Éric Chacour’s first novel is at turns gorgeously lush and frustratingly opaque

At least three Canadian Prides are proactively partnering with local pro-Palestinian groups and dropping big banks

A growing movement is calling on Pride groups to not take money from companies with financial ties to Israel’s current military operation in Gaza

At protests across the country, queer and trans people are insisting that LGBTQ2S+ liberation and Palestinian liberation are intertwined

LGBTQ2S+ people at protests in Montreal and Toronto explain why there are so many queer contingents calling for a ceasefire in Gaza

OPINION: Israel’s genocidal campaign is no victory for LGBTQ+ rights

His new star-studded memoir dishes deflection and reflection in equal measure

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

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: May 8

But we need more than outrage and temporary media coverage to save trans lives

Human and natural disasters pursue Syrian refugees in Turkey. Here’s one way to help

“I chose starvation over being raped again”

OPINION: Given the discrimination against LGBTQ+ people and issues at the FIFA World Cup, more was expected from Canada

OPINION: The PR boost from hosting the tournament is allowing Qatar to gloss over its anti-LGBTQ+ human rights abuses. When the games come to the U.S. in 2026, it will be no different

Australia, Denmark and the U.S. are among the World Cup teams trying to draw attention to Qatar’s abysmal human rights record

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

Iran is one of at least eight countries where homosexuality is punishable by the death penalty

Critics say a proposed law “will allow the Iraqi government to legally get away with murder”

Middle East

‘What I Know About You’ is a tale of the silence the repression of gay desire can wreak

St. John’s, Fredericton and P.E.I. Prides drop sponsors named on BDS lists

Activists call on Prides to divest from Israel

Yes, Palestinian solidarity is a queer issue

Queers tell us why they’re marching for Palestine

Why queer and trans people need to resist pinkwashing

Bejewelled and beguiled: meet businessman and philanthropist Salah Bachir

The death of Eden Knight, a young trans woman, garners international attention

New report describes ‘harrowing’ consequences of digital targeting of LGBTQ+ people in Middle East and North Africa

Trudeau government missed opportunity to demand better from Qatar

This World Cup, FIFA’s long history of ‘sportswashing’ continues

Soccer teams and players protest Qatar’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws

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

Two Iranian LGBTQ+ activists have been sentenced to death

Iraq is poised to outlaw homosexuality for the first time in almost 20 years