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Politics

Jason Kenney is Alberta’s new premier. What does it mean for LGBTQ2 people?

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

By Arvin Joaquin • April 17, 2019 at 5:06 pm EDT
Culture

Girl on girl (but no action)

Girl on girl (but no action)

The anti-climactic tease of celebrity queerbaiting

By Stéphanie Verge • April 17, 2019 at 10:55 am EDT
Feature

Inside GSAs, where kids learn to ‘talk gay’

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

By Erica Lenti • April 15, 2019 at 12:22 pm EDT
Opinion

Does the concept of a ‘trans brain’ help or hurt our communities?

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

By Alex V Green • April 11, 2019 at 12:49 pm EDT
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Xtra Weekly: Brunei to punish gay sex with death by stoning

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

By Arvin Joaquin • April 5, 2019 at 10:33 am EDT
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Xtra Weekly: Jason Kenney’s attack on LGBTQ2 students

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

By Arvin Joaquin • March 29, 2019 at 11:27 am EDT
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Culture

Who is the queerest pet of all time?

Who is the queerest pet of all time?

Forget March Madness. Help us settle a more pressing matter

By Xtra Staff • March 27, 2019 at 11:21 am EDT
Opinion

Why Vancouver’s funding cut to a women’s shelter is a win for trans rights

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

By Adrienne Smith • March 25, 2019 at 4:43 pm EDT
Culture

The Spice Girls are kind of gay, viva forever

The Spice Girls are kind of gay, viva forever

That’s the kind of girl power we’re here for

By Erica Lenti • March 25, 2019 at 3:21 pm EDT
Opinion

Two Catholic school graduates fact-check their sex-ed textbook, ‘Fully Alive’

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

By Erica Lenti, Eternity Martis • March 20, 2019 at 3:32 pm EDT
Love Like Mine

I fell in love with my middle school mean girl

I fell in love with my middle school mean girl

I didn’t expect to find romance in my small town

By Baylea Jones • March 20, 2019 at 12:35 pm EDT
Power

Ontario reverses its reversal on sex ed. Now what?

Ontario reverses its reversal on sex ed. Now what?

A roundtable discussion on new curriculum and what it means for LGBTQ2 youth

By Arvin Joaquin, Erica Lenti, Eternity Martis, Rachel Giese • March 18, 2019 at 5:42 pm EDT
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Xtra Weekly: Apparently there are no gay people in Malaysia

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.

By Arvin Joaquin • March 15, 2019 at 12:32 pm EDT
Power

Should allies like Beyoncé and Jay-Z win queer awards?

Should allies like Beyoncé and Jay-Z win queer awards?

AKA: Should we reward allies for being good humans?

By Arvin Joaquin, Erica Lenti, Eternity Martis • March 13, 2019 at 2:20 pm EDT
Culture

Big Dyke Energy, explained

Big Dyke Energy, explained

Make room for the superior BDE

By Erica Lenti • March 12, 2019 at 11:54 am EDT
Culture

How queer is ‘Captain Marvel’?

How queer is ‘Captain Marvel’?

The film’s core relationship is refreshingly not a romance, but a bond between two women

By Kevin O’Keeffe • March 11, 2019 at 4:05 pm EDT
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Xtra Weekly: A patient seems to have been cured of HIV

Xtra Weekly: A patient seems to have been cured of HIV

International Women’s Day, lesbian power, and straight men’s masturbation clubs. Here’s your Xtra Weekly, Mar 8.

By Arvin Joaquin • March 8, 2019 at 12:28 pm EDT
Power

Eight badass LGBTQ2 women to celebrate on International Women’s Day

Eight badass LGBTQ2 women to celebrate on International Women’s Day

These activists, actors, athletes and authors make every day Women’s Day

By Erica Lenti, Eternity Martis • March 6, 2019 at 1:52 pm EDT
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