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Video

What happens when we erase trans people and gender from CDC research?

What happens when we erase trans people and gender from CDC research?

ANALYSIS: The Trump administration’s directive to purge CDC research and data from mentions of gender will have broad impacts

By Mel Woods • February 5, 2025 at 5:36 pm EDT
Culture

Meet the trans artist behind one of the internet’s favourite webcomics

Meet the trans artist behind one of the internet’s favourite webcomics

Haus of Decline marries irreverent humour and bodily autonomy for hundreds of thousands of fans

By Kevin Hurren • February 4, 2025 at 9:41 am EDT
Trans Health

Mainstream media paved the way for Trump’s anti-trans policies

Mainstream media paved the way for Trump’s anti-trans policies

OPINION: Years of questionable coverage manufactured consent for Trump’s executive order targeting gender-affirming care

By Ziya Jones • January 30, 2025 at 4:27 pm EDT
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How Trump’s attack on gender-affirming care for youth could impact trans adults

How Trump’s attack on gender-affirming care for youth could impact trans adults

ANALYSIS: From rejecting WPATH to a chill on doctors, we break down how the president’s executive order might influence care for adults in addition to young people

By Mel Woods • January 29, 2025 at 6:16 pm EDT
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Trump’s ‘revolution of common sense’ is already decimating trans rights

Trump’s ‘revolution of common sense’ is already decimating  trans rights

ANALYSIS: In one of his first executive orders, the new president called for the erasure of federal recognition of trans people

By Mel Woods • January 20, 2025 at 8:35 pm EDT
Social Media

Social media platforms are crumbling—and that hurts trans people

Social media platforms are crumbling—and that hurts trans people

OPINION: We have long connected with one another, shared resources and advice on navigating the medical system and organized politically online

By Katelyn Burns • January 16, 2025 at 4:20 pm EDT
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Dangerous Space

Trans representation isn’t trans liberation

Trans representation isn’t trans liberation

OPINION: Even at its zenith, the trendiness of “diversity” appears to have done little to improve the day-to-day lives of trans people as a vulnerable and exploited class

By Kai Cheng Thom • January 10, 2025 at 2:42 pm EDT
Rainbow Rewind 2024

What 2024’s biggest films say about the future of trans cinema

What 2024’s biggest films say about the future of trans cinema

“Emilia Pérez” is set to dominate awards season. Here’s hoping its success opens doors for other, better trans stories on screen

By Mel Woods • December 16, 2024 at 5:24 pm EDT
Rainbow Rewind 2024

12 queer and trans books we missed this year

12 queer and trans books we missed this year

From tales of dramatic family secrets to sweet graphic novels, these titles are worth curling up with

By Xtra Staff • December 16, 2024 at 12:30 pm EDT
Dangerous Space

Why is the anti-trans movement so obsessed with trans women?

Why is the anti-trans movement so obsessed with trans women?

Our bodies are constantly the subject of what would be called sexual harassment if it were done to anyone else

By Kai Cheng Thom • December 6, 2024 at 2:55 pm EDT
Rainbow Rewind 2024

The queer and trans songs we loved in 2024

The queer and trans songs we loved in 2024

From Chappell Roan to Shygirl and beyond, here’s what we couldn’t get enough of in 2024

By Xtra Staff • December 5, 2024 at 2:06 pm EDT
Violence against LGBTQ2S+

Anti-trans violence is on the rise. The media must step it up

Anti-trans violence is on the rise. The media must step it up

The crisis needs meaningful, sustained coverage addressing the systemic issues that allow this violence to persist  

By Adam Rhodes • December 2, 2024 at 9:40 am EDT
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Violence against LGBTQ2S+

Anti-trans violence still a rising issue across North America

Anti-trans violence still a rising issue across North America

Perpetrators of anti-trans violence becoming emboldened, experts say 

By Adam Rhodes • November 20, 2024 at 12:25 pm EDT
TV & Film

Trans cartel musical ‘Emilia Pérez’ takes maximalist aesthetic to the extreme

Trans cartel musical ‘Emilia Pérez’ takes maximalist aesthetic to the extreme

REVIEW: The film’s existence raises intriguing questions about appropriate subjects for the playful machinations of French auteurs

By Veronica Esposito • November 12, 2024 at 11:44 am EDT
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Xtra Explains: Social vs. medical transition

Xtra Explains: Social vs. medical transition

Media and politicians like to fixate on the medical aspects of transition. But for most trans youth, social transition plays a much bigger part in their lives

By Mel Woods • November 11, 2024 at 5:30 pm EDT
Politics

Canada’s queer and trans non-profits are teetering on a financial cliff

Canada’s queer and trans non-profits are teetering on a financial cliff

Given the current political climate, many are looking for sources of funding outside of government grants and ways to increase visibility

By Kevin Hurren • November 8, 2024 at 3:45 pm EDT
Youth

Things ‘more intense’ since Alberta policies dropped, says mom of trans kid

Things ‘more intense’ since Alberta policies dropped, says mom of trans kid

From issues at school to considering going out of province for care, parents say things have gotten harder in Alberta

By Ziya Jones • November 8, 2024 at 10:48 am EDT
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Could Canadian conservatives copy Trump’s anti-trans messaging?

Could Canadian conservatives copy Trump’s anti-trans messaging?

The president-elect’s final ad push—and subsequent election win—may have Canada’s right looking to lean in on anti-trans messaging

By Mel Woods • November 7, 2024 at 5:05 pm EDT
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