How memoirs by femmes became a second mother to me
If these texts offer a framework for how we might embody queer desire, then they can also model for us how we might survive abuse, how we might make it home
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Xtra Weekly: The IAAF and Caster Semenya’s decade-long battle
Tony Awards, lesbian representation, and religious parents. Here’s your Xtra Weekly, May 3
How social media–savvy youth became the unofficial keepers of queer history
There’s a vast queer history that goes beyond Stonewall and marriage equality. Schools aren’t teaching that, so young people on the internet are doing it instead
Xtra Weekly: LGBTQ2 civil rights cases headed to the US Supreme Court
Men skinny-dipping, Lizzo, and The L Word. Here’s your Xtra Weekly, April 26
Jason Kenney is Alberta’s new premier. What does it mean for LGBTQ2 people?
We dig into his track record, his party’s promises and his new MLAs to find out
Girl on girl (but no action)
The anti-climactic tease of celebrity queerbaiting
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Inside GSAs, where kids learn to ‘talk gay’
Nearly a decade ago, I started a Gay-Straight Alliance. I went back to high school to find out why they still matter
Does the concept of a ‘trans brain’ help or hurt our communities?
It supports a ‘born this way’ narrative, but the idea of a biological source of transness raises more questions than it answers
Xtra Weekly: Brunei to punish gay sex with death by stoning
Gender reveal cakes, Mayor Pete, and Sam Smith. Here’s your Xtra Weekly, April 5
Xtra Weekly: Jason Kenney’s attack on LGBTQ2 students
Queer pets, Straight men’s cuddling clubs, and Cardi B. Here’s your Xtra Weekly, March 29
Who is the queerest pet of all time?
Forget March Madness. Help us settle a more pressing matter
Why Vancouver’s funding cut to a women’s shelter is a win for trans rights
Vancouver Rape Relief excluded trans women from using its support services
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The Spice Girls are kind of gay, viva forever
That’s the kind of girl power we’re here for
Two Catholic school graduates fact-check their sex-ed textbook, ‘Fully Alive’
It taught our Grade 7 selves everything we knew about sex. But we have concerns
I fell in love with my middle school mean girl
I didn’t expect to find romance in my small town
Ontario reverses its reversal on sex ed. Now what?
A roundtable discussion on new curriculum and what it means for LGBTQ2 youth
Xtra Weekly: Apparently there are no gay people in Malaysia
Terror attack in New Zealand, Brazil and Beyoncé. Here’s your Xtra Weekly, March 15.
Should allies like Beyoncé and Jay-Z win queer awards?
AKA: Should we reward allies for being good humans?
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