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Xtra Weekly

Happy bi-visibility week, beautiful

Happy bi-visibility week, beautiful

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, September 20

By Arvin Joaquin • September 20, 2019 at 2:22 pm EDT
TV & Film

A round up of LGBTQ2 offerings from TIFF

A round up of LGBTQ2 offerings from TIFF

This year’s film festival showcased aging gay artists, lesbians on fire and Canada’s queerest politician

By Gordon Bowness • September 17, 2019 at 2:50 pm EDT
Xtra Weekly

What you need to know about the Philippine’s SOGIE equality bill

What you need to know about the Philippine’s SOGIE equality bill

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, September 13

By Arvin Joaquin • September 13, 2019 at 12:53 pm EDT
Culture

The persistence of fat-shaming in queer TV

The persistence of fat-shaming in queer TV

Shows like Queer Eye and The L Word attempt to be inclusive of all LGBTQ2 identities. But the lack of body diversity on the small screen still leaves much to be desired

By SE Fleenor • September 12, 2019 at 11:36 am EDT
Politics

Dear Canadian politicians: My queer rights are not vote bait

Dear Canadian politicians: My queer rights are not vote bait

Politicians of all stripes are dredging up the same-sex marriage debates — all in a cheap effort to win votes

By RM Vaughan • September 9, 2019 at 10:16 am EDT
Culture

It’s TIFF season, but LGBTQ2 representation in films still sucks

It’s TIFF season, but LGBTQ2 representation in films still sucks
By Arvin Joaquin • September 5, 2019 at 5:12 pm EDT
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Hate Watch

It’s September and the homophobes are busy spreading hate

It’s September and the homophobes are busy spreading hate

Seriously, they need hobbies

By Arvin Joaquin • September 4, 2019 at 1:21 pm EDT
Still Fighting: LGBTQ2 Rights at 50

Having tough conversations about LGBTQ2 activism across generations

Having tough conversations about LGBTQ2 activism across generations

Why one BC oral history project asked youth to interview activists about the past 50 years of queer and trans reform

By Shilpa Narayan • August 27, 2019 at 1:10 pm EDT
Still Fighting: LGBTQ2 Rights at 50

A millennial and senior trans activist discuss the future of trans advocacy in Canada

A millennial and senior trans activist discuss the future of trans advocacy in Canada

Rupert Raj and Tatiana Ferguson talk community organization, early and late-life transition

By Xtra Staff • August 26, 2019 at 2:52 pm EDT
Xtra Weekly

Uh oh! Sexually transmitted infections are on the rise in Canada

Uh oh! Sexually transmitted infections are on the rise in Canada

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, August 23.

By Eternity Martis • August 23, 2019 at 11:43 am EDT
Sexual Health

Why did the dental dam become a joke?

Why did the dental dam become a joke?

They’re awkward, expensive and taste terrible. Still, is it time we started giving a damn?

By Eternity Martis • August 21, 2019 at 12:42 pm EDT
Culture

Are You The One gives queer and trans people a shot at happily ever after (whatever that means)

Are You The One gives queer and trans people a shot at happily ever after (whatever that means)

It’s about time LGBTQ2 folks get to be as messy in love on reality TV as our straight counterparts

By Alex V Green • August 15, 2019 at 10:45 am EDT
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Culture

The L Word’s Jenny Schecter might still be alive. What we think she’s been up to

The L Word’s Jenny Schecter might still be alive. What we think she’s been up to

Still talking to the manatees all these years later

By Erica Lenti • August 13, 2019 at 11:09 am EDT
Salty Queers

Study finds that people believe environmentalism is kinda gay

Study finds that people believe environmentalism is kinda gay

Bro, no homo, but I love your reusable tote

By Arvin Joaquin, Erica Lenti • August 8, 2019 at 2:46 pm EDT
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

My wife and I own a small business but I do all the work. How do I keep holding on?

My wife and I own a small business but I do all the work. How do I keep holding on?
By Kai Cheng Thom • August 6, 2019 at 2:40 pm EDT
Ask an Expert

What people with uteruses should know about acupuncture and fertility

What people with uteruses should know about acupuncture and fertility

And why you might want to give it a try

By Eternity Martis • August 1, 2019 at 1:03 pm EDT
Xtra Weekly

Tessa Thompson plays an openly bisexual superhero and we are ready

Tessa Thompson plays an openly bisexual superhero and we are ready

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, July 26

By Arvin Joaquin • July 26, 2019 at 12:17 pm EDT
Culture

‘Orange is the New Black’ and incarceration as entertainment

‘Orange is the New Black’ and incarceration as entertainment

The hit series broke ground with its diverse cast, queer love scenes and stories of life in prison. But what’s the line between spotlight and spectacle?

By Nataleah Hunter-Young • July 25, 2019 at 1:51 pm EDT
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