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Why are Democrats pivoting to transphobia?
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2025 Canadian federal election: What you need to know
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The queens compete in pairs, but we’re power-ranking them solo
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A new interpretive twist on an old challenge produces some odd results
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The roller derby community’s fight to save the inclusive sport they built
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Why queer nightlife is faltering in Canada’s biggest cities
Noise police, rising commercial rents and restrictive city bylaws have stifled nightlife in Toronto and Montreal
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New report takes an important look at the effects of transphobic online hate on organizations and their employees
The Open Digital Literacy and Access Network and Wisdom2Action project provides recommendations on what queer organizations can do to address and mitigate the impact of online hate
How streaming services oversell queer content
ANALYSIS: Are Netflix’s personalized offerings indicative of a queer utopia or only a surface-level mirage?
Carney cabinet cuts Minister for Women and Gender Equality
ANALYSIS: Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet is down several roles focused on diversity, equity and inclusion
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We’re down to the final six, as one of the last underdogs left sashays away
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 11 recap: Ducks soup
The queens act alongside Ross Mathews, and the underdog story comes to an end
Trudeau’s allyship was at the forefront of his term. How will Carney follow?
OPINION: The outgoing Liberal leaves behind a positive LGBTQ2S+ legacy of legislation, protections and allyship—but his successor still has some heavy lifting to do
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