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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
Power

Forcibly outing trans kids is dangerous

Forcibly outing trans kids is dangerous

OPINION: When schools are required to disclose a child’s trans identity, they prioritize parents over students’ well-being

By Katelyn Burns • January 25, 2023 at 3:41 pm EDT
Business

Inside the nasty battle to control North America’s biggest bathhouse brand

Inside the nasty battle to control North America’s biggest bathhouse brand

A five-year-long legal dispute between owners of Steamworks comes at a time when gay bathhouses are reinventing themselves

By Kevin Maimann • January 25, 2023 at 2:21 pm EDT
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Business

While Steamworks’ owners duke it out, the bathhouse industry is trying to reinvent itself

While Steamworks’ owners duke it out, the bathhouse industry is trying to reinvent itself

Do men in towels want to dance? See a show? Or just search for sex?

By Kevin Maimann • January 25, 2023 at 2:20 pm EDT
Activism

Montreal trans activist was a key organizer of a recent protest at McGill

Montreal trans activist was a key organizer of a recent protest at McGill

Celeste Trianon talks youth activism, trans rights and and what lies ahead

By Ashlynn Chand • January 25, 2023 at 10:08 am EDT
Activism

How Canadians are helping LGBTQ+ newcomers from Ukraine

How Canadians are helping LGBTQ+ newcomers from Ukraine

KyivPride Canada put a call out to local LGBTQ2S+ community members and allies to open their homes to migrants 

By Maureen McEwan • January 24, 2023 at 4:21 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 4 power ranking: Making it work

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 4 power ranking: Making it work

We’ve got more Snatch Game participants to rank than ever before

By Kevin O’Keeffe • January 22, 2023 at 7:52 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 4 recap: Snatch Game within a Snatch Game

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 4 recap: Snatch Game within a Snatch Game

Two! Two! Two Snatch Games in one!

By Kevin O’Keeffe • January 22, 2023 at 2:48 pm EDT
Politics

Two-Spirit NDP MP Blake Desjarlais on trans rights, oil and gas companies, diversity and inclusion work and more

Two-Spirit NDP MP Blake Desjarlais on trans rights, oil and gas companies, diversity and inclusion work and more

Catching up with Desjarlais on his—very busy—first year in Parliament

By Dale Smith • January 19, 2023 at 12:15 pm EDT
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Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 3 recap: RuPaul’s Speed Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 3 recap: RuPaul’s Speed Race

An hour-long episode just breezes by, prompting questions about the shortened format

By Kevin O’Keeffe • January 15, 2023 at 6:01 pm EDT
Identity

These queer organizations are providing free binders to people in New Brunswick

These queer organizations are providing free binders to people in New Brunswick

While chest binders can reduce gender dysphoria, they can be expensive and difficult to access in more rural areas

By Maddy Mahoney • January 13, 2023 at 4:12 pm EDT
Policing

Last year, B.C. police killed 14 people, including queer activist and organizer Dani Cooper

Last year, B.C. police killed 14 people, including queer activist and organizer Dani Cooper

OPINION: Defunding the police is a matter of queer safety

By Meenakshi Mannoe • January 13, 2023 at 12:42 pm EDT
Sports

World Boxing Council will introduce trans boxer categories

World Boxing Council will introduce trans boxer categories

The new regulations have been met with criticism from trans athletes, who say they are discriminatory

By Diamond Yao • January 13, 2023 at 12:15 pm EDT
Identity

England and Wales’ census records trans and queer populations for the first time ever

England and Wales’ census records trans and queer populations for the first time ever

According to the data polled, 0.5 percent of people aged 15 or older identify as a gender different to their sex as registered at birth, and 3.2 percent identify as a sexual orientation other than straight

By Ursula Muñoz S. • January 10, 2023 at 3:48 pm EDT
Queer View Mirror

The deviant, danceable liberation of My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult’s ‘Sexplosion!’

The deviant, danceable liberation of My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult’s ‘Sexplosion!’

After more than 30 years, the queer-coded album still thrills

By Christopher DiRaddo • January 10, 2023 at 10:47 am EDT
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