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Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

In the midst of despair, how do you find the will to go on?

In the midst of despair, how do you find the will to go on?

“We have a calling, here in this decaying world, and that is to live and to serve life with every precious breath that is gifted to us”

By Kai Cheng Thom • August 30, 2023 at 5:58 pm EDT
Comedy

‘Two Dykes and a Mic’ podcast hosts talk touring, queer community and letting lesbians laugh

‘Two Dykes and a Mic’ podcast hosts talk touring, queer community and letting lesbians laugh

Rachel Scanlon and McKenzie Goodwin feel like “it’s summer camp every night”

By Mira Miller • August 30, 2023 at 1:35 pm EDT
Environment

How to prepare for the next environmental disaster

How to prepare for the next environmental disaster

LGBTQ2S+ people are among the communities facing higher risks in disasters. But we also have crucial skills to help each other through

By Zena Sharman • August 30, 2023 at 10:26 am EDT
Music

Anohni is back with the Johnsons for her most important album yet

Anohni is back with the Johnsons for her most important album yet

REVIEW: The U.K.-born singer-songwriter is breaking new ground in a stellar career at a time when trans rights are increasingly under threat

By Adam England • August 28, 2023 at 12:23 pm EDT
Music

Becca Mancari’s ‘Left Hand’ is an exploration of queer love and resilience

Becca Mancari’s ‘Left Hand’ is an exploration of queer love and resilience

REVIEW: Featuring the likes of Julien Baker and Brittany Howard, Mancari’s third album triumphs over darkness

By Dani Janae • August 25, 2023 at 11:33 am EDT
Tech

There’s a reason why queer folks are turning to online spaces like Snapchat and Tumblr

There’s a reason why queer folks are turning to online spaces like Snapchat and Tumblr

ANALYSIS: Gender scholar Kathryn Bond Stockton coined the term “growing sideways” to describe the queer experience during childhood. Are some of our favourite social media offerings following suit? 

By Jon Heggestad • August 24, 2023 at 2:43 pm EDT
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Tech

I asked ChatGPT to write an article about trans athletes. It didn’t go well

I asked ChatGPT to write an article about trans athletes. It didn’t go well

OPINION: Language learning models are a threat to queer journalism that we should be taking very seriously

By Katelyn Burns • August 21, 2023 at 10:24 am EDT
Books

In the graphic novel ‘Roaming,’ a volatile trio of friends orbit and collide in New York City

In the graphic novel ‘Roaming,’ a volatile trio of friends orbit and collide in New York City

REVIEW: Jillian and Mariko Tamaki’s latest collaboration explores the treacherous transitions of young adulthood

By H Felix Chau Bradley • August 17, 2023 at 1:45 pm EDT
Trans Health

Wait times for bottom surgery in Canada can be as long as eight years. The impact on individuals can be deadly

Wait times for bottom surgery in Canada can be as long as eight years. The impact on individuals can be deadly

The story of a 30-something Albertan shows how broken the Canadian system is. It may also be a gross violation of their human rights

By Charlotte Sheasby • August 16, 2023 at 2:32 pm EDT
Violence against LGBTQ2S+

Brooklyn’s queer nightlife community rallies together after the killing of O’Shae Sibley

Brooklyn’s queer nightlife community rallies together after the killing of O’Shae Sibley

Sibley was killed while voguing to Beyoncé with friends in a gas station parking lot last month

By Jill Webb • August 15, 2023 at 10:51 am EDT
Queer Culture Catch-Up

A new release from R. Eric Thomas and ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ delivers the happy gay fluff we deserve

A new release from R. Eric Thomas and ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ delivers the happy gay fluff we deserve

Plus Darcy & Jer, Kai Cheng Thom and queer ASL

By S. Bear Bergman • August 11, 2023 at 12:36 pm EDT
Politics

At last week’s federal hearing on youth gender affirming care, Democrats finally stood up for trans people

At last week’s federal hearing on youth gender affirming care, Democrats finally stood up for trans people

OPINION: Federal Democrats have so far rarely directly addressed growing anti-trans rhetoric. That changed last week

By Katelyn Burns • August 2, 2023 at 2:23 pm EDT
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Monthly Tune-Up

New hits from Claud, APW, Troye Sivan and more

New hits from Claud, APW, Troye Sivan and more

Plus the glorious return of Anohni and the Johnsons

By Jordan Currie • July 31, 2023 at 10:19 am EDT
Politics

Ohio Republicans are trying to limit the power of ballot measures—and using transphobia to circumvent democracy

Ohio Republicans are trying to limit the power of ballot measures—and using transphobia to circumvent democracy

OPINION: Conservatives are courting voters using the little trick that they’ve always turned—demonizing a minority

By Katelyn Burns • July 28, 2023 at 1:32 pm EDT
TV & Film

What does ‘Barbie’ owe the queers?

What does ‘Barbie’ owe the queers?

ANALYSIS: The “Barbie” film is a fiercely feminist project that reinforces the gender binary. And yet we can also read into it what we want

By Mel Woods • July 26, 2023 at 2:36 pm EDT
Identity

Trans parents have always existed

Trans parents have always existed

OPINION: Today’s panic over transness and kids is largely driven by the overactive imaginations of people who have never met a trans person in their lives

By Katelyn Burns • July 21, 2023 at 3:00 pm EDT
Xtra News Flash

Grindr employees join hot union summer, first out gay coach in major men’s U.S. sports and more

Grindr employees join hot union summer, first out gay coach in major men’s U.S. sports and more

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: July 21

By Maddy Mahoney • July 21, 2023 at 2:11 pm EDT
Xtra News Flash

Quebec health card struggles, House Republicans defund queer community projects and more

Quebec health card struggles, House Republicans defund queer community projects and more

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: July 19

By Jackie Richardson • July 19, 2023 at 1:31 pm EDT
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