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

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

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

By H Felix Chau Bradley
St. John’s, Fredericton and P.E.I. Prides drop sponsors named on BDS lists
Video

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

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

By Xtra Video
Activists call on Prides to divest from Israel
Video

Activists call on Prides to divest from Israel

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

By Xtra Video
Yes, Palestinian solidarity is a queer issue
Activism

Yes, Palestinian solidarity is a queer issue

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

By Ziya Jones
Queers tell us why they’re marching for Palestine
Video

Queers tell us why they’re marching for Palestine

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

By Lito Howse, Ziya Jones
Why queer and trans people need to resist pinkwashing
Dangerous Space

Why queer and trans people need to resist pinkwashing

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

By Kai Cheng Thom
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Bejewelled and beguiled: meet businessman and philanthropist Salah Bachir
Books

Bejewelled and beguiled: meet businessman and philanthropist Salah Bachir

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

By Chris Dupuis
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
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
Seoul Pride bumped from venue, Florida mayors pledge queer support, Saudi tourism says ‘everyone’ welcome, Turkey’s president says opposition too ‘pro-LGBT’ and TikTok collected queer viewing data
Xtra News Flash

Seoul Pride bumped from venue, Florida mayors pledge queer support, Saudi tourism says ‘everyone’ welcome, Turkey’s president says opposition too ‘pro-LGBT’ and TikTok collected queer viewing data

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

By Eve Cable
The death of Eden Knight, a young trans woman, garners international attention
Power

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

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

By Katelyn Burns
LGBTQ+ Syrians face discrimination after surviving earthquake
Activism

LGBTQ+ Syrians face discrimination after surviving earthquake

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

By Jacob Kessler
New report describes ‘harrowing’ consequences of digital targeting of LGBTQ+ people in Middle East and North Africa
Violence against LGBTQ2S+

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

“I chose starvation over being raped again”

By Jackie Richardson
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Trudeau government missed opportunity to demand better from Qatar
Sports

Trudeau government missed opportunity to demand better from Qatar

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

By Dale Smith
This World Cup, FIFA’s long history of ‘sportswashing’ continues
Sports

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

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

By Katelyn Burns
Soccer teams and players protest Qatar’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws
Sports

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

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

By V.S. Wells
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
Two Iranian LGBTQ+ activists have been sentenced to death
Hate Watch

Two Iranian LGBTQ+ activists have been sentenced to death

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

By Oliver Haug
Iraq is poised to outlaw homosexuality for the first time in almost 20 years
Power

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

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

By Nico Lang
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