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Analysis

What you need to know about a Supreme Court ruling on sexual history as evidence

What you need to know about a Supreme Court ruling on sexual history as evidence
By Kelli María Korducki • August 2, 2019 at 11:32 am EDT
Still Fighting: LGBTQ2 Rights at 50

After decades of mistreatment, how can police fix their relationship with LGBTQ2 communities?

After decades of mistreatment, how can police fix their relationship with LGBTQ2 communities?

Tim McCaskell and Shakir Rahim talk Toronto’s bathhouse raids, the Bruce McArthur case and the marginalization of queer and trans people of colour

By Erica Lenti • July 29, 2019 at 11:35 am EDT
Personal Essay

What I learned going on auditions as a lesbian actor in LA

What I learned going on auditions as a lesbian actor in LA

I stood out, and not in the way that Hollywood embraced

By Joanne Vannicola • July 17, 2019 at 11:03 am EDT
Salty Queers

Scarlett Johansson wants to be cast in trans roles

Scarlett Johansson wants to be cast in trans roles

“As an actor, I should be allowed to play any person, or any tree, or any animal”

By Arvin Joaquin, Erica Lenti • July 15, 2019 at 5:11 pm EDT
Personal Essay

After my wife came out as trans, we found her name together

After my wife came out as trans, we found her name together

Life as our family knew it was about to change. But Zoë was a perfect name to start anew

By Amanda Jetté Knox • July 11, 2019 at 11:29 am EDT
Still Fighting: LGBTQ2 Rights at 50

Gerald Hannon remembers the Toronto bathhouse riots

Gerald Hannon remembers the Toronto bathhouse riots

A city galvanized, our communities remade

By Gerald Hannon • July 9, 2019 at 10:31 am EDT
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Love Like Mine

I was outed as bisexual. Falling in love helped me come out on my own terms

I was outed as bisexual. Falling in love helped me come out on my own terms

I spent years grappling with my sexuality — until she helped me come out on my own terms

By Thokozani Mbwana • July 8, 2019 at 12:52 pm EDT
Culture

Jonathan Van Ness’ sponsored coming-out is not activism

Jonathan Van Ness’ sponsored coming-out is not activism

Why we need to stop confusing corporate LGBTQ2 visibility as anything more than advertising

By Alex V Green • July 3, 2019 at 10:14 am EDT
Culture

Two-Spirit couple will compete on Amazing Race Canada

Two-Spirit couple will compete on Amazing Race Canada

Hand us the pompoms, because we’re here to stan

By Arvin Joaquin • June 28, 2019 at 5:59 pm EDT
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

The guy I’m dating is really into trans women. Is it love — or a fetish?

The guy I’m dating is really into trans women. Is it love — or a fetish?
By Kai Cheng Thom • June 25, 2019 at 12:36 pm EDT
Still Fighting: LGBTQ2 Rights at 50

An insider take on LGBTQ2 politics in Canada

An insider take on LGBTQ2 politics in Canada

Two queer politicians — one trailblazer, one rising star — on progress, resistance and the work that still needs to be done

By Erica Lenti • June 20, 2019 at 2:47 pm EDT
Personal Essay

Dear Dad: In your silence, I found acceptance

Dear Dad: In your silence, I found acceptance

I came out, and we never talked about it again. But I know you’ve grown to love who I am

By Erica Lenti • June 14, 2019 at 12:02 pm EDT
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Hate Watch

Once again, YouTube fails to protect LGBTQ2 creators

Once again, YouTube fails to protect LGBTQ2 creators

The latest controversy over its hate speech policies leaves queer and trans users feeling unwelcome

By Erica Lenti • June 13, 2019 at 12:16 pm EDT
Xtra Weekly

Canadians can now choose gender “X” on their government IDs

Canadians can now choose gender “X” on their government IDs

Straight Pride, queer love, and Shangela. Here’s your Xtra Weekly, June 7.

By Arvin Joaquin • June 7, 2019 at 11:47 am EDT
Personal Essay

I came out at the height of the AIDS crisis — joining a generation of young men just waiting to die

I came out at the height of the AIDS crisis — joining a generation of young men just waiting to die

When you come into adulthood in a dark age, whatever you achieve always seems secondary to the bigger problems of the world

By RM Vaughan • June 7, 2019 at 10:08 am EDT
Culture

10 things to expect at Boston’s Straight Pride

10 things to expect at Boston’s Straight Pride

So many flip flops and cargo shorts

By Arvin Joaquin, Erica Lenti • June 4, 2019 at 4:37 pm EDT
Love & Sex

Seven questions with Xtra’s new advice columnist, Kai Cheng Thom

Seven questions with Xtra’s new advice columnist, Kai Cheng Thom

“Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse” is a column to help you survive and thrive in a challenging world

By Eternity Martis • June 3, 2019 at 11:03 am EDT
Personal Essay

My queer adolescent year of extreme baking

My queer adolescent year of extreme baking

Were the assertive flavours and temperatures of Fudge Ribbon Pie a metaphor for my unacknowledged desires?

By Marusya Bociurkiw • May 31, 2019 at 1:08 pm EDT
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