Justice

What the Barry Neufeld tribunal ruling means for trans rights in Canada

A former Chilliwack school trustee has been ordered to pay $750,000 after years of anti-LGBTQ2S+ posts

By Cody Corrall, Mel Woods

Politics

The Tumbler Ridge shooting is already fuelling anti-trans hate in Canada

Bad actors on the right are leaping to connect the shooter’s trans identity to the violence

By Mel Woods

Education

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

Censorship

Activist groups reportedly gave Alberta list of LGBTQ2S+ books to investigate

ANALYSIS: Action4Canada is calling Alberta’s move to investigate “inappropriate” school library books a “massive win”

By Mel Woods

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

Rainbow Rewind 2023

Righteous Queens and Shady Bitches 2023

An annual tradition returns: the highs and the lows of the past year, personified

By Xtra Staff

Politics

Right-wing group Action4Canada claims responsibility for Saskatchewan pronoun policy

Premier Scott Moe admitted he did not hear from any parents whose children hid their gender identities

By Kevin Maimann

Hate Watch

This U.S.-based ‘hate group’ is using a shadowy network of lawyers and doctors to infiltrate Canada

The Alliance Defending Freedom has deep and surprising connections in Ottawa

By Kevin Maimann

Hate Watch

Waterloo stabbings demand national response to queer, trans violence

It’s become critical that Canadian politicians listen and take action to “alerts and warnings” community organizers have been issuing for years

By Angela Mullins

Xtra News Flash

An F-you to drag bans from boygenius, plus two trans healthcare bans overturned

Just 2 of the 5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: June 30

By Maddy Mahoney

Hate Watch

Christian nationalists fuelling anti-LGBTQ2S+ agenda across Canada

Christian groups that rose to prominence in last year’s Freedom Convoy have turned their “language of genocide” on LGBTQ2S+ Canadians

By Kevin Maimann

Xtra News Flash

Uganda’s harsh anti-queer law, Erdoğan doubles down on LGBTQ+ attacks, youth group deletes Twitter account citing Musk, Toronto’s Inside Out film fest and Newfoundland and Labrador’s queer history archive

5 queer and trans stories we’re following: May 29

By Eve Cable

Activism

Canada must address rising hate toward LGBTQ2S+ people, say advocates

Act4QueerSafety is calling on the federal government to protect communities against an organized wave of bigotry

By Kevin Hurren

Xtra News Flash

George Santos arrested, David Miranda death, Texas shooter ‘inspired’ by Libs of TikTok, Louisiana ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill and Washington state protects trans kids

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: May 10

By Jackie Richardson

Xtra News Flash

Nashville shooting blame game, censoring ‘Rainbowland,’ media progress in India, Twitter’s hateful cash haul and ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ queer rumours confirmed

5 queer and trans news stories we’re watching: March 29

By Maddy Mahoney

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

Hate Watch

Five arrested in connection with murder of Kenyan LGBTQ+ activist Edwin Chiloba

Police detained the suspects after Chiloba’s body was found last Tuesday

By Jackie Richardson

Social Media

A new report proves that online anti-LGBTQ2S+ hate turns into real-life violence

Online harassment of doctors and hospitals that provide gender-affirming care has led to bomb threats, death threats and lockdowns

By Maddy Mahoney