We know queer and trans folks are paying a higher price during the pandemic but with little data collection, our health needs are being marginalized
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Legislation that would have banned the practice across the country has been killed. A survivor weighs in on the Canadian government’s responsibility to address its shortcomings
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The problem with passing
For many, it’s a survival measure. But when passing becomes weaponized by cis people, it’s counterintuitive to our very existence
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Pandemic parenting in a two-mom family means twice the maternal guilt
In my queer household, we’ve avoided the unequal gendered division of labour, but I still feel like a failure as a mother—and failed by a system that neglects the most vulnerable
After the Sashay: All the world loves a Jimbo
After leaving the competition, Jimbo the drag clown may yet have the last laugh
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Episode 9 Power Ranking: Three of a kind
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Episode 9 recap: Ball drop
The Snow Ball serves as the final destination for one of our queens
A tale of two Americas
At the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, two very different versions of where marginalized communities fit into the country’s future
The unstoppable queering of TV cartoons
From “She-Ra and the Princesses of Power” to “The Legend of Korra,” animated shows have finally changed the channel on LGBTQ2 representation
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Topline: Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman and Cher
Here’s what to expect from Xtra Weekly, August 28
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Inside the second wave of the HIV epidemic in the Philippines
Travel to the frontlines of the health crisis and meet a generation of young people trying to build a better future
Make dumplings with Jennifer E. Crawford and Marissa Leon-John
How abortion bans harm LGBTQ2 people, too
Queer and trans people are systematically harmed by continued attempts to dismantle abortion access in the U.S.
Inside Isabel Sandoval’s radical trans female gaze
The writer, director and star of “Lingua Franca” discusses her sensual and frank film about an undocumented trans Filipina
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