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What is Trans Day of Remembrance?
Trans Day of Remembrance is a time to honour lost lives—and a stark reminder of how much work there is to be done
The lies Danielle Smith is telling to overturn trans kids’ rights
The Alberta government is invoking the Notwithstanding Clause to protect its three anti-trans laws from being challenged in the courts
Queer activists are fighting for food justice—with or without the government’s help
The SNAP disruption is just one part of a food security crisis for LGBTQ2S+ Americans
Human Rights Campaign drops weapons manufacturers as corporate sponsors
HRC’s divestment was a result of “unrelenting organizing happening within LGBT2SQ+ communities”
Provinces’ cavalier use of Notwithstanding Clause a dangerous sign
There should be a political cost for using the clause; unfortunately, there isn’t
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Alberta UCP to consider policy proposal banning Pride flags on public property
Danielle Smith’s party will also consider changes to DEI in schools and the disclosure of students’ participation in gay-straight alliances at their annual convention
Meet Xtra’s 2025 Ken Popert Media Fellows
The five early-career BIPOC journalists will be writing about LGBTQ2S+ people and work
Sami Landri is ready for ‘Drag Race.’ Is the world ready for her?
New Brunswick’s biggest drag export got famous for her absurd, multilingual TikToks. She tells Xtra how she trolled her way to the top
DULF was found guilty of trafficking charges. The legal battle isn’t over
Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum have mounted a constitutional challenge that could alter Canada’s drug policy
A year after Trump’s reelection, what’s next for trans people?
The past year has been horrifying for trans people in the U.S. The past week gave me hope for the future
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore on the link between the COVID-19 and AIDS crises
Sycamore’s new novel “Terry Dactyl” shirks nostalgia, instead showing how queer history often repeats
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Will the IOC ban trans women from the Olympics?
While reports claim a ban on trans women athletes could take shape before the Winter Games in Milan, the decision likely won’t be made until next summer
Queers are getting swole for a good cause at Pride deadlift parties
With deadlifts and drag acts, queer powerlifting fundraisers are reclaiming fitness culture and raising money for LGBTQ2S+ causes
Join us live from the Pink Carpet
LGBTQ2S+ changemakers and their champions to be honoured at Pink Triangle Press event
The history of queer kiss-in protests
Kiss-ins have been used as a nonviolent form of activism since the 1970s
Jonathan Bailey is the first openly gay ‘Sexiest Man Alive’
The tight pants wearing “Wicked” star earned the honour this year. But what other sexy queers should get the nod one day?
This trans zine from the ’90s has never been more relevant
“Gendertrash From Hell” collects all the issues of the iconoclastic publication. It’s a major event
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