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
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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
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.
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
What does Moms For Liberty have to do with Alberta’s new school library standards?
ANALYSIS: A new report found Alberta officials referenced a book rating website with ties to the controversial advocacy group
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New Alberta school library standards ban ‘sexually explicit’ books
After previously flagging several LGBTQ2S+ titles as “inappropriate,” the province says schools must remove “sexually explicit” books by Oct. 1
Allies have a place in Parliament. It’s not in the Pride Caucus
OPINION: Maintaining the Parliamentary Pride Caucus as a space for queer and trans people is key to its original intent
Trump’s mass firing of conservation workers is making nature less gay
National park closures threaten the space that queer people have carved for themselves outdoors
Summer 2025 is all about the moustache
OPINION: But never forget that a silly little moustache will always be a little bit gay
Trump’s ban on passport gender marker changes is on hold—for now
ANALYSIS: A temporary window has opened for trans Americans to get documents that accurately match their gender identity.
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Where is Cynthia Nixon in the evolution of Miranda Hobbes?
OPINION: There should be butches in the “And Just Like That …” universe
Life after twink death is trans joy
ANALYSIS: Twinks don’t have to die—they can transition
China is cracking down on gay fiction and erotica writers
ANALYSIS: Danmei authors say they have been increasingly targeted with arrests and censorship
In defence of ‘The Ultimatum: Queer Love’ and its straight host
OPINION: Netflix’s “The Ultimatum: Queer Love” just wrapped another mess-heavy season. Host JoAnna Garcia Swisher may be the key to the future of queer reality TV
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Hungary’s prime minister tried to ban Pride. Thousands showed up anyway
Despite Viktor Orbán’s right-wing populist government banning Pride, Budapest might have just had the largest Pride parade in its history
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