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Love Like Mine

All I wanted was to make my family happy, until I found what made me happy 

All I wanted was to make my family happy, until I found what made me happy 

PERSONAL ESSAY: An epic love story between an Iraqi Arab and a Punjabi Sikh

By Hasan Namir • September 20, 2022 at 12:27 pm EDT
Power

Malta plans to be one of the few countries to fund gender-affirming surgeries

Malta plans to be one of the few countries to fund gender-affirming surgeries

The reforms, promised by Prime Minister Robert Abela, are the latest in a series of progressive reforms around LGBTQ+ rights

By Maddy Mahoney • September 20, 2022 at 12:19 pm EDT
TV & Film

Inside ‘The People’s Joker,’ the TIFF sensation that got pulled after one screening

Inside ‘The People’s Joker,’ the TIFF sensation that got pulled after one screening

Vera Drew’s trans superhero masterpiece made headlines for copyright problems. We spoke to Drew about the creatively triumphant film

By Christos Tsirbas • September 19, 2022 at 3:43 pm EDT
Politics

Poilievre is talking dangerous nonsense

Poilievre is talking dangerous nonsense

OPINION: But that’s exactly the reason why his brand of populism is going to be so difficult to counter

By Dale Smith • September 16, 2022 at 4:27 pm EDT
Health

New study raises questions on the full extent of mpox vaccine protection

New study raises questions on the full extent of mpox vaccine protection

Researchers suggest that individuals and governments need to do more to limit the disease’s spread

By Mzwandile Poncana • September 16, 2022 at 2:59 pm EDT
Power

Carleton University PhD candidate reunites with his husband after two years of detention in Turkey

Carleton University PhD candidate reunites with his husband after two years of detention in Turkey

While on a family visit in Turkey in September 2020, Cihan Erdal was arrested on charges of inciting violent protests six year ago

By Diamond Yao • September 16, 2022 at 2:08 pm EDT
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Music

Meet the queer voices taking the Canadian Country Music Awards by storm

Meet the queer voices taking the Canadian Country Music Awards by storm

Slowly but surely, things are improving for queer Canadians in country music

By Dan Clapson • September 9, 2022 at 12:32 pm EDT
Power

Montreal Pride parade cancellation begs the question: is it time for more community collaboration?

Montreal Pride parade cancellation begs the question: is it time for more community collaboration?

Community members say Fierté Montréal needs to communicate more and better, but has their support

By Savannah Stewart • September 8, 2022 at 2:27 pm EDT
Activism

Kiwi Farms, an online forum known for anti-trans harassment, has been shut down

Kiwi Farms, an online forum known for anti-trans harassment, has been shut down

The action was taken following a #DropKiwiFarms campaign 

By Dika Ofoma • September 8, 2022 at 9:54 am EDT
Books

How a proposed book publishing merger will further marginalize LGBTQ2S+ authors across the English-speaking world

How a proposed book publishing merger will further marginalize LGBTQ2S+ authors across the English-speaking world

Will Simon & Schuster’s conservative bent infect the more welcoming Penguin Random House?

By Stephenie Magister • September 7, 2022 at 2:48 pm EDT
Power

Growing up trans in ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Newfoundland

Growing up trans in ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Newfoundland

For one trans woman, watching the spread of U.S. legislation targeting trans youth brings back painful memories

By Rhea Rollmann • September 6, 2022 at 4:18 pm EDT
Politics

Marci Ien commits to implementing federal action plan

Marci Ien commits to implementing federal action plan

The minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth on the federal government’s 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan

By Dale Smith • September 6, 2022 at 4:11 pm EDT
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Drag Race

Join us for an Ask Me Anything with Xtra’s ‘Drag Race’ experts

Join us for an Ask Me Anything with Xtra’s ‘Drag Race’ experts

Kevin O’Keeffe and Russ Martin will take your questions ahead of the “Canada’s Drag Race” Season 3 finale

By Mel Woods • September 2, 2022 at 10:59 am EDT
The Xtra Long Read

Finding dementia care is exhausting—especially if you’re queer or trans

Finding dementia care is exhausting—especially if you’re queer or trans

From homophobic microaggressions to being denied gender-affirming care, LGBTQ2S+ seniors and their caregivers face added barriers to accessing proper support

By Tobin Ng • September 1, 2022 at 4:59 pm EDT
Power

The U.K. has sent over 3,000 queer refugees back to countries with homophobic laws since 2017

The U.K. has sent over 3,000 queer refugees back to countries with homophobic laws since 2017

U.K. activists are criticizing the government for “failing to stand up” for queer people seeking asylum following the publication of a damning new report

By Dika Ofoma • September 1, 2022 at 3:40 pm EDT
Power

Federal government launches 2SLGBTQI+ action plan

Federal government launches 2SLGBTQI+ action plan

Leaders and community groups weigh in on the new plan

By Dale Smith • August 31, 2022 at 5:56 pm EDT
Health

Nearly half of queer men have decreased sexual activity over fears of mpox

Nearly half of queer men have decreased sexual activity over fears of mpox

Almost 50 percent of queer men in the U.S. have cut back their sexual activity during the outbreak, according to a recent survey

By Ursula Muñoz S. • August 30, 2022 at 12:04 pm EDT
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

I have herpes. Do I have to tell every single partner about it?

I have herpes. Do I have to tell every single partner about it?

“The hard-and-fast ethical rules we come up with in conversation often don’t feel as compelling in real life”

By Kai Cheng Thom • August 30, 2022 at 10:50 am EDT
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