OPINION: Marlean Ames’s case might not seem like a big deal—but it could have big ramifications in our current social context
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This Pride, every rainbow counts
When rainbows need results, BMO’s Rainbow Deposits delivers – raising money to help 2SLGBTQ+ individuals escape persecution
The U.S. government is coming for poppers—again
With a raid on a popular poppers brand, the Trump administration continues a decades-long attack on our right to party
On ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ Season 10, it’s Mistress Isabelle Brooks’ world
And the rest of the queens are just living in it—though they try their best to fight back
Lorde’s “Man of the Year” and the permission to want
Even before I could bring myself to want to be a man, I suddenly found myself as one
Can breaking the rules save queer people?
“Be Gay, Do Crime” anthologizes gay wrongs–and gay consequences
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In the face of uncertainty, U.S. queer creatives are building alternatives
Federal cuts are forcing LGBTQ2S+ artists and organizations to scramble for survival
2025 Pride collections lean heavily into jorts
ANALYSIS: From American Eagle to Target, many of this year’s Pride offerings are bland on bland
Why is the federal government still refusing to decriminalize HIV?
Advocates have demanded change for decades. Canada’s government says there’s no path forward for legal reform
How trans comics can save the world
ANALYSIS: The world is growing increasingly hostile toward the LGBTQ2S+ community. We need superheroes now more than ever
Activist groups reportedly gave Alberta list of LGBTQ2S+ books to investigate
ANALYSIS: Action4Canada is calling Alberta’s move to investigate “inappropriate” school library books a “massive win”
Sufjan Stevens’s best album broke me—and brought me peace
“Carrie and Lowell” turns ten this year. It got me through the worst time of my life
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Deborah Vance is the power dyke we deserve
Jean Smart’s character on “Hacks” is just like her turn on “Designing Women”: powerful, trailblazing and authentic
‘Disappoint Me’ is a study in compassion
Nicola Dinan’s second novel raises big questions about forgiveness, justice and responsibility
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”
Thousands of LGBTQ2S+ Americans are considering moving to Canada
Lawyers and advocates say that asylum status is unlikely, though other pathways to citizenship exist
Hooking up with chronic pain
Olivia was one of the few women I’d matched with on the apps. Sex with her made me want to disappear
Harron Walker on her first book and loving other trans women
“Trans women artists and writers have informed my thinking”
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