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Sports

IOC fairness in women’s sports policy makes sports less fair for women

IOC fairness in women’s sports policy makes sports less fair for women

In banning trans women from the Olympics and mandating strict gender testing, the IOC just set women’s rights overall back

By Mel Woods • March 26, 2026 at 4:14 pm EDT
Pride

Canadian Pride organizations push for more stable funding

Canadian Pride organizations push for more stable funding

The country’s largest Pride festivals and others cite rising costs, fewer sponsors and safety concerns

By Dale Smith • March 26, 2026 at 1:16 pm EDT
Culture

Gays, we need to get meaner

Gays, we need to get meaner

Billy Porter and Jordan Firstman went viral for spewing hate. In their defence, who said queer people have to be nice?

By Divine Angubua • March 25, 2026 at 12:53 pm EDT
TV & Film

There’s no excuse for ‘The Last of Us’ casting a cis actor to play trans

There’s no excuse for ‘The Last of Us’ casting a cis actor to play trans

Putting the care into casting a young trans actor might be a challenge. It’s also an opportunity

By Cody Corrall, Mel Woods • March 23, 2026 at 5:21 pm EDT
TV & Film

Alex from Degrassi on finding her calling counselling queer teens

Alex from Degrassi on finding her calling counselling queer teens

Deanna Klymkiw tells Xtra about playing the franchise’s first out lesbian, and her career pivot since

By Jacob Aron Leung • March 19, 2026 at 1:29 pm EDT
Nightlife

How Kyiv’s queer nightlife is keeping community alive during wartime

How Kyiv’s queer nightlife is keeping community alive during wartime

Despite curfews, blackouts and anti-LGBTQ+ attacks, queer clubs and raves are bringing people together in Ukraine’s capital city

By Finbarr Toesland • March 19, 2026 at 11:30 am EDT
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Politics

What HRT Cafe’s shutdown means for DIY care

What HRT Cafe’s shutdown means for DIY care

HRT Cafe was the largest access point for DIY transition care in the U.K. before it suddenly vanished

By Cody Corrall, Ziya Jones • March 18, 2026 at 3:53 pm EDT
Tech

‘Unusable’: The enshittification of Grindr

‘Unusable’: The enshittification of Grindr

How pop-up ads, paywalled features and boardroom decisions degraded the quality of one of the world’s most popular dating apps

By Denio Lourenco • March 17, 2026 at 3:32 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18, Episode 11 recap: Flipping the roast upside down

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18, Episode 11 recap: Flipping the roast upside down

The winner of this week’s “Toast of Alyssa Edwards” does it by surprising us all

By Kevin O'Keeffe • March 16, 2026 at 11:49 am EDT
TV & Film

Karim Diané on playing Star Trek’s first gay Klingon

Karim Diané on playing Star Trek’s first gay Klingon

The actor tells Xtra about carrying on Star Trek’s legacy of inclusion

By Christos Tsirbas • March 12, 2026 at 1:55 pm EDT
Politics

Banning social media for minors would hurt everyone—adults included

Banning social media for minors would hurt everyone—adults included

A social media ban would disproportionately harm queer and trans people, and restrict LGBTQ2S+ materials

By Dale Smith • March 12, 2026 at 1:00 pm EDT
Activism

This Ontario teacher and his students are filling gaps in Canada’s queer history

This Ontario teacher and his students are filling gaps in Canada’s queer history

The HISTORYtellers Project is bringing to light LGBTQ2S+ stories left out of textbooks

By Julia Peterson • March 11, 2026 at 9:20 am EDT
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Media

No, effeminate boys aren’t being ‘transed’

No, effeminate boys aren’t being ‘transed’

Hiding my transness nearly killed me. Let’s work to build a world where trans people’s lives aren’t quite so hard

By Katelyn Burns • March 9, 2026 at 2:25 pm EDT
The Xtra Long Read

The many eras of the AIDS Committee of Toronto—including its final bow

The many eras of the AIDS Committee of Toronto—including its final bow

As Canada’s oldest AIDS organization closes its doors after more than four decades, Xtra dives deep into its community history and why it’s come to an end

By Kevin Hurren • March 5, 2026 at 1:39 pm EDT
TV & Film

Will ‘Sinners’ win Best Picture at the Oscars?

Will ‘Sinners’ win Best Picture at the Oscars?

“One Battle After Another” seemed locked in to win the film industry’s top prize. But a once-simple awards race has gone haywire

By KC Hoard • March 5, 2026 at 12:50 pm EDT
History

The 20th-century journal that challenged the gender binary

The 20th-century journal that challenged the gender binary

From 1916 to 1940, “Urania” imagined a world beyond gender—and documented feminist movements around the globe

By Cody Corrall • March 4, 2026 at 2:03 pm EDT
Love Like Mine

Society told me to hate my body. I choose to embrace it instead

Society told me to hate my body. I choose to embrace it instead

As I prepare for bottom surgery, I’m returning to the people who have stood by me from the beginning—and myself

By Victoria Hincapie Gomez • March 4, 2026 at 9:40 am EDT
Justice

U.S. Supreme Court blocks California policy protecting students from forced outing

U.S. Supreme Court blocks California policy protecting students from forced outing

The ruling is the latest case to tackle parental rights and religion in public schools

By Cody Corrall, Mel Woods • March 3, 2026 at 4:57 pm EDT
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