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Politics

On Trans Day of Remembrance, we can’t forget the lives lost to poverty

On Trans Day of Remembrance, we can’t forget the lives lost to poverty

Anti-trans violence isn’t always direct and interpersonal. It can be more difficult to name

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul • November 20, 2025 at 8:53 am EDT
Activism

I’m sick of writing about dead trans people

I’m sick of writing about dead trans people

For 15 years, I hoped my words would change something. Now I’m grieving the world that could’ve been

By Kai Cheng Thom • November 20, 2025 at 8:24 am EDT
Work

Why are queer people so drawn to the coffee industry?

Why are queer people so drawn to the coffee industry?

From self-expression to sober spaces to labour organizing, there’s a lot more to the queer barista phenomenon than the meme suggests

By Jill Webb • October 21, 2025 at 12:59 pm EDT
Taking Space

Among the archives, you can find love, community and history

Among the archives, you can find love, community and history

Queer and trans archives preserve our past—they also offer community space that is essential to our future

By Aino Pihlak • September 25, 2025 at 9:02 am EDT
Politics

Canada must lead on LGBTQ+ rights. Will Carney’s budget meet the moment?

Canada must lead on LGBTQ+ rights. Will Carney’s budget meet the moment?

With the U.S. shying away from supporting LGBTQ+ rights abroad, Canada must take global leadership

By Dale Smith • September 11, 2025 at 12:51 pm EDT
The Xtra Long Read

This online scam is putting the LGBTQ2S+ global activist community at risk

This online scam is putting the LGBTQ2S+ global activist community at risk

Scammers targeting money from queer people in intolerant countries

By Rob Csernyik • August 18, 2025 at 3:46 pm EDT
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Taking Space

Can queer sex shops ever truly be radical?

Can queer sex shops ever truly be radical?

Stores can provide important access to health resources and community—but queerness demands that we dream bigger

By Noelle Perdue • August 7, 2025 at 8:00 am EDT
Politics

Trump’s mass firing of conservation workers is making nature less gay

Trump’s mass firing of conservation workers is making nature less gay

National park closures threaten the space that queer people have carved for themselves outdoors

By Alice Boyle • July 10, 2025 at 10:22 am EDT
Love Like Mine

After my breakup, I fucked straight married men in the bushes

After my breakup, I fucked straight married men in the bushes

In the dark, in the dirt, where all identities dissolve, I stumbled upon a new life

By Martin Cloutier • June 17, 2025 at 12:23 pm EDT
Culture

How trans comics can save the world

How trans comics can save the world

ANALYSIS: The world is growing increasingly hostile toward the LGBTQ2S+ community. We need superheroes now more than ever

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle • May 30, 2025 at 2:18 pm EDT
Trans Health

Trans healthcare is legal in the U.K. Prescriptions are still being denied

Trans healthcare is legal in the U.K. Prescriptions are still being denied

Advocates say the system has made trans people afraid to access medical care in general

By Jake Hall • May 13, 2025 at 1:33 pm EDT
Politics

Get ready for conservative civil war

Get ready for conservative civil war

OPINION: The Conservative Party of Canada leadership is at a crossroads. Here’s how Doug Ford, Jason Kenney and Pierre Poilievre could factor in

By Dale Smith • May 8, 2025 at 10:30 am EDT
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Queer View Mirror

Thirty years ago, ‘When Night Is Falling’ kick-started the golden age of lesbian cinema

Thirty years ago, ‘When Night Is Falling’ kick-started the golden age of lesbian cinema

Hokey, improbable and super sexy, Patricia Rozema’s flick still has my heart 

By Ingrid Randoja • May 5, 2025 at 2:02 pm EDT
Rainbow Votes 2025

Where are the gays in the federal party platforms?

Where are the gays in the federal party platforms?

OPINION: All three major English party platforms offer thin gruel for queer and trans Canadians

By Dale Smith • April 23, 2025 at 4:37 pm EDT
Rainbow Votes 2025

Where Canada’s political parties really stand on queer and trans issues

Where Canada’s political parties really stand on queer and trans issues

Xtra put Canada’s major political parties under the microscope on everything from DEI rollbacks to trans athletes’ participation in sports

By Denio Lourenco • April 15, 2025 at 4:03 pm EDT
Music

On ‘Glory,’ Perfume Genius reaches out

On ‘Glory,’ Perfume Genius reaches out

The lonely indie darling’s new album casts an eye outward—and shows the way forward

By Oliver Haug • March 28, 2025 at 9:30 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 9 recap: A living legend

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 9 recap: A living legend

The queens take fashion inspiration from an iconic free spirit

By Kevin O'Keeffe • March 3, 2025 at 3:51 pm EDT
Mental Health

In a world on fire, caring for each other is the best resistance

In a world on fire, caring for each other is the best resistance

ANALYSIS: It’s a dire time to be trans. Here’s what we can learn from the past about how to survive the moment and despair itself

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle • February 20, 2025 at 1:34 pm EDT
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