Despite blood supply shortages during COVID-19, the Canadian government still hasn’t ended the blood ban. Now, activists are asking for answers

From harassment, poverty and mental health, the groundbreaking study by Trans Pulse Canada shows us we still have work to do

In a relatively queer-friendly country, the province remains an outlier under Kenney’s power

A fantastically diverse collection of performers run rampant through the country’s fertile fields of gender

From haters to blackface, the Canadian franchise’s judge tells all

From Drag Race alumna to hot daddies to Canada’s squirrel friend, our bodies are ready

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, July 19

Just a tiny reminder this Canada Day 2019 that we are still fighting for our rights

What you need to know about the walkout

We dig into his track record, his party’s promises and his new MLAs to find out

Nearly a decade ago, I started a Gay-Straight Alliance. I went back to high school to find out why they still matter

Queer pets, Straight men’s cuddling clubs, and Cardi B. Here’s your Xtra Weekly, March 29

Queer community doesn’t lack for discourse around sexual abuse. Yet for all of our talk, not much seems to have significantly changed—there are still victims, and there are still abusers.

The cuts, imposed by Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives, could spell the end of crucial LGBTQ2 resource centres

Ron and Lloyd Cameron-Lewis built a relationship the government wouldn’t recognize — until now

How to get through the season with chosen family and friendly strangers (and maybe even a little weed)

My sexual orientation is more than just who shares my bed

Stories from friends, family and lovers of the departed—people who continue to remember and fight to never forget

Canada

Trudeau said an end to the blood ban was coming. So why hasn’t anything changed?

Trans people in Canada are still facing major health inequities. This new study can help us understand the gaps

Inside Jason Kenney’s anti-LGBTQ2 Alberta

Why drag is quintessentially Canadian

The politics of Drag Race’s Brooke Lynn Hytes

Drag Race Canada’s judges have been announced—and we’re shook

718 victims of Canada’s gay purge have applied to be compensated in a settlement

All the ways Canada is still screwing over LGBTQ2S+ people

Alberta students to protest UCP’s stance on GSAs

Jason Kenney is Alberta’s new premier. What does it mean for LGBTQ2 people?

Inside GSAs, where kids learn to ‘talk gay’

Xtra Weekly: Jason Kenney’s attack on LGBTQ2 students

Melting the ice around #MeToo stories in the queer community

How Ontario tuition cuts are threatening queer lifelines on campus

How the Canadian government legally recognized this gay couple’s 50 years together

Four LGBTQ2 people on surviving the holidays

I’m married to a man — and queerer than ever

A friend, an uncle, a lover: Three people reflect on loved ones lost to AIDS