ANALYSIS: A viral petition calls on Canada to accept those escaping anti-trans policies, but Canada has work to do as well

OPINION: Embracing the convoy also means embracing its anti-LGBTQ2S+ arm

Into the Streets fills a critical gap in resources for transfeminine youth

A petition and a resolution are circulating questioning the need for queer- and trans-affirming guidelines in schools

The announcement comes after the University of Lethbridge cancelled a controversial speaker

Jamie Pine says he experienced homophobic harassment online after releasing a video of the incident on TikTok

6 news stories impacting LGBTQ2S+ folk today

The court case comes amidst a nationwide sperm-donor shortage, which has left many Canadian queer families, single women and people experiencing infertility in the lurch

OPINION: Conservatives are trying to protect political belief on human-rights grounds, betraying the whole reason human rights protections exist

Celeste Trianon talks youth activism, trans rights and and what lies ahead

Catching up with Desjarlais on his—very busy—first year in Parliament

While chest binders can reduce gender dysphoria, they can be expensive and difficult to access in more rural areas

OPINION: Defunding the police is a matter of queer safety

After more than 30 years, the queer-coded album still thrills

Despite the incidents, the owners intend to continuously display the Pride flag

The non-partisan caucus has brought queer leaders together, but their goals aren’t clear just yet

A trans-led research team spent a year compiling data from hundreds of survey responses

Victoria Scone, Silky Nutmeg Ganache and Ra’Jah O’Hara dished it all ahead of this week’s finale

Canada

Is Canada actually a viable safe harbour for trans people fleeing the U.S. and U.K.?

Canadian conservatives can’t cherry-pick the ‘culture war’ they want to fight

New peer mentorship group connects transfeminine youth and community leaders in Regina

Parental rights champions in Prince Edward Island want to strip trans kids of their right to privacy

Alberta’s new ‘free speech reporting’ requirement for colleges and universities stokes fears in the LGBTQ2S+ community

Vancouver couple targeted on commuter train in the wake of anti-LGBTQ2S+ hate surge

Celebrating more inclusion on ‘The Sims,’ anti-trans bills killed in Virginia and Finland’s gender update—just a few of the stories we’re tracking this week

Gay man sues Health Canada over discriminatory sperm-donation policies

No, Conservatives, you aren’t being discriminated against

Montreal trans activist was a key organizer of a recent protest at McGill

Two-Spirit NDP MP Blake Desjarlais on trans rights, oil and gas companies, diversity and inclusion work and more

These queer organizations are providing free binders to people in New Brunswick

Last year, B.C. police killed 14 people, including queer activist and organizer Dani Cooper

The deviant, danceable liberation of My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult’s ‘Sexplosion!’

Nova Scotia town rallies around queer-owned store after its Pride flags were repeatedly vandalized

Queer MPs and senators across the political spectrum come together in Canadian Pride Caucus

Trans Sask releases the first detailed look at the province’s trans community

‘Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs The World’ finalists talk poutine, edibles and what it would mean to win