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Tech

Will AI companions usher in a new age of queer courtship?

Will AI companions usher in a new age of queer courtship?

Anyone in a relationship with an AI companion is already having a post-gender romance

By Jon Heggestad • July 30, 2025 at 9:53 am EDT
Sports

These trans athletes just made ‘American Ninja Warrior’ history

These trans athletes just made ‘American Ninja Warrior’ history

Jenson Little and Clayton Reeves became the first out trans men to compete on the popular athletic competition show

By Cody Corrall, Mel Woods • July 29, 2025 at 1:38 pm EDT
Books

Mattie Lubchansky’s ‘Simplicity’ interrogates queer communism

Mattie Lubchansky’s ‘Simplicity’ interrogates queer communism

The star author’s latest graphic novel is a visionary glimpse into the highs and lows of trans peace

By Eli Cugini • July 29, 2025 at 1:10 pm EDT
Music

What the heck is Saskatchewan? A guide for Chappell Roan fans

What the heck is Saskatchewan? A guide for Chappell Roan fans

Chappell Roan’s teaser for “The Subway” has made Saskatchewan the belle of the ball. But what’s the deal with Canada’s most rectangular province?

By Mel Woods • July 28, 2025 at 5:54 pm EDT
Music

Madonna’s ‘Ray of Light’ is everywhere

Madonna’s ‘Ray of Light’ is everywhere

Addison Rae, FKA Twigs and Lorde all seem to be drawing inspiration from the Queen of Pop’s seminal 1998 album. What makes “Ray of Light” so timeless?

By KC Hoard • July 28, 2025 at 4:27 pm EDT
Gaming

Steam and itch.io just delisted NSFW content. Conservative attacks on free speech enabled them

Steam and itch.io just delisted NSFW content. Conservative attacks on free speech enabled them

OPINION: Without robust free speech protections, those with power will continue stepping on whoever gets in their way

By Katelyn Burns • July 25, 2025 at 1:09 pm EDT
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Immigration & Refugees

That decision on a non-binary America’s deportation from Canada? There’s more to it

That decision on a non-binary America’s deportation from Canada? There’s more to it

The decision to halt the deportation of a non-binary American from Canada was celebrated as a legal win. But it may not be not as precedent-setting as it first appears

By Charlotte Sheasby • July 24, 2025 at 1:10 pm EDT
Taking Space

Queer third places are making a comeback

Queer third places are making a comeback

Gen Z is fuelling the revival of LGBTQ2S+ social spaces

By Samuel Eli Shepherd • July 24, 2025 at 9:30 am EDT
Inside Xtra

Xtra contributors win awards in international coverage and blogging from NLGJA

Xtra contributors win awards in international coverage and blogging from NLGJA

Contributors Nico Lang and Joseph Osmundson are being recognized by the Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists

By Xtra Staff • July 23, 2025 at 5:26 pm EDT
Drag Race

How the ‘All Stars 10’ bracket format could save ‘Global All Stars’

How the ‘All Stars 10’ bracket format could save ‘Global All Stars’

The global season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” largely missed the mark. Could the tournament-style bracket format of “All Stars 10” be the way to get it right?

By Cody Corrall, Kevin O’Keeffe • July 23, 2025 at 2:25 pm EDT
Sports

The lesser-known gay history of high-fives

The lesser-known gay history of high-fives

Glenn Burke made history as the first Major League Baseball player to publicly come out as gay. He’s also credited with inventing the high-five

By Cody Corrall, Mel Woods • July 21, 2025 at 5:39 pm EDT
Marriage Equality

20 years of Canada’s same-sex marriage revolution

20 years of Canada’s same-sex marriage revolution

The dream of a handful of queer couples to have their love recognized in law catalyzed a global movement

By Rob Salerno • July 17, 2025 at 9:53 am EDT
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Proud Lives

Andrea Gibson helped me see life in the good light

Andrea Gibson helped me see life in the good light

Gibson’s poetry about queerness and mortality taught thousands of people how to reject apathy and embrace life

By Lindsay Lee Wallace • July 17, 2025 at 9:41 am EDT
Taking Space

We need queer gathering spaces more than ever

We need queer gathering spaces more than ever

The 11-part series “Taking Space” explores where we go next as the lights of gay bars dim

By Tara-Michelle Ziniuk • July 17, 2025 at 8:00 am EDT
Immigration & Refugees

Canadian judge halts deportation of non-binary American

Canadian judge halts deportation of non-binary American

The ruling could set a massive precedent for trans and non-binary Americans seeking refuge in Canada amidst Trump’s wave of anti-trans attacks

By Mel Woods • July 16, 2025 at 4:30 pm EDT
Politics

Canada reportedly considered advisory for trans travellers to the U.S.

Canada reportedly considered advisory for trans travellers to the U.S.

A new report from Reuters shows that Canadian officials struggled to advise travellers on Trump’s trans policies following his January executive order

By Cody Corrall, Mel Woods • July 15, 2025 at 4:24 pm EDT
Politics

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission takes aim at gender-affirming care

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission takes aim at gender-affirming care

ANALYSIS: The U.S. government agency hosted an event about the “dangers” of gender-affirming care for minors. But that’s not what the FTC does at all.

By Cody Corrall, Mel Woods • July 15, 2025 at 12:34 pm EDT
Relationships

Where are the queer divorce stories?

Where are the queer divorce stories?

ANALYSIS: Messy, vulnerable narratives remind us that queer marriage isn’t always the happily-ever-after we hope for

By Zena Sharman • July 14, 2025 at 5:01 pm EDT
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