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Censorship

Alberta to create standards for ‘age-appropriate’ school library books

Alberta to create standards for ‘age-appropriate’ school library books

Maia Kobabe’s “Gender Queer” and Alison Bechdel’s “Fun Home” are among the books flagged as “extremely graphic”

By Mel Woods • May 26, 2025 at 3:05 pm EDT
Immigration & Refugees

Thousands of LGBTQ2S+ Americans are considering moving to Canada

Thousands of LGBTQ2S+ Americans are considering moving to Canada

Lawyers and advocates say that asylum status is unlikely, though other pathways to citizenship exist

By Misha Pensato • May 21, 2025 at 2:07 pm EDT
Drag

Lady Bunny and Miss Fiercalicious know what’s wrong with drag

Lady Bunny and Miss Fiercalicious know what’s wrong with drag

The two icons talk “Drag Race,” the mall and why drag will always be controversial

By Xtra Staff • May 16, 2025 at 2:48 pm EDT
Video

Rechie Valdez named Women and Gender Equality and Youth minister

Rechie Valdez named Women and Gender Equality and Youth minister

Valdez will handle gender in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet

By Mel Woods • May 13, 2025 at 5:14 pm EDT
Music

Is it time for Eurovision to face the music over Israel’s participation?

Is it time for Eurovision to face the music over Israel’s participation?

Pressure is mounting for the über-popular song contest to drop its most controversial contestant

By Isaac Würmann • May 13, 2025 at 4:42 pm EDT
Politics

Get ready for conservative civil war

Get ready for conservative civil war

OPINION: The Conservative Party of Canada leadership is at a crossroads. Here’s how Doug Ford, Jason Kenney and Pierre Poilievre could factor in

By Dale Smith • May 8, 2025 at 10:30 am EDT
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Sports

Queer sports leagues offer safety and joy

Queer sports leagues offer safety and joy

Recreational sports leagues across Canada are offering LGBTQ2S+ people something essential: the freedom to just show up and play

By Tudor Robins • May 6, 2025 at 10:23 am EDT
Queer View Mirror

Thirty years ago, ‘When Night Is Falling’ kick-started the golden age of lesbian cinema

Thirty years ago, ‘When Night Is Falling’ kick-started the golden age of lesbian cinema

Hokey, improbable and super sexy, Patricia Rozema’s flick still has my heart 

By Ingrid Randoja • May 5, 2025 at 2:02 pm EDT
Identity

No one knows what ‘masculinity’ is, but it’s killing us

No one knows what ‘masculinity’ is, but it’s killing us

ANALYSIS: Does “masculinity” mean anything other than “being in charge”? Let’s talk to transfeminists and find out

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle • May 1, 2025 at 2:29 pm EDT
Inside Xtra

Shady queens and gay best friends: the price of being queer on reality TV

Shady queens and gay best friends: the price of being queer on reality TV

Xtra launches Season one of our new podcast, “Get Queer”—here’s where it all started

By Daniel MacIvor • May 1, 2025 at 2:03 pm EDT
Rainbow Votes 2025

Aaron Gunn, Andrew Lawton among controversial MPs headed to Ottawa

Aaron Gunn, Andrew Lawton among controversial MPs headed to Ottawa

ANALYSIS: The 2025 federal election winners include multiple people with concerning pasts around LGBTQ2S+ issues

By Mel Woods • April 30, 2025 at 5:29 pm EDT
Censorship

The Supreme Court hears book ban by another name

The Supreme Court hears book ban by another name

In Mahmoud v. Taylor, parents are trying to erase LGBTQ2S+ representation from schools

By Meg Simons • April 30, 2025 at 1:51 pm EDT
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Rainbow Votes 2025

Mark Carney’s Liberals projected to win Canadian federal election

Mark Carney’s Liberals projected to win Canadian federal election

What does the 2025 Canadian federal election result mean for LGBTQ2S+ people in Canada?

By Mel Woods • April 29, 2025 at 1:38 am EDT
Music

Why are queer people so obsessed with country music right now?

Why are queer people so obsessed with country music right now?

Chappell Roan and Beyoncé are making it cool for us to line dance in bedazzled cowboy boots. I’ve been yee-hawing since childhood

By Tyson Bears • April 28, 2025 at 3:47 pm EDT
Rainbow Votes 2025

I helped write the NDP’s trans policy. Why have they abandoned our community?

I helped write the NDP’s trans policy. Why have they abandoned our community?

OPINION: In a time when allies need to stand up for trans rights, the NDP has chosen to stand down—and pivot

By Jules Sherred • April 24, 2025 at 11:21 am EDT
Rainbow Votes 2025

Where are the gays in the federal party platforms?

Where are the gays in the federal party platforms?

OPINION: All three major English party platforms offer thin gruel for queer and trans Canadians

By Dale Smith • April 23, 2025 at 4:37 pm EDT
TV & Film

‘Parade’ invites us to embrace queer history to tackle the present

‘Parade’ invites us to embrace queer history to tackle the present

Noam Gonick’s new documentary turns the spotlight on Canada’s long-overlooked LGBTQ2S+ activists to tell their stories

By Tobin Ng • April 23, 2025 at 12:14 pm EDT
Rainbow Votes 2025

Conservative platform pledges ban on trans women in women’s prisons

Conservative platform pledges ban on trans women in women’s prisons

ANALYSIS: The Conservative Party of Canada’s 2025 federal election platform also hints at possible future anti-trans policies

By Mel Woods • April 22, 2025 at 5:18 pm EDT
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