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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
Politics

A year after Trump’s reelection, what’s next for trans people?

A year after Trump’s reelection, what’s next for trans people?

The past year has been horrifying for trans people in the U.S. The past week gave me hope for the future

By Katelyn Burns • November 11, 2025 at 2:33 pm EDT
Books

Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore on the link between the COVID-19 and AIDS crises

Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore on the link between the COVID-19 and AIDS crises

Sycamore’s new novel “Terry Dactyl” shirks nostalgia, instead showing how queer history often repeats

By Veronica Esposito • November 11, 2025 at 11:48 am EDT
Books

This trans zine from the ’90s has never been more relevant

This trans zine from the ’90s has never been more relevant

“Gendertrash From Hell” collects all the issues of the iconoclastic publication. It’s a major event

By H Felix Chau Bradley • November 4, 2025 at 1:16 pm EDT
Love Like Mine

My mother is pounding on my closet door. I don’t want to answer

My mother is pounding on my closet door. I don’t want to answer

I’m left to wonder: ¿Cómo se dice, ‘Mom, I’m queer’ en español?

By Cynthia Jimenez • October 29, 2025 at 2:06 pm EDT
Consumed

Richard Linklater showed me how to love

Richard Linklater showed me how to love

During a honeymoon phase with a new partner, I clung to Linklater’s “Before” trilogy. His new film, “Blue Moon,” helped me carve a new path forward

By KC Hoard • October 27, 2025 at 1:39 pm EDT
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Books

‘Radical Unlearning’ explores what it takes to shift our beliefs

‘Radical Unlearning’ explores what it takes to shift our beliefs

Lewis Raven Wallace’s new book digs into the science of personal transformation

By Syrus Marcus Ware • October 27, 2025 at 12:52 pm 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
Drag

Sasha Colby and The Girlfriend Experience on dolling across the world

Sasha Colby and The Girlfriend Experience on dolling across the world

The drag legend and the rising star talk chosen trans family, post-Drag Race jet-setting and how to survive this moment in history

By Xtra Staff • October 15, 2025 at 5:11 pm EDT
Inside Xtra

Queers at work: Xtra seeks mentees to contribute to a new editorial package

Queers at work: Xtra seeks mentees to contribute to a new editorial package

Applications for Xtra’s mentorship program for early-career BIPOC journalists are open through Oct. 27

By Xtra Staff • October 15, 2025 at 4:33 pm EDT
Politics

The premiers violating your Charter rights don’t want the courts to weigh in

The premiers violating your Charter rights don’t want the courts to weigh in

When it comes to the Notwithstanding Clause, premiers opposed to the federal government’s factum are showing their true colours

By Dale Smith • October 9, 2025 at 10:21 am EDT
Sports

Alberta’s new policy is forcing girls—cis and trans—out of school sports

Alberta’s new policy is forcing girls—cis and trans—out of school sports

Gender forms mandated by Bill 29 are forcing families into tough decisions around whether to put their daughters in sports

By Michelle Kay • October 8, 2025 at 1:33 pm EDT
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Indigenous

Trans prison policies aren’t just about gender—they are about Indigenous rights

Trans prison policies aren’t just about gender—they are about Indigenous rights

Trans-affirming prison policies are being revoked in parts of Canada and the U.S. We need to protect Two-Spirit and trans people in prisons

By Fallon Aubee, Leon Laidlaw • September 29, 2025 at 4:49 pm EDT
Politics

Quebec bans gender-neutral pronouns from official government communications

Quebec bans gender-neutral pronouns from official government communications

Minister of the French Language Jean-François Roberge says it’s about preserving the French language

By Mel Woods • September 25, 2025 at 4:41 pm EDT
HIV/AIDS

Changing health landscape poses a questionable future for HIV organizations

Changing health landscape poses a questionable future for HIV organizations

With the closure of the AIDS Committee of Toronto, public health experts are wondering if this is the beginning of the end for HIV service organizations in Canada

By Denio Lourenco • September 25, 2025 at 3:50 pm EDT
Love Like Mine

I had a threesome with my monogamous partner, and it couldn’t have been better

I had a threesome with my monogamous partner, and it couldn’t have been better

There’s more than one route into opening a relationship—waiting for the perfect moment is a good way to start

By Denys Johnson • September 24, 2025 at 10:23 am EDT
Dangerous Space

Cancel culture favours punishment over solidarity. It’s time to let it go

Cancel culture favours punishment over solidarity. It’s time to let it go

Queer and social justice movements must reject cancel culture to meet the moment

By Kai Cheng Thom • September 19, 2025 at 9:04 am EDT
Justice

Don’t bank on the courts to save trans Albertans

Don’t bank on the courts to save trans Albertans

Legal challenges are important, but they don’t get to the root of anti-trans legislation

By Charlotte Sheasby • September 17, 2025 at 2:39 pm EDT
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