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Dispatch

How I survived lockdown with my parents after coming out to them as trans

How I survived lockdown with my parents after coming out to them as trans

As India battled through yet another wave of COVID-19 outbreaks and I couldn’t leave home, I told my family who I really am

By Urmi Bhattacheryya • July 2, 2021 at 10:00 am EDT
Identity

12 queer and trans trailblazing athletes you should know

12 queer and trans trailblazing athletes you should know

Carl Nassib is the first openly gay active NFL player. But countless queer and trans athletes paved the way for his historic disclosure

By Mel Woods • June 29, 2021 at 4:39 pm EDT
Identity

After transitioning during the pandemic, trans people return to the unknown of real-world interactions

After transitioning during the pandemic, trans people return to the unknown of real-world interactions

The awkwardness of a transition is a lot easier to negotiate when there’s no one to impress. But what happens when we go back to our pre-COVID-19 ways?

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle • June 17, 2021 at 12:23 pm EDT
The Xtra Long Read

Inside Canada’s chronically underfunded trans-affirming clinics

Inside Canada’s chronically underfunded trans-affirming clinics

Despite more outward support for the community, legal protections and greater visibility, trans and other LGBTQ2S+ care isn’t being prioritized in the country. And when it is, financial barriers abound

By Sarah Ratchford • June 16, 2021 at 10:40 am EDT
Protest and Pleasure

Up against the wall: Queer and trans migrants prove that no body is illegal

Up against the wall: Queer and trans migrants prove that no body is illegal

In the third installment of the “Protest and Pleasure” series: How state borders constrain a nation’s residents just as much as they control who gets let in 

By Chanelle Gallant • June 14, 2021 at 11:54 am EDT
TV & Film

Meet Evie Macdonald. At 13, she took TV by storm and became national figure in trans activism

Meet Evie Macdonald. At 13, she took TV by storm and became national figure in trans activism

The star of “First Day” has called out Australia’s prime minister

By V.S. Wells • June 11, 2021 at 9:20 am EDT
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Politics

Trans people are calling out Biden’s hollow Pride message

Trans people are calling out Biden’s hollow Pride message

The U.S. president tweeted support for “brave” trans youth. Trans people have thoughts

By Mel Woods • June 8, 2021 at 4:51 pm EDT
Parenting

From adoption to trans pregnancy

From adoption to trans pregnancy

One of the most famous trans dads in the world goes behind the headlines to celebrate queer parenting

By Sarah Prager • June 7, 2021 at 9:00 am EDT
Health

How rolling back abortion rights will harm queer and trans people

How rolling back abortion rights will harm queer and trans people

Access to abortion is not only an issue for straight and cisgender people

By Mel Woods • June 4, 2021 at 1:58 pm EDT
Health

COVID-19 highlighted how Canada’s health care system fails trans people

COVID-19 highlighted how Canada’s health care system fails trans people

There are easy things health care providers can do to be more trans-inclusive

By Mel Woods • June 2, 2021 at 11:46 am EDT
Identity

How Elliot Page’s thirst trap sparked conversations about trans body image

How Elliot Page’s thirst trap sparked conversations about trans body image

The actor and activist showed off his top surgery and rockin’ abs in a new photo posted to his social media this week

By Mel Woods • May 25, 2021 at 3:15 pm EDT
Culture

How to tell Black queer and trans stories when you’re not Black, queer or trans

How to tell Black queer and trans stories when you’re not Black, queer or trans

Social justice organizers suggest three principles for allies wanting to support Black LGBTQ2S+ narratives

By Joshua Mackey • May 19, 2021 at 1:12 pm EDT
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Politics

Tennessee just passed some of the cruellest U.S. anti-trans legislation yet

Tennessee just passed some of the cruellest U.S. anti-trans legislation yet

The state’s governor just signed HB 1182 into law, which will require businesses to post warning signs about trans people in washrooms

By Mel Woods • May 19, 2021 at 11:23 am EDT
Politics

Despite its best efforts, the Canadian government others trans folks in its latest census

Despite its best efforts, the Canadian government others trans folks in its latest census

There’s a lack of data on trans Canadians. But the 2021 census still fails to capture an accurate portrait of trans lives in Canada

By Niko Stratis • May 14, 2021 at 11:36 am EDT
Politics

The personal price paid by families under the onslaught of America’s anti-trans legislation

The personal price paid by families under the onslaught of America’s anti-trans legislation

Supportive parents, especially supportive trans parents, are facing terrible choices

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle • May 10, 2021 at 9:34 am EDT
Dispatch

I found trans resilience in an eighth grade, rural Ohio classroom

I found trans resilience in an eighth grade, rural Ohio classroom

When I wound up in a traditional community for my student-teacher placement, I sought comfort in unspoken LGBTQ2S+ connections

By Gill Platek • May 7, 2021 at 10:20 am EDT
Power

2021 will be a banner year for trans people at the Olympics

2021 will be a banner year for trans people at the Olympics

New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is a likely lock to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic games

By Mel Woods • May 6, 2021 at 3:13 pm EDT
Politics

Queer and trans people are calling out Caitlyn Jenner’s bullshit

Queer and trans people are calling out Caitlyn Jenner’s bullshit

The California governor candidate said trans girls shouldn’t be allowed to play girls sports

By Mel Woods • May 3, 2021 at 5:41 pm EDT
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