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Quinn’s inaugural NSL goal is a big deal for trans sports

Quinn’s inaugural NSL goal is a big deal for trans sports

ANALYSIS: The Vancouver Rise midfielder ensured that trans people will play a starring role in the new era of sports in Canada

By Mel Woods • April 17, 2025 at 4:04 pm EDT
Rainbow Votes 2025

Where Canada’s political parties really stand on queer and trans issues

Where Canada’s political parties really stand on queer and trans issues

Xtra put Canada’s major political parties under the microscope on everything from DEI rollbacks to trans athletes’ participation in sports

By Denio Lourenco • April 15, 2025 at 4:03 pm EDT
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What John Oliver’s trans sports episode got right

What John Oliver’s trans sports episode got right

ANALYSIS: The “Last Week Tonight” host tackled fairness in sports with a pitch-perfect blend of facts and empathy

By Mel Woods • April 10, 2025 at 1:42 pm EDT
Rainbow Votes 2025

We must be ready to counter the right’s obsession with trans people

We must be ready to counter the right’s obsession with trans people

ANALYSIS: Conservatives have shown they’re willing to make trans rights a wedge issue. Progressives can’t just stand by and watch

By Mel Woods • April 10, 2025 at 9:28 am EDT

Doug Ford didn’t have to attack queer and trans people to win. Pierre Poilievre should follow his lead

Doug Ford didn’t have to attack queer and trans people to win. Pierre Poilievre should follow his lead

Where some political leaders have advanced on the backs of marginalized groups, Doug Ford’s approach is refreshing

Created for Pride At Work Canada • April 9, 2025 at 12:26 pm EDT
Books

The internet is toxic for queer and trans people. In ‘A/S/L,’ it’s a haven

The internet is toxic for queer and trans people. In ‘A/S/L,’ it’s a haven

Jeanne Thornton’s new novel draws on the power of the online golden age

By Kerensa Cadenas • April 1, 2025 at 1:53 pm EDT
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Anton Solomonik’s trans stories are not a plea for acceptance

Anton Solomonik’s trans stories are not a plea for acceptance

“Realistic Fiction” brims with awkward encounters and ugly feelings, showing us that discomfort can lead to freedom

By H Felix Chau Bradley • March 31, 2025 at 5:18 pm EDT
Politics

Why are Democrats pivoting to transphobia?

Why are Democrats pivoting to transphobia?

ANALYSIS: Throwing trans people to the wolves to win elections is wrong. It’s also not going to work

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle • March 27, 2025 at 12:24 pm EDT

New report takes an important look at the effects of transphobic online hate on organizations and their employees

New report takes an important look at the effects of transphobic online hate on organizations and their employees

The Open Digital Literacy and Access Network and Wisdom2Action project provides recommendations on what queer organizations can do to address and mitigate the impact of online hate

Created for ODLAN • March 19, 2025 at 10:44 am EDT
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Where does Mark Carney stand on queer and trans issues?

Where does Mark Carney stand on queer and trans issues?

ANALYSIS: The new Liberal leader and prime minister-designate should affirm his party’s stance before going toe to toe with Pierre Poilievre

By Mel Woods • March 10, 2025 at 4:49 pm EDT
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Trans sports ban fails in U.S. Senate

Trans sports ban fails in U.S. Senate

In a welcome win amidst Trump’s anti-trans onslaught, a national ban on trans women and girls from women’s sports died on the Senate floor this week

By Mel Woods • March 4, 2025 at 5:33 pm EDT
Politics

Anti-trans bathroom bills are back—and more extreme

Anti-trans bathroom bills are back—and more extreme

More anti-trans bathroom bills have been introduced in the U.S. in 2025 than any year in history

By Nico Lang • March 3, 2025 at 1:03 pm EDT
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Explaining the new U.S. visa restrictions on trans travellers

Explaining the new U.S. visa restrictions on trans travellers

ANALYSIS: If you’re a Canadian travelling to the U.S. for a vacation, should you worry? What about trans athletes?

By Mel Woods • February 27, 2025 at 7:07 pm EDT
Politics

Inside Canada’s most trans-friendly jurisdictions

Inside Canada’s most trans-friendly jurisdictions

Some parts of Canada have resisted the pull of anti-trans hate better than others. Here’s what it’s like to live in these places

By Charlotte Sheasby • February 26, 2025 at 1:37 pm EDT
Sports

Bodybuilding has helped me build a defiant love of my trans body

Bodybuilding has helped me build a defiant love of my trans body

Thanks to my trainer’s soft care, I’ve fallen in love with a sport that forces me to connect with my own body 

By Jules Sherred • February 19, 2025 at 11:50 am EDT
Youth

Trans kids go missing at alarming rates. The Trump administration is making it harder to find them 

Trans kids go missing at alarming rates. The Trump administration is making it harder to find them 

OPINION: The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children complying with Trump’s executive order will stop them from finding missing trans children

By Katelyn Burns • February 12, 2025 at 2:20 pm EDT
Activism

Scaling walls and dropping crickets: how a group of U.K. trans kids is fighting back

Scaling walls and dropping crickets: how a group of U.K. trans kids is fighting back

The voices of young trans people have long been absent in policy-making decisions. Trans Kids Deserve Better wants to change that—whether the adults like it or not.

By Jake Hall • February 6, 2025 at 5:22 pm EDT
Politics

Trump’s anti-trans attacks will embolden Poilievre

Trump’s anti-trans attacks will embolden Poilievre

OPINION: We can expect Canada’s likely future PM to follow the example set south of the border

By Dale Smith • February 6, 2025 at 10:59 am EDT
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