TV & Film

‘I Am: Celine Dion’ tackles the icon’s legacy from her own point of view

REVIEW: The film highlights an icon sorting out her life without the very thing that built her career

By Gabrielle Drolet

Video

Quebec approves X gender marker on health cards and driver’s licenses

In a surprising move, the province will move forward with approving the new gender markers right away

By Xtra Video

Identity

Quebec issues first X gender drivers’ license

But the province says it will take till 2025 for more to be issued

By Mel Woods, Oliver Haug

TV & Film

‘Solo’ at TIFF is a celebratory love letter to Montreal’s drag scene

Director Sophie Dupuis and star Théodore Pellerin discuss why the artform of drag is so contested—and necessary—right now

By Pat Mullen

Xtra News Flash

Quebec health card struggles, House Republicans defund queer community projects and more

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: July 19

By Jackie Richardson

Activism

Anti-trans group funded by Quebec government targets Canadian activists

Governments need to stand with trans citizens, not fund anti-trans organizations, say trans women who have been targeted by PDF Québec

By Julia Peterson

Identity

Quebec is dragging its feet on gender-neutral health cards

Two years since Quebec’s highest court ruled that documents needed to include X gender markers, only F and M are available

By V.S. Wells

Health

Why do rural communities still lack LGBTQ2S+ healthcare?

LGBTQ2S+ healthcare is lacking in rural and remote communities—but simple training courses for practitioners can help to fill the gap

By Laurence Brisson Dubreuil

Power

A proposed change to Quebec ID gender markers would legally out trans people

OPINION: Bill 2 would document both sex and gender identity on the birth registry—a major step back from past legal victories in the province

By Florence Ashley

Books

A thrilling debut novel takes revenge on smalltown homophobia

Young Quebecois novelist Kevin Lambert kills it with his recently translated book “You Will Love What You Have Killed”

By Christopher DiRaddo

Pandemic Pastimes

During COVID-19, rainbows are for everyone

Once a symbol of comfort and safety exclusive to LGBTQ2 communities, they’re now a marker of hope for humanity

By Stéphanie Verge

Power

The challenges of being trans, male and homeless in Montreal

Why do so few shelters provide a safe space for trans men?

By Ruby Pratka

Health

Waiting for gender-confirming surgery in Ontario? The wait may get shorter next year

But barriers will remain, says one trans advocate in Sudbury

By Rosemary Newton

Arts

Gatineau’s growing nightlife

DJ Rush’n Noiz’s La Cave is equal parts dance party and variety show

By Jeremy Willard

Power

Has Montreal’s founding gay Pride group Divers/Cité folded?

Divers/Cité’s pioneering gay Pride made Montreal international gay destination

By Richard Burnett

Opinion

Lessons from the Parti Québécois

Where do we go when a cultural movement wins gains without a new world order?

By Robin Perelle

Opinion

Xposed Ottawa

Chinatown Remixed at Nature Nocture and more

By Zara Ansar

Opinion

Cracking up at Winterlude

Festivals combine forces to bring laughter to the capital

By Julie Cruikshank