Education

New Brunswick premier’s attack on trans students is unconstitutional

OPINION: Blaine Higgs’ push for parental rights will harm trans kids

By Florence Ashley

TV & Film

‘Blue Jean’ director inspired by the psychic costs of the closet

Georgia Oakley’s feature debut evokes a world where living openly carried great risks

By Rendy Jones

Education

York Catholic school board votes against flying Pride flag: students plan walkout in protest

Ontario’s education minister says schools should “do the right thing” and celebrate Pride, but will not mandate flying the Pride flag

By Julia Peterson

Education

Kids should learn about sex. Why is such a basic fact now contentious?

ANALYSIS: There’s nothing inherently sexual about young people learning about queer and trans people

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle

Politics

Transphobes are targeting cis people now. That should be a wakeup call

OPINION: You cannot “eliminate transgenderism” without deeply restricting the gender presentation of all people in society

By Katelyn Burns

Education

New Brunswick’s review of LGBTQ2S+ education could pave way for trouble across Canada

ANALYSIS: We should be worried about the push for “parental rights” from N.B. premier

By Dale Smith

Activism

Trans protesters in Washington, D.C. on why they marched for Trans Day of Visibility

Protesting hate, demanding federal protections and searching for something more intimate—hope

By Alina Kim

Politics

National 2SLGBTQI+ action plan takes first steps with community funding, clearing criminal records

Six months into the historic plan, some are still waiting for more concrete commitments

By Kevin Hurren

Xtra News Flash

Miley’s getting queerer, RIP Georgina Beyer, gay NYC homicides, angry Ontario Catholics and trans protests/counter-protests in Calgary

The buzziest LGBTQ2S+ stories for the week of March 6

By Eve Cable

Education

Anti-LGBTQ2S+ group ramps up ‘continual harassment’ of B.C. school boards

Action4Canada protested inclusivity guidelines at a Kelowna board meeting last week, after being banned from meetings in Mission

By Kevin Maimann

Activism

Students and LGBTQ2S+ activists are speaking out over anti-trans University of Winnipeg talk

A talk on “economic interests involved in transgenderism” has raised alarm bells in the student body and wider queer community

By V.S. Wells

Activism

I’m queer at Trinity Western University. What will it take for my university to listen to me?

The university’s homophobia runs deep—students are speaking up and calling for change

By Carter Sawatzky

Activism

This Sudbury student is calling out his school for ‘outrageous’ drag cancellation

Ra’Jah Mohamed’s school board cancelled a drag show, calling it “hypersexual.” The 16-year-old activist decided to take action

By Claire Forth

Education

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

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

By V.S. Wells

Education

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

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

By Kevin Maimann

Censorship

Conservatives attack signage advocating LGBTQ2S+ rights

A school board and the House of Representatives target LGBTQ2S+ signs and flags

By Jackie Richardson

Education

A new Arizona bill that could force teachers to misgender trans students kicks off a new year of anti-trans legislation

Senate Bill 1001 would also allow school workers to misgender trans students, teachers or other staff with no recourse

By V.S. Wells

Education

Trans student’s suicide at Redeemer University sparks demands for change

“Many people predicted something like this would happen”

By Jackie Richardson