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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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Culture

Meet the trans artist behind one of the internet’s favourite webcomics

Meet the trans artist behind one of the internet’s favourite webcomics

Haus of Decline marries irreverent humour and bodily autonomy for hundreds of thousands of fans

By Kevin Hurren • February 4, 2025 at 9:41 am EDT
Housing

This New York project offers a blueprint for fighting housing insecurity

This New York project offers a blueprint for fighting housing insecurity

Trans activist Ceyenne Doroshow created a queer-friendly housing project with a focus on Black trans women and sex workers

By Simon Feisthauer Fournet • January 22, 2025 at 10:16 am EDT
Violence against LGBTQ2S+

Anti-trans violence is on the rise. The media must step it up

Anti-trans violence is on the rise. The media must step it up

The crisis needs meaningful, sustained coverage addressing the systemic issues that allow this violence to persist  

By Adam Rhodes • December 2, 2024 at 9:40 am EDT
Censorship

Could the Trump administration criminalize queer speech online?

Could the Trump administration criminalize queer speech online?

ANALYSIS: Here’s what you should and shouldn’t freak out about when it comes to Project 2025’s plans for digital communications

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle • November 28, 2024 at 5:12 pm EDT
Health

You can get Mpox even if you’re vaccinated—it happened to me

You can get Mpox even if you’re vaccinated—it happened to me

Having the virus taught me Canada needs to do more to support people who get Mpox

By Sam Sferrazza • November 18, 2024 at 10:47 am EDT
Politics

From Higgs to Trump, what did this fall’s elections teach Canadians? 

From Higgs to Trump, what did this fall’s elections teach Canadians? 

OPINION: Ahead of a likely federal election next year, what can Canadians take away from the U.S., New Brunswick, Saskatchewan and B.C.? 

By Dale Smith • November 14, 2024 at 9:18 am EDT
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Running for Pride: How Online Casinos Are Supporting the 2SLGBTQIA Community in Canada

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Immigration & Refugees

Canada’s immigration system is failing undocumented LGBTQ+ migrants 

Canada’s immigration system is failing undocumented LGBTQ+ migrants 

Charles Mwangi, a bisexual refugee from Kenya, is in Canada now—but what the future holds for him is unclear 

By Byron Armstrong • October 29, 2024 at 3:13 pm EDT
Music

On her new album, Orla Gartland is her own hero

On her new album, Orla Gartland is her own hero

The singer-songwriter talks writing nuanced pop songs, intense female friendships, and her new album “Everybody Needs A Hero”

By Hannah Jocelyn • October 4, 2024 at 3:12 pm EDT
Music

In defence of simply being ‘gay famous’

In defence of simply being ‘gay famous’

OPINION: Chappell Roan’s mainstream success is overwhelming. But what if she’d just stayed famous with the gays?

By Mel Woods • October 3, 2024 at 10:15 am EDT
Mental Health

The 2024 election is taking a toll on trans mental health. Here’s how to keep it together

The 2024 election is taking a toll on trans mental health. Here’s how to keep it together

ANALYSIS: Telling trans people to “just vote” isn’t helpful 

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle • September 26, 2024 at 2:31 pm EDT
Books

‘What I Know About You’ is a tale of the silence the repression of gay desire can wreak

‘What I Know About You’ is a tale of the silence the repression of gay desire can wreak

REVIEW: Éric Chacour’s first novel is at turns gorgeously lush and frustratingly opaque

By H Felix Chau Bradley • September 25, 2024 at 1:08 pm EDT
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