophobic harassment online after releasing a video of the incident on TikTok

By Jackie Richardson • February 7, 2023 at 5:30 pm EDT
Identity

Thanks to new legislation, it’s significantly easier for trans people to change their gender markers in Finland

Thanks to new legislation, it’s significantly easier for trans people to change their gender markers in Finland

The process no longer requires that trans people have surgery or a psychiatric assessment

By Claire Forth • February 6, 2023 at 4:33 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 6 recap: Golden oldies

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 6 recap: Golden oldies

A gimmicky girl group challenge produces one of the strangest challenge winner edits in “Drag Race” herstory

By Kevin O’Keeffe • February 5, 2023 at 1:50 pm EDT
Xtra News Flash

Celebrating more inclusion on ‘The Sims,’ anti-trans bills killed in Virginia and Finland’s gender update—just a few of the stories we’re tracking this week

Celebrating more inclusion on ‘The Sims,’ anti-trans bills killed in Virginia and Finland’s gender update—just a few of the stories we’re tracking this week

6 news stories impacting LGBTQ2S+ folk today

By Maddy Mahoney • February 3, 2023 at 2:48 pm EDT
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Violence against LGBTQ2S+

Brazil recorded 242 violent LGBTQ+ deaths in 2022

Brazil recorded 242 violent LGBTQ+ deaths in 2022

During Bolsonaro’s final year as president of Brazil, researchers say a queer person was killed every 34 hours in the South American country

By Denio Lourenco • February 3, 2023 at 2:07 pm EDT
Sexual Health

Mpox is no longer a public health emergency in the U.S.

Mpox is no longer a public health emergency in the U.S.

Daily cases have fallen from 450 in August to single-digit diagnoses now

By V.S. Wells • February 2, 2023 at 5:48 pm EDT
Politics

No, Conservatives, you aren’t being discriminated against

No, Conservatives, you aren’t being discriminated against

OPINION: Conservatives are trying to protect political belief on human-rights grounds, betraying the whole reason human rights protections exist

By Dale Smith • February 2, 2023 at 3:09 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 5 recap: Turn this haus into a home

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 5 recap: Turn this haus into a home

A home decor design challenge recalls the very roots of “Drag Race”

By Kevin O’Keeffe • January 29, 2023 at 8:15 pm EDT
Identity

Quebec is dragging its feet on gender-neutral health cards

Quebec is dragging its feet on gender-neutral health cards

Two years since Quebec’s highest court ruled that documents needed to include X gender markers, only F and M are available

By V.S. Wells • January 26, 2023 at 6:21 pm EDT
TV & Film

What Todrick Hall’s ‘The Real Friends of WeHo’ clapback misses about representation

What Todrick Hall’s ‘The Real Friends of WeHo’ clapback misses about representation

OPINION: The “Real Friends of WeHo” star slammed critics for all the wrong reasons

By Mel Woods • January 25, 2023 at 4:52 pm EDT
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