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Fact-checking Radio-Canada’s ‘Trans Express’ documentary
Video

Fact-checking Radio-Canada’s ‘Trans Express’ documentary

ANALYSIS: A recent French-language piece is another example of poor reporting on trans issues from Canada’s mainstream media

By Xtra Video
Why a lesbian ‘Love Is Blind’ just makes sense 
TV & Film

Why a lesbian ‘Love Is Blind’ just makes sense 

OPINION: Netflix, bring out the U-Hauls!

By Tara-Michelle Ziniuk
The free speech ‘debate’ is an impossible dumpster fire—and it’s getting worse
Dangerous Space

The free speech ‘debate’ is an impossible dumpster fire—and it’s getting worse

OPINION: So long as LGBTQ2S+ people keep undermining freedom of speech among ourselves, we will never be able to defend ourselves from homophobic and transphobic censorship

By Kai Cheng Thom
What the internet is getting wrong about Tracy Chapman
Music

What the internet is getting wrong about Tracy Chapman

ANALYSIS: The “Fast Car” hype misses why the singer-songwriter has been an icon to queer women for decades 

By Tara-Michelle Ziniuk
Danielle Smith is pandering to her reactionary base
Politics

Danielle Smith is pandering to her reactionary base

ANALYSIS: Between her appearance with Tucker Carlson and parental rights policies, the Alberta premier has clearly committed

By Dale Smith
10 queer newsletters (that aren’t on Substack)
Media

10 queer newsletters (that aren’t on Substack)

As writers abandon Substack en masse, here are some queer and trans writers you can now subscribe to guilt-free

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
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Poilievre’s concern over press freedom is just dystopian world-building
Politics

Poilievre’s concern over press freedom is just dystopian world-building

OPINION: In his false, bifurcated view of reality, queer and trans people are treated as villains

By Dale Smith
If you think reading Taylor Swift as queer is bad, unpack your homophobia 
Identity

If you think reading Taylor Swift as queer is bad, unpack your homophobia 

OPINION: Reaction to a New York Times essay on Swift’s queer signals shows those queer Easter eggs aren’t for straight people

By Frankie de la Cretaz
The media we need to cover 2024’s potential disaster has fallen apart
Media

The media we need to cover 2024’s potential disaster has fallen apart

ANALYSIS: The next year could be disastrous for queer and trans people—and we can no longer rely on the usual outlets to cover it

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
Righteous Queens and Shady Bitches 2023
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
Xtra’s top LGBTQ2S+ stories of the year
Rainbow Rewind 2023

Xtra’s top LGBTQ2S+ stories of the year

The best and brightest—even most bewildering—stories from a back catalogue brimming with insight

By Xtra Staff
A special edition year-end Xword, inspired by Xtra stories from 2023
Rainbow Rewind 2023

A special edition year-end Xword, inspired by Xtra stories from 2023

By Ada Nicolle
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How Heather María Ács is queering intimacy coordination
TV & Film

How Heather María Ács is queering intimacy coordination

The field of intimacy coordination is young—which means there’s still time to help it expand beyond heteronormative standards

By Lindsay Lee Wallace
Elon Musk and Texas attorney general Ken Paxton are suing Media Matters. Here’s why queer and trans people should care
Media

Elon Musk and Texas attorney general Ken Paxton are suing Media Matters. Here’s why queer and trans people should care

OPINION: When politicians and the rich leverage the power of the state to quell dissent, we all lose

By Katelyn Burns
LGBTQ2S+ leaders say it’s time for new messaging and greater unity
Activism

LGBTQ2S+ leaders say it’s time for new messaging and greater unity

As anti-trans hate rises across the country, advocacy groups are calling for a change in strategy

By Tobin Ng
How media coverage of the 1 Million March betrayed LGBTQ2S+ Canadians
Media

How media coverage of the 1 Million March betrayed LGBTQ2S+ Canadians

OPINION: Queer and trans voices were shunted aside in a rush to join the media circus and repeat protesters’ hate-filled messaging

By Angela Mullins
How C-18 is impacting Canadian news
Media

How C-18 is impacting Canadian news

Indie news outlets are caught in the middle of a fight between giant corporations, legacy media and the Canadian government

By Maddy Mahoney
Xtra is the first LGBTQ2S+ publication to join The Trust Project
Inside Xtra

Xtra is the first LGBTQ2S+ publication to join The Trust Project

We’re spilling the tea on the Trust Mark logo, that little T-mark now appearing on Xtra’s stories

By Xtra Staff
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