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Culture

Companies are back at it with the Pride nonsense

Companies are back at it with the Pride nonsense

From glitter cereal to whatever Target is doing, we’ve launched an ongoing rating of this year’s crop of rainbow capitalism

By Mel Woods • May 14, 2021 at 4:44 pm EDT
Culture

Ellen’s talk show is ending. What is its legacy?

Ellen’s talk show is ending. What is its legacy?

“The Ellen DeGeneres Show” debuted two decades ago. After bullying allegations, sliding ratings and that Dakota Johnson interview, it’s finally ending

By Mel Woods • May 12, 2021 at 5:38 pm EDT
The Xtra Long Read

Cycles of violence

Cycles of violence

How one trans veteran confronts verbal and physical attacks—riding as hard as she can, chasing a memory

By Dalton LaFerney • May 12, 2021 at 11:45 am EDT
Tik Talk

It’s queers versus TikTok moderation

It’s queers versus TikTok moderation

LGBTQ2S+ people are being inexplicably censored on the platform—and they’re finding creative ways to get around it

By Mel Woods • May 11, 2021 at 12:14 pm EDT
Dispatch

I found trans resilience in an eighth grade, rural Ohio classroom

I found trans resilience in an eighth grade, rural Ohio classroom

When I wound up in a traditional community for my student-teacher placement, I sought comfort in unspoken LGBTQ2S+ connections

By Gill Platek • May 7, 2021 at 10:20 am EDT
Politics

What a Canadian court ruling on polyamory means for multi-parent families

What a Canadian court ruling on polyamory means for multi-parent families

Members of a triad in B.C. have been recognized as equal parents, changing legal and societal conceptions of what families look like

By Niko Bell • May 5, 2021 at 10:06 am EDT
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Books

How Montreal writer Christopher DiRaddo turned his queer parenting experiences into fiction

How Montreal writer Christopher DiRaddo turned his queer parenting experiences into fiction

“The only two critics I really care about are my parents,” says the founder of The Violet Hour reading series

By Matthew Hays • May 3, 2021 at 10:20 am EDT
Inside Xtra

How activism can improve our sex lives

How activism can improve our sex lives

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of our publisher Pink Triangle Press, Xtra is looking for a new sexual revolution—one based on social justice and mutual care

By Rachel Giese • May 3, 2021 at 9:15 am EDT
Dispatch

After a summer of protest, queer Nigerians continue to fight for rights

After a summer of protest, queer Nigerians continue to fight for rights

Whether on the streets or in creative ways online, LGBTQ+ Nigerians are creating community and calling for change in the wake of the #EndSARS movement

By Ugonna-Ora Owoh • April 30, 2021 at 10:42 am EDT
Power

Everything you need to know about America’s latest anti-trans legislation

Everything you need to know about America’s latest anti-trans legislation

The anti-trans bills across the United States come from dangerous ideas that have been simmering for years

By Mel Woods • April 29, 2021 at 1:42 pm EDT
TV & Film

Everything queer coming to streaming platforms in May

Everything queer coming to streaming platforms in May

From “Halston” and “Legendary” to “Keyboard Fantasies”

By Sarah Taher • April 29, 2021 at 9:34 am EDT
The Xtra Long Read

Can the Conservative Party of Canada come out of the closet?

Can the Conservative Party of Canada come out of the closet?

Tories have long made LGBTQ2S+ rights a wedge issue. Now the issue is dividing the party—and thwarting its chances at winning the next federal election

By Erica Lenti • April 28, 2021 at 11:54 am EDT
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Health

‘Maintenance Phase’ is taking on the wellness industry

‘Maintenance Phase’ is taking on the wellness industry

Podcast founders Michael Hobbes and Aubrey Gordon discuss health trolls, debunking weight-loss fads and why queers should care about weight stigma

By Meaghan Wray • April 27, 2021 at 2:22 pm EDT
TV & Film

4 queer takeaways from a very hetero Oscars

4 queer takeaways from a very hetero Oscars

We pulled the queerest moments from the decidedly straight, cis Oscars

By Mel Woods • April 26, 2021 at 10:48 am EDT
Politics

What’s in Canada’s budget for LGBTQ2S+ people?

What’s in Canada’s budget for LGBTQ2S+ people?

The Liberal government’s proposed ‘inclusive recovery’ addresses queer and trans folks’ lived realities—and that’s a good start

By Dale Smith • April 23, 2021 at 10:35 am EDT
The Xtra Long Read

With queer co-parenting, the more is definitely the merrier

With queer co-parenting,  the more is definitely the merrier

For most of my adult life, having a child felt scary and unappealing. But queer co-parenting helped me redefine the concept of family—and showed me new depths of love

By Zena Sharman • April 21, 2021 at 9:24 am EDT
Culture

A beginner’s guide to queer TikTok

A beginner’s guide to queer TikTok

Get the most out of the wondrous, confounding platform by embracing its algorithm method

By Mel Woods • April 20, 2021 at 12:20 pm EDT
Politics

Canada’s bill to end conversion therapy stalled by Conservative ‘concern trolling’

Canada’s bill to end conversion therapy stalled by Conservative ‘concern trolling’

Conservative MPs continue to call into question motives behind Bill C-6, which would end the discredited practice on a national scale

By Dale Smith • April 19, 2021 at 5:40 pm EDT
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