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Culture

What does an assault story look like in 2025?

What does an assault story look like in 2025?

 “Sorry, Baby,” “John Proctor Is the Villain” and “Trauma Plot” are changing the narrative about rape stories by reflecting how it hasn’t changed

By Lindsay Lee Wallace • June 30, 2025 at 1:49 pm EDT
Pride

Trump’s attack on DEI isn’t Pride Toronto’s only major problem

Trump’s attack on DEI isn’t Pride Toronto’s only major problem

ANALYSIS: One of Canada’s largest Prides has scrambled to cover sponsor losses, and some wonder if that was inevitable

By Kevin Hurren • June 26, 2025 at 2:39 pm EDT
Politics

What are we really talking about when we talk about ‘political violence’?

What are we really talking about when we talk about ‘political violence’?

ANALYSIS: The vast majority of political violence in America is coming from the right wing, and is aimed at marginalized people

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle • June 26, 2025 at 1:41 pm 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
Politics

Will the Supreme Court pave the way to protect reverse-discrimination cases?

Will the Supreme Court pave the way to protect reverse-discrimination cases?

OPINION: Marlean Ames’s case might not seem like a big deal—but it could have big ramifications in our current social context

By Katelyn Burns • June 9, 2025 at 1:32 pm EDT
Politics

The U.S. government is coming for poppers—again

The U.S. government is coming for poppers—again

With a raid on a popular poppers brand, the Trump administration continues a decades-long attack on our right to party

By Adam Rhodes • June 6, 2025 at 12:33 pm EDT
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Health

Why is the federal government still refusing to decriminalize HIV?

Why is the federal government still refusing to decriminalize HIV?

Advocates have demanded change for decades. Canada’s government says there’s no path forward for legal reform

By Arvin Joaquin • June 2, 2025 at 4:57 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
Excerpt

Hooking up with chronic pain

Hooking up with chronic pain

Olivia was one of the few women I’d matched with on the apps. Sex with her made me want to disappear

By Gabrielle Drolet • May 20, 2025 at 3:33 pm EDT
Books

Harron Walker on her first book and loving other trans women

Harron Walker on her first book and loving other trans women

“Trans women artists and writers have informed my thinking”

By Denny • May 19, 2025 at 9:00 am EDT
Drag

Lady Bunny and Miss Fiercalicious know what’s wrong with drag

Lady Bunny and Miss Fiercalicious know what’s wrong with drag

The two icons talk “Drag Race,” the mall and why drag will always be controversial

By Xtra Staff • May 16, 2025 at 2:48 pm EDT
Sports

Womens sports is booming. Can it continue ethically?

Womens sports is booming. Can it continue ethically?

ANALYSIS: The WNBA and PWHL are thriving, but will problematic partnerships in the interest of profits threaten their success?

By Frankie de la Cretaz • May 15, 2025 at 3:06 pm EDT
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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
Faith & Spirituality

Where does the new pope stand on queer and trans issues?

Where does the new pope stand on queer and trans issues?

OPINION: Pope Leo XIV has said homosexuality is “at odds with gospel.” But I’m cautiously optimistic

By Katelyn Burns • May 9, 2025 at 3:44 pm EDT
Identity

No one knows what ‘masculinity’ is, but it’s killing us

No one knows what ‘masculinity’ is, but it’s killing us

ANALYSIS: Does “masculinity” mean anything other than “being in charge”? Let’s talk to transfeminists and find out

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle • May 1, 2025 at 2:29 pm EDT
Cruising

Department stores are dying. It’s the end of an era for anonymous sex

Department stores are dying. It’s the end of an era for anonymous sex

With Hudson’s Bay liquidating across Canada, a cruising hub is lost 

By Stephan Petar • April 30, 2025 at 11:59 am EDT
Dangerous Space

How the trans rights struggle affects everyone

How the trans rights struggle affects everyone

OPINION: Precedents set by anti-trans movements are driven by the idea that the government and private institutions should have the power to police us all

By Kai Cheng Thom • April 29, 2025 at 4:37 pm EDT
Music

Why are queer people so obsessed with country music right now?

Why are queer people so obsessed with country music right now?

Chappell Roan and Beyoncé are making it cool for us to line dance in bedazzled cowboy boots. I’ve been yee-hawing since childhood

By Tyson Bears • April 28, 2025 at 3:47 pm EDT
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