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The news cycle broke me. Gaming saved me
Politics

The news cycle broke me. Gaming saved me

Things feel scarier than ever before—we won’t make it through without some distractions

By Katelyn Burns
How streaming services oversell queer content
TV & Film

How streaming services oversell queer content

ANALYSIS: Are Netflix’s personalized offerings indicative of a queer utopia or only a surface-level mirage?

By Jon Heggestad
Trans representation isn’t trans liberation
Dangerous Space

Trans representation isn’t trans liberation

OPINION: Even at its zenith, the trendiness of “diversity” appears to have done little to improve the day-to-day lives of trans people as a vulnerable and exploited class

By Kai Cheng Thom
2024 was the year without truth
Rainbow Rewind 2024

2024 was the year without truth

ANALYSIS: From the wilds of the internet to the most venerated and reputable mainstream publications, the collapse of truth has fallen squarely on the heads of queer and trans people

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
2024’s hottest onscreen trend? Toxic lesbians
Rainbow Rewind 2024

2024’s hottest onscreen trend? Toxic lesbians

From “Agatha All Along” to “Love Lies Bleeding,” complicated, messy queer women and their love lives took centre stage

By Anna Govert
Anti-trans violence is on the rise. The media must step it up
Violence against LGBTQ2S+

Anti-trans violence is on the rise. The media must step it up

The crisis needs meaningful, sustained coverage addressing the systemic issues that allow this violence to persist  

By Adam Rhodes
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Could the Trump administration criminalize queer speech online?
Censorship

Could the Trump administration criminalize queer speech online?

ANALYSIS: Here’s what you should and shouldn’t freak out about when it comes to Project 2025’s plans for digital communications

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
Celebrities, activists take red carpet at Pink Awards
Video

Celebrities, activists take red carpet at Pink Awards

Catch them here and on YouTube as LGBTQ2S+ changemakers and their champions are honoured at the inaugural celebration

By Xtra Staff
Will Imane Khelif’s complaint against J.K. Rowling change anything?
Transphobia

Will Imane Khelif’s complaint against J.K. Rowling change anything?

ANALYSIS: The Algerian boxer has named Rowling in a cyberharassment complaint following the author’s transphobic tweets during the Paris Olympics

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
This first-of-its-kind award aims to honour LGBTQ2S+ changemakers
Activism

This first-of-its-kind award aims to honour LGBTQ2S+ changemakers

Elliot Page, Rufus Wainwright and more will champion important causes at the inaugural Pink Awards

By Oliver Haug
Jael Holzman is sounding the alarm
Media

Jael Holzman is sounding the alarm

The trans punk rocker and journalist on writing through rage and the how the media needs to change its coverage of the anti-trans movement

By Oliver Haug
Queers deserve an even more annoying Pride discourse
Pride

Queers deserve an even more annoying Pride discourse

ANALYSIS: Baffling, infuriating internet discourse during Pride has become a tradition. Let’s get weird with it

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
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Canadian politicians are modelling the LGBTQ+ scapegoating of Eastern Europe
Politics

Canadian politicians are modelling the LGBTQ+ scapegoating of Eastern Europe

OPINION: When governments target queer and trans communities, it doesn’t happen by accident

By Dale Smith
‘PTP Pink Paper’ casts critical eye on LGBTQ2S+ representation in movies, TV, streaming, video games

‘PTP Pink Paper’ casts critical eye on LGBTQ2S+ representation in movies, TV, streaming, video games

Report shows urgent need for better queer and trans stories—and representation among the people who make them

By Mel Woods
10 years since the ‘transgender tipping point’
Media

10 years since the ‘transgender tipping point’

ANALYSIS: Ten years after the iconic ‘TIME’ cover, trans people are subject to even more widespread hatred and legalized bigotry. If we’ve ‘tipped’ in any direction, it’s backward

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
Xtra’s ‘Queering Family’ named a finalist for digital journalism award
Inside Xtra

Xtra’s ‘Queering Family’ named a finalist for digital journalism award

The nine-part multimedia series examines how people across North America are redefining what it means to build and sustain familial bonds

By Angela Mullins
Why the Banff media festival is putting a spotlight on queer representation
Culture

Why the Banff media festival is putting a spotlight on queer representation

LGBTQ2S+ representation in the Canadian screen industries will be the focus of a Pink Paper

By Dean Lisk
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
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