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Mental Health

Five tips on finding an LGBTQ2-affirming therapist, according to LGBTQ2 providers

Five tips on finding an LGBTQ2-affirming therapist, according to LGBTQ2 providers

There are a lot of barriers to mental health care for queer and trans people. Here’s how to start getting the care you need

By Zena Sharman • October 10, 2019 at 1:46 pm EDT
Feature

Inside the technology that’s allowing gay HIV-positive men to start a family

Inside the technology that’s allowing gay HIV-positive men to start a family

For queer and serodiscordant couples who have always wanted biological children, sperm washing has created a way to make it happen

By Alexandra Kimball • October 3, 2019 at 12:22 pm EDT
Rainbow Votes 2019

Federal politics: Where queer representation goes to die

Federal politics: Where queer representation goes to die

Why are so few LGBTQ2 candidates elected in Canada?

By Erica Lenti • October 1, 2019 at 1:15 pm EDT
Politics

Andrew Scheer’s wild weekend of homophobia-driven damage control

Andrew Scheer’s wild weekend of homophobia-driven damage control

It was a bumpy start to the campaign for the Conservative leader

By Arvin Joaquin • September 16, 2019 at 5:45 pm EDT
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

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
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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
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

So-called accountability processes are tearing my community apart. What can I do?

So-called accountability processes are tearing my community apart. What can I do?
By Kai Cheng Thom • August 20, 2019 at 11:49 am EDT
Opinion

If lesbianism is sinking, I’m going down with the ship

If lesbianism is sinking, I’m going down with the ship

It took me years to use the label ‘lesbian,’ to feel I had earned it. Even if others are discarding it, I refuse to let it go

By Lauren Strapagiel • August 13, 2019 at 2:01 pm EDT
Health

What’s making LGBTQ2 people smoke more?

What’s making LGBTQ2 people smoke more?

To lower tobacco use, researchers say we must tackle homophobia and transphobia first

By Brianna Sharpe • July 30, 2019 at 11:46 am EDT
Analysis

What matters most to Black queer Americans

What matters most to Black queer Americans

Takeaways from the LGB+ Black Census, the largest survey of Black people since the Reconstruction era

By Eternity Martis • July 16, 2019 at 2:15 pm EDT
Personal Essay

What makeup taught me about being a lesbian

What makeup taught me about being a lesbian

For years I shunned lipstick and eyeliner for fear that I was either too queer, or not feminine enough

By Erica Lenti • June 27, 2019 at 2:22 pm EDT
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Still Fighting: LGBTQ2 Rights at 50

An insider take on LGBTQ2 politics in Canada

An insider take on LGBTQ2 politics in Canada

Two queer politicians — one trailblazer, one rising star — on progress, resistance and the work that still needs to be done

By Erica Lenti • June 20, 2019 at 2:47 pm EDT
Pride Toronto

Why Toronto police aren’t marching in Pride

Why Toronto police aren’t marching in Pride

A timeline of the protests, debates and decisions that brought us here

By Eternity Martis • June 20, 2019 at 12:22 pm EDT
Politics

Andrew Scheer won’t attend Pride this year. But in case he changes his mind…

Andrew Scheer won’t attend Pride this year. But in case he changes his mind…

You know, us queers just wanna help

By Arvin Joaquin • June 6, 2019 at 4:56 pm EDT
Feature

Canada is finally taking period poverty seriously

Canada is finally taking period poverty seriously

But when it comes to period pain, we’re not even close

By Sadiya Ansari • May 31, 2019 at 1:15 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 11 Episode 10 recap: A drag queen named Abra Cadabra

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 11 Episode 10 recap: A drag queen named Abra Cadabra

A new kind of challenge brings a dose of magic to the main stage

By Kevin O’Keeffe • May 2, 2019 at 10:30 pm EDT
Sports

Five important things to know about the Caster Semenya ruling

Five important things to know about the Caster Semenya ruling

What the decision means for female athletes with a difference in sex development

By Eternity Martis • May 1, 2019 at 4:27 pm EDT
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