How campus activists got their university to drop an anti-trans research funder

McMaster recently cut ties with the Society for Evidence-based Gender Medicine in a win for students and faculty

How far-right groups brought the culture war to Alberta schools

Many of the most vocal groups in developing Alberta’s school policies have no affiliation to kids or the education system

By Mel Woods

Sports

Alberta’s new policy is forcing girls—cis and trans—out of school sports

Gender forms mandated by Bill 29 are forcing families into tough decisions around whether to put their daughters in sports

By Michelle Kay

Taking Space

Away from home or school, queer youth find space to hope

As anti-LGBTQ2S+ legislation targets young people, they find refuge in drop-ins and book clubs

By Phoebe Fuller

Taking Space

Can queer sex shops ever truly be radical?

Stores can provide important access to health resources and community—but queerness demands that we dream bigger

By Noelle Perdue

Queer libraries are bringing LGBTQ2S+ stories to readers across Canada

In the face of rising hate, teams of librarians and volunteers are stepping up

By Hannah Mercanti

Politics

How Trump 2.0 will further divide America

ANALYSIS: The conservative obsession with “states’ rights” will have wide-ranging effects—from public health to anti-LGBTQ2S+ discrimination

By Zack Ford

Politics

From Higgs to Trump, what did this fall’s elections teach Canadians?

OPINION: Ahead of a likely federal election next year, what can Canadians take away from the U.S., New Brunswick, Saskatchewan and B.C.?

By Dale Smith

Education

There is a crisis playing out in Canadian schools

The pipeline from misinformation to fear to hate is very clear, says teacher

By Rhea Rollmann

Politics

The state of trans rights, post 3 provincial elections

New Brunswick, Saskatchewan and B.C. voters all went to the polls, and largely rejected anti-trans rhetoric, but there are still some alarming trends

By Caitlin Hart

Activism

Higgs’s defeat a relief to New Brunswick activists, but fight continues

A new Liberal government doesn’t automatically mean the undoing of a year and a half of anti-LGBTQ2S+ policy changes

By Rhea Rollmann

Xtra Explains

Xtra Explains: Inclusive sex education in Canada

SOGI curriculum and comprehensive sexuality education are vital resources to a young person’s education

By Mel Woods

Culture

The surprising queer utopia of Duolingo

ANALYSIS: From LGBTQ+ characters in their lessons to hunky owls in the streets, Duolingo’s blend of inclusivity and absurdity has me primed for my next lesson

By Jon Heggestad

Education

The next ‘parental rights’ frontier? Getting kids out of school altogether

Christian Nationalists are encouraging parents to homeschool and avoid LGBTQ2S+-inclusive education

By Emma Arkell

Politics

Queer and trans people should be wary of provincial parties’ shift to right

OPINION: In British Columbia, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick, the rights of queer and trans people are on the ballot

By Dale Smith

Education

Canadian teachers face harassment in wake of ‘parental rights’ policies

Less support and more targeting is taking a toll on educators’ mental health

By Emma Arkell

Justice

Right-wing assaults on trans rights aren’t stopping. Title IX could be a weapon against them

ANALYSIS: Protection from discrimination on the basis of sex can and should be used to protect kids like Nex Benedict

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle

Identity

‘Gender ideology,’ the new anti-LGBTQ2S+ buzzword, explained

Experts weigh in on what the term tells us about the goals, language and future of the global anti-trans movement

By Tobin Ng