Xtra is an online magazine and community platform covering LGBTQ2S+ culture, politics and health. We aim to break boundaries, think outside of binaries and build bridges within our communities and beyond.

Ottawa

Be careful what you wish for

By M Anne Vespry

Power

Rental shortage hurts gays

Centretown suffers loss of affordable units

By Melanie Sharpe

Ottawa

A new Icon

Nightspot to be refuge for street youth

By Julie Weisberg

Vancouver

Pride House abandoned

Kafer blames community for lack of support

By Robin Perelle

Vancouver

Davie’s demise

Let’s deal with the real issue

By Robin Perelle

Vancouver

Dear Lorne

Please stop embarrasing us

By Gareth Kirkby

Vancouver

Panhandling crack-down?

Mayencourt’s bill in wrong direction: activists

By Robin Perelle

Vancouver

Panhandling: our issue

Gay community must help find solutions

By Gareth Kirkby

Toronto

‘Your silence will not protect you’

By Rinaldo Walcott

Vancouver

Fearing the Almighty

Documentary probes lives of queer Orthodox Jews

By Brett Josef Grubisic

Toronto

Keeping the faith

Unorthodox gay liberation by gay Orthodox

By David Collins

Toronto

Yes sir, no sir

Cops will be turning up the heat this summer

By Eleanor Brown

Toronto

Businesses call the shots

Lotusland homos push street youth out

By Tom Yeung

Toronto

Tories target squeegees

By Eleanor Brown

Toronto

Squeezed in by squeegees

Who owns the Church and Wellesley neighbourhood?

By Eleanor Brown

Toronto

Fight the power

By Eleanor Brown