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How conversion therapy affects trans Canadians
A new study suggests 11 percent of trans and non-binary people in Canada have undergone the harmful practice
A Valentine’s Day playlist for all of your big, queer feels
Whether you love or loathe the holiday, we have a song for you
Dear Hollywood: Where are the Black queer romance movies?
I’m tired of seeing myself in the stories of others. For once, I want to see me
Trump gives to anti-LGBTQ religious organization, Janelle Monáe slays at the Oscars and Sex Education gets renewed
Here’s what to expect from Xtra Weekly, Feb. 14
How female friendships helped me celebrate my bisexuality
Because it’s our girl friends, not just our girlfriends, who are the greatest loves of our lives
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Toronto producer Ché on defying labels in music and identity
J.Lo’s renaissance proves that she’s for real
And ‘The Inheritance’ brings gay stories—and gay nudity!—to Broadway
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?
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
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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
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
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