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Righteous Queens and Shady Bitches of 2022
Rainbow Rewind 2022

Righteous Queens and Shady Bitches of 2022

From Cherelle T. Griner, Amy Schneider and drag performers on the front lines to Ron DeSantis, Elon Musk and the Freedom Convoy, we’ve rounded up the best and the worst of 2022

By Xtra Staff
Criticism of Brittney Griner’s release shows a lack of empathy 
Identity

Criticism of Brittney Griner’s release shows a lack of empathy 

OPINION: The social media reaction to Brittney Griner is a reminder that empathy is often extended only to those we deem most similar to ourselves 

By Femi Redwood
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
Homophobia and discrimination are still rampant in Canadian hockey
Sports

Homophobia and discrimination are still rampant in Canadian hockey

Sixty-one percent of the 512 penalties called by officials last season involved insults based on sexual orientation or gender identity

By Diamond Yao
LGBTQ2S+ skateboarders in Winnipeg are looking to make their own skate space
Sports

LGBTQ2S+ skateboarders in Winnipeg are looking to make their own skate space

The Manitoba Skateboarding Coalition are fundraising for an indoor skate park, as Winnipeg’s largest space has discriminatory policies

By V.S. Wells
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
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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
Watch this pro basketball player come out to his teammates in emotional locker room speech
Sports

Watch this pro basketball player come out to his teammates in emotional locker room speech

Melbourne United player Isaac Humphries says he wants to show that pro athletes can be openly gay

By Mel Woods
Brittney Griner loses appeal, faces 9 years in Russian prison. What happens now?
Sports

Brittney Griner loses appeal, faces 9 years in Russian prison. What happens now?

The WNBA star was sentenced to nearly a decade in a Russian penal colony for carrying cannabis oil in her luggage

By Mel Woods
Major marathons in the U.S. and U.K. are now allowing gender-neutral registration options
Sports

Major marathons in the U.S. and U.K. are now allowing gender-neutral registration options

The decision is part of a concerted effort within queer running communities around the world to make the sport more inclusive for trans and gender nonconforming athletes

By Ursula Muñoz S.
This state secretly investigated a cis athlete’s gender after the parents of the students she beat complained
Sports

This state secretly investigated a cis athlete’s gender after the parents of the students she beat complained

Sources said the student wasn’t the only athlete subjected to an investigation

By Jackie Richardson
Meet Kidd Bandit, your new favourite non-binary anime pro wrestler
Culture

Meet Kidd Bandit, your new favourite non-binary anime pro wrestler

The indie wrestling breakout brings trans joy, keyblade battles and Naruto kicks to the ring

By Mel Woods
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‘A League of Their Own’ becomes the queer story it should have been all along
TV & Film

‘A League of Their Own’ becomes the queer story it should have been all along

REVIEW: While uneven in its execution, Abbi Jacobson and Will Graham’s reboot justifies its own existence

By Ren Jender
A trans 10-year-old will be able to play girls’ softball again after judge rules against Indiana law
Power

A trans 10-year-old will be able to play girls’ softball again after judge rules against Indiana law

The singling out of trans girls “is unequivocally discrimination on the basis of sex,” ruled the judge

By Nico Lang
Russia’s top female tennis star comes out, criticizes anti-LGBTQ+ ‘propaganda’ ban
Sports

Russia’s top female tennis star comes out, criticizes anti-LGBTQ+ ‘propaganda’ ban

Despite the fraught political situation in Russia, Daria Kasatkina hopes other LGBTQ+ people will someday feel safe to come out

By Nico Lang
Swaggering JoJo Siwa was the star of the MLB All-Star Celebrity Game
The Buzz

Swaggering JoJo Siwa was the star of the MLB All-Star Celebrity Game

Plus Lil Uzi Vert’s new pronouns and a gay take on “Stacy’s Mom”

By Mel Woods
Brittney Griner pleads for release in letter to Biden: ‘Please don’t forget about me’
Power

Brittney Griner pleads for release in letter to Biden: ‘Please don’t forget about me’

“I’m terrified I might be here forever,” she writes

By J.E. Reich
International rugby league bans trans women from competition
Sports

International rugby league bans trans women from competition

The decision comes on the heels of a similar policy change from an international swimming governing body

By Oliver Haug
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