Xtra’s top LGBTQ2S+ stories of the year
The best and brightest—even most bewildering—stories from a back catalogue brimming with insight
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How the moral panic around ‘parental rights’ in Canada defined 2023
ANALYSIS: The fight to protect trans and gender-diverse kids is far from over
5 books we missed this year
Putting a bow on a banner year for queer and trans lit
YouTube is no longer the default site for coming out online, but its legacy lives on
ANALYSIS: What do Troye Sivan, Gigi Gorgeous, Tom Daley and Dodie have in common? They all came out on YouTube. But the platform is no longer as central to queer and trans narratives
‘Renegades’ documents the queer history Chloe Sherman helped create
“Renegades: San Francisco, The 1990s” captures a vital and vibrant era of queer and trans life
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4, Episode 4 power ranking: Drama coming through!
No elimination hardly means no movement on the power rankings, as our Golden Beaver winner shakes things up
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‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4, Episode 4 recap: Sew emotional
A design challenge leads into a heated Mini-“Untucked”, giving us a shocking Golden Beaver decision
‘Eileen’ is an adequate adaptation that doesn’t go far enough
REVIEW: The Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie film misses what made Ottessa Moshfegh’s book so compelling
How Heather María Ács is queering intimacy coordination
The field of intimacy coordination is young—which means there’s still time to help it expand beyond heteronormative standards
Majority of non-binary youth aren’t participating in team sports
First study of its kind looks at some of the reasons why
Holidays got you blue? Here’s some joy and fight and warm hugs
Our culture maven S. Bear Bergman has some terrific suggestions on navigating family drama and crafting your own traditions
‘May December’ is Todd Haynes at his most camp
REVIEW: Trappings of the camp aesthetic tell emotional truths in this acidic melodrama
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‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4, Episode 3 recap: Heartbeats, heartbroken
A pre-season favourite goes home far earlier than we expected
Inside the fight to add gender-affirming care to university health insurance plans
Students in British Columbia successfully campaigned to add gender affirming care to their school’s health insurance. That benefit is now available to 200,000 university students across Canada—but gaps remain
Canadian Conservative ties to Hungary and Orbán are cause for concern
OPINION: The Danube Institute treated a group of Conservatives to a lavish trip, part of what could be a slippery ideological slope
New tunes from Sleater-Kinney and Kevin Abstract
Plus drag queen Pattie Gonia’s environmental anthem performed with trans Indigenous singer-songwriter Quinn Christopherson and acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma
Face to face with ballroom star Jazmine Miyake-Mugler
Following last year’s win at the World AIDS Day Ball in Toronto and an impressive showing in NYC earlier this fall, Jazmine’s home is the runway
As the homelessness crisis worsens, Gay Villages are caught at a crossroads of identity
ANALYSIS: Unhoused people are a part of our communities, so what can we do?
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