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Toronto producer Ché on defying labels in music and identity
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Canadian rapper Sydanie on finding self-acceptance
Mykal Kilgore’s Blackness and queerness are inextricably linked to his music
“If you want this art, you gotta take me with it”
Gatekeepers in Quebec have a stranglehold on gender-neutral language
Can we live up to the rousing words of the French Revolution: Liberté, Egalité… Froeurorité?
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How doulas can help LGBTQ2 parents navigate childbirth
Doulas can improve birth outcomes in marginalized communities. For LGBTQ2 parents, this means a trained companion to help them in the labour room and beyond
What I learned celebrating trans women’s brilliance at Essence’s Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon
Seeing the women of ‘Pose’ honoured shows how the shared humanity of Black queer and trans folk is finally being recognized
Why drag is quintessentially Canadian
A fantastically diverse collection of performers run rampant through the country’s fertile fields of gender
Witch Prophet on uncovering her East African queer roots
Taylor Swift throws shade at a Republican Senator, Madonna’s big revelation and Jameela Jamil’s coming out
Here’s what to expect from Xtra Weekly, Feb. 7
Why anti-Black racism in Canadian blood donation is also a gay issue
Canada’s history of banning men who have sex with men and Haitians from donating blood goes back to its panic over HIV/AIDS and miscegenation
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Everything you need to know about conversion therapy in Canada
What the practice is, where it’s banned and what the government is doing about it
Here’s what 10 queer and trans creatives predict for the next decade of LGBTQ2 representation
Angelica Ross, Wilson Cruz and others share their hopes and dreams for the next 10 years of visibility on film and TV
I’m a queer support worker who struggles with addiction. How can I be open about this without risking my job?
The best and worst of ‘The L Word: Generation Q’
Bad haircuts, gay trousers, gratuitous side boob and more!
Accepting my mental health made me appreciate my relationship
I learned more about myself and my partner when I began accepting my mental health as part of my identity
Forget marching. Conservative leadership hopefuls should run Pride Toronto
They’ll really get to know the queers whose votes they want!
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