Our family’s guide to transitioning
Telling my mother I was trans was the hardest part about coming out as a teen, but she ended up being my greatest support. Now we want to help families like ours
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With ‘Constellations’ debut, Jade LeMac is a rising star to watch
The Vancouver-based singer-songwriter brings listeners into her melodic orbit with new EP
Queer and trans families are intentional. They take the shape of what you and your loved ones need most
In the nine-part series Queering Family, Xtra guest editor Stéphanie Verge introduces us to people who are redefining what it means to build and sustain a family
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 8 power ranking: ‘She was in the bottom three times in one episode’
A favourite queen has a rough go of it in the LaLaPaRuZa
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 8 recap: Sync test
The LaLaPaRuZa returns not as a punishment, but as its own maxi-challenge
Is Canada actually a viable safe harbour for trans people fleeing the U.S. and U.K.?
ANALYSIS: A viral petition calls on Canada to accept those escaping anti-trans policies, but Canada has work to do as well
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K-pop’s first openly queer boy band, Lionesses, on fighting for visibility in the industry
Amidst radio bans and discrimination, the breakout group continues to call for inclusion
A perfect queer day in NYC, Black history and a trans research takedown
This week, S. Bear Bergman’s Queer Culture Catch-up has got it all
Brianna Ghey deserved better than the U.K.’s transphobia
OPINION: The U.K.’s normalization of anti-trans hate has real-world consequences—the trans teen murdered this week should be alive
Trans and queer folks can’t solely rely on our resilience to survive
Perhaps LGBTQ2S+ writers, creatives and historians can teach us how to do more than just get by
How Iceland became a country where one in three people attend Reykjavík Pride
At the capital’s Pride celebrations, the country’s we’re-all-in-this-together attitude shows that consensus is possible on LGBTQ+ rights
As conservatives attack trans people, does Joe Biden still have our backs?
OPINION: In his 2022 State of the Union address, Joe Biden told trans kids, “I will always have your back.” In this year’s speech, the president was silent on trans issues
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Alberta’s new ‘free speech reporting’ requirement for colleges and universities stokes fears in the LGBTQ2S+ community
The announcement comes after the University of Lethbridge cancelled a controversial speaker
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 6 power ranking: Battle of the Bands, Senior Edition
We have a remarkably rare occurrence at the top of the charts this week
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 6 recap: Golden oldies
A gimmicky girl group challenge produces one of the strangest challenge winner edits in “Drag Race” herstory
The passing of transphobic laws increased internet searches for ‘suicide’ and ‘depression,’ study finds
The study also found that when a transphobic bill was defeated, the number of searches on those topics decreased
Brazil recorded 242 violent LGBTQ+ deaths in 2022
During Bolsonaro’s final year as president of Brazil, researchers say a queer person was killed every 34 hours in the South American country
Why the world’s only Vagina Museum deserves a permanent home
OPINION: On Wednesday, when the Vagina Museum in Bethnal Green, U.K., was forced to shutter for the second time in less than two years, the community lost a vital sexual health resource
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