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Faith & Spirituality

Where does the new pope stand on queer and trans issues?
Faith & Spirituality

Where does the new pope stand on queer and trans issues?

OPINION: Pope Leo XIV has said homosexuality is “at odds with gospel.” But I’m cautiously optimistic

By Katelyn Burns
‘Your faith is yours.’ Community leaders discuss being queer and Muslim
Identity

‘Your faith is yours.’ Community leaders discuss being queer and Muslim

Canada’s queer Muslim community embraces multiple identities while confronting prejudice from many sides

By Larayb Abrar
Holidays got you blue? Here’s some joy and fight and warm hugs
Queer Culture Catch-Up

Holidays got you blue? Here’s some joy and fight and warm hugs

Our culture maven S. Bear Bergman has some terrific suggestions on navigating family drama and crafting your own traditions

By S. Bear Bergman
‘Daddy Lessons’ by Steacy Easton offers an uneven blend of memoir, literary analysis and pornography
Books

‘Daddy Lessons’ by Steacy Easton offers an uneven blend of memoir, literary analysis and pornography

REVIEW: At its best, this pedagogy of fucking makes transgressive queer desire palpable

By H Felix Chau Bradley
‘Sort Of’ to end after Season 3 drops later this year
TV & Film

‘Sort Of’ to end after Season 3 drops later this year

Star and co-writer Bilal Baig discusses the messy “human” quality at the heart of their groundbreaking series, and why it’s time to call it a day

By Sanchari Sur
‘Sex Education’ didn’t quite get queer Christianity right
TV & Film

‘Sex Education’ didn’t quite get queer Christianity right

OPINION: As a queer Nigerian, I was looking forward to Eric Effiong’s storyline—but its lack of nuance left me wanting more

By Chisom Peter Job
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Rachel Pollack’s vision of spirituality may be her greatest accomplishment
Faith & Spirituality

Rachel Pollack’s vision of spirituality may be her greatest accomplishment

Tarot legend and comics writer Rachel Pollack’s legacy is epic

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
Love your neighbour as yourself? The surprising queer romance set in a remote Jehovah’s Witness community
TV & Film

Love your neighbour as yourself? The surprising queer romance set in a remote Jehovah’s Witness community

REVIEW: Indie feature “You Can Live Forever” focuses on joy over trauma

By Sara Clements
Hari Nef is Barbie (!), record number of LGBTQ2S+ officials in U.S., more U.K. transphobia, Catholic nuns stand up for trans people and Spider-verse says trans rights 
Xtra News Flash

Hari Nef is Barbie (!), record number of LGBTQ2S+ officials in U.S., more U.K. transphobia, Catholic nuns stand up for trans people and Spider-verse says trans rights 

 5 queer and trans news stories we’re following: April 5

By Maddy Mahoney
God’s gender, anti-trans legislation, Pauli Murray in your pocket, Hungarian court drama and the Super Bowl
Xtra News Flash

God’s gender, anti-trans legislation, Pauli Murray in your pocket, Hungarian court drama and the Super Bowl

Here are 5 queer and trans news stories we’re tracking: Feb. 10

By Maddy Mahoney
German parliament centres LGBTQ+ experiences on Holocaust Memorial Day for the first time
Identity

German parliament centres LGBTQ+ experiences on Holocaust Memorial Day for the first time

The remembrance comes after years of campaigning from activists

By Jackie Richardson
How Jeanna Kadlec turned away from evangelical Christianity and stopped being ‘a car wreck in progress’
Books

How Jeanna Kadlec turned away from evangelical Christianity and stopped being ‘a car wreck in progress’

The author of “Heretic: A Memoir” talks about why fantasy and mystical things appeal to queer people

By Ren Jender
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All I wanted was to make my family happy, until I found what made me happy 
Love Like Mine

All I wanted was to make my family happy, until I found what made me happy 

PERSONAL ESSAY: An epic love story between an Iraqi Arab and a Punjabi Sikh

By Hasan Namir
This hate group claims gay people are pedophiles. The U.S. is taxing it as a church
Hate Watch

This hate group claims gay people are pedophiles. The U.S. is taxing it as a church

Family Research Council leaders have also advocated for conversion therapy and claimed trans people are mentally ill

By Jackie Richardson
This mosque claims to be the first in Germany to display a Pride flag 
Faith & Spirituality

This mosque claims to be the first in Germany to display a Pride flag 

The milestone reflects the work of groups advocating that homosexuality is not “haram”

By Chris Stoodley
Saskatchewan government criticized for funding schools run by homophobic churches
Politics

Saskatchewan government criticized for funding schools run by homophobic churches

“No way our tax dollars should be funding a school that doesn’t meet basic fundamental human rights” 

By Ursula Muñoz S.
Joyful Joyful sing their own sacred hymns after being exiled from the church
Music

Joyful Joyful sing their own sacred hymns after being exiled from the church

Expelled from a religious community because of their queerness, Peterborough’s Cormac Culkeen is reinventing devotional traditions

By Jesse Locke
Ontario premier Doug Ford defends candidate slammed for homophobic scandal
Politics

Ontario premier Doug Ford defends candidate slammed for homophobic scandal

The controversy has many calling for Will Bouma to drop out of the race

By Ursula Muñoz S.
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