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Media

10 years since the ‘transgender tipping point’

10 years since the ‘transgender tipping point’

ANALYSIS: Ten years after the iconic ‘TIME’ cover, trans people are subject to even more widespread hatred and legalized bigotry. If we’ve ‘tipped’ in any direction, it’s backward

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle • May 30, 2024 at 1:48 pm EDT
Sports

A new era for women’s sports?

A new era for women’s sports?

PWHL fans are packed in like sardines and there’s a line around the block. Hockey is driving a whole new game at queer bars

By Eve Cable • April 30, 2024 at 5:39 pm EDT
Youth

‘What if I’m next?’ Canadian trans youth see Nex Benedict’s death as a warning

‘What if I’m next?’ Canadian trans youth see Nex Benedict’s death as a warning

Young people say adults, schools and politicians are failing them

By Nico Lang • April 9, 2024 at 3:02 pm EDT
Sports

Raising the bar: How an Edmonton gym is making exercise accessible

Raising the bar: How an Edmonton gym is making exercise accessible

Run by queer and trans professionals, Action Potential Fitness was created with LGBTQ2S+ clients in mind

By Natasha Chiam • March 15, 2024 at 4:26 pm EDT
Fashion

The designers behind these African fashion labels are wielding androgyny to confront conservatism

The designers behind these African fashion labels are wielding androgyny to confront conservatism

How Muyishime, Maye Tobs and Udiahgebi are fighting back against toxic masculinity, homophobia

By Ugonna-Ora Owoh • February 15, 2024 at 12:30 pm EDT
Dangerous Space

The free speech ‘debate’ is an impossible dumpster fire—and it’s getting worse

The free speech ‘debate’ is an impossible dumpster fire—and it’s getting worse

OPINION: So long as LGBTQ2S+ people keep undermining freedom of speech among ourselves, we will never be able to defend ourselves from homophobic and transphobic censorship

By Kai Cheng Thom • February 14, 2024 at 9:58 pm EDT
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Relationships

Fruiting bodies and friendship in queer middle age

Fruiting bodies and friendship in queer middle age

Aging as a queer person brings surprising shifts in friendship 

By Joseph Osmundson • February 9, 2024 at 12:10 pm EDT
Politics

Here’s where U.S. presidential candidates stand on LGBTQ2S+ rights

Here’s where U.S. presidential candidates stand on LGBTQ2S+ rights

Queer and trans rights will be a major issue in the 2024 U.S. presidential election

By Catherine Caruso • January 26, 2024 at 3:37 pm EDT
Education

Far-right groups turning to ‘lawfare’ tactic to push back against LGBTQ2S+ curriculum

Far-right groups turning to ‘lawfare’ tactic to push back against LGBTQ2S+ curriculum

Experts say the tactic is more about intimidation than legal enforceability

By Emma Arkell • January 16, 2024 at 1:30 pm EDT
Rainbow Rewind 2023

Righteous Queens and Shady Bitches 2023

Righteous Queens and Shady Bitches 2023

An annual tradition returns: the highs and the lows of the past year, personified

By Xtra Staff • December 18, 2023 at 5:24 pm EDT
Art & Photography

‘Renegades’ documents the queer history Chloe Sherman helped create

‘Renegades’ documents the queer history Chloe Sherman helped create

“Renegades: San Francisco, The 1990s” captures a vital and vibrant era of queer and trans life

By Cooper Lee Bombardier • December 12, 2023 at 10:43 am EDT
Activism

Roz Kaveney on a lifetime of fighting for trans rights

Roz Kaveney on a lifetime of fighting for trans rights

The writer, poet and anti-TERF activist reflects on half a century of fighting for trans rights

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle • November 30, 2023 at 1:14 pm EDT
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Homelessness

As the homelessness crisis worsens, Gay Villages are caught at a crossroads of identity 

As the homelessness crisis worsens, Gay Villages are caught at a crossroads of identity 

ANALYSIS: Unhoused people are a part of our communities, so what can we do?

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul • November 28, 2023 at 6:00 am EDT
Sexual Health

As a social worker, Saskatchewan’s new sex-ed policy terrifies me

As a social worker, Saskatchewan’s new sex-ed policy terrifies me

OPINION: As an experienced sex educator and social worker, I know how challenging Saskatchewan’s new approach will be

By Natalya Mason • November 20, 2023 at 1:42 pm EDT
Sexual Health

At-home HPV tests are now available across Canada

At-home HPV tests are now available across Canada

Self-testing can help to improve access, especially for queer and trans people

By Laurence Fox • November 9, 2023 at 3:43 pm EDT
Social Media

Where have all the good gay memes gone?

Where have all the good gay memes gone?

ANALYSIS: Memes like the “Distracted Boyfriend” and “Right in front of my salad” have stood the test of time, but where are their contemporaries?

By Jon Heggestad • October 26, 2023 at 3:14 pm EDT
Politics

By protecting himself from being sued over his pronoun policy, Scott Moe is telling on himself

By protecting himself from being sued over his pronoun policy, Scott Moe is telling on himself

OPINION: The details of Saskatchewan’s forced-through pronoun legislation show how it’s all about politics—not protecting kids

By Dale Smith • October 19, 2023 at 10:41 am EDT
As Told To

Why I was forced to move my family out of Florida

Why I was forced to move my family out of Florida

Despite building a healthy and happy life by the sea, we had to return to Colorado for the sake of my daughter’s well-being

By Avery Randolph • October 17, 2023 at 12:29 pm EDT
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