The U.K. Labour Party has no backbone to stand up for trans people

OPINION: A Supreme Court ruling has opened the door for the Labour Party to turn further against trans people

Rainbow Votes 2025

Conservative platform pledges ban on trans women in women’s prisons

ANALYSIS: The Conservative Party of Canada’s 2025 federal election platform also hints at possible future anti-trans policies

By Mel Woods

Video

Quinn’s inaugural NSL goal is a big deal for trans sports

ANALYSIS: The Vancouver Rise midfielder ensured that trans people will play a starring role in the new era of sports in Canada

By Mel Woods

Video

Canadian musicians pull U.S. tour dates in wake of visa restrictions

Bells Larsen and T. Thomason are among trans travellers impacted by Trump’s immigration policies

By Mel Woods

Video

What John Oliver’s trans sports episode got right

ANALYSIS: The “Last Week Tonight” host tackled fairness in sports with a pitch-perfect blend of facts and empathy

By Mel Woods

Rainbow Votes 2025

We must be ready to counter the right’s obsession with trans people

ANALYSIS: Conservatives have shown they’re willing to make trans rights a wedge issue. Progressives can’t just stand by and watch

By Mel Woods

Rainbow Votes 2025

Mark Carney calls LGBTQ2S+ rights ‘fundamental’

The Liberal leader made his first public comments about LGBTQ2S+ issues of the campaign at a stop in Alberta

By Mel Woods

Books

The internet is toxic for queer and trans people. In ‘A/S/L,’ it’s a haven

Jeanne Thornton’s new novel draws on the power of the online golden age

By Kerensa Cadenas

Sports

The roller derby community’s fight to save the inclusive sport they built

In this period of trans sports bans, the derby community—players of a rare gender-diverse, full-contact sport—show a way forward

By SF Boswell

Books

Torrey Peters is once again substantial and necessary in ‘Stag Dance

In her follow-up to “Detransition, Baby,” the writer troubles the questions and topics trans people discuss in public

By Veronica Esposito

Books

Queer libraries are bringing LGBTQ2S+ stories to readers across Canada

In the face of rising hate, teams of librarians and volunteers are stepping up

By Hannah Mercanti

Politics

Anti-trans bathroom bills are back—and more extreme

More anti-trans bathroom bills have been introduced in the U.S. in 2025 than any year in history

By Nico Lang

Politics

Inside Canada’s most trans-friendly jurisdictions

Some parts of Canada have resisted the pull of anti-trans hate better than others. Here’s what it’s like to live in these places

By Charlotte Dalwood

Video

Here’s how the U.S. government is defining ‘biological sex’

ANALYSIS: A new document featuring the administration’s attempt to categorize ‘two sexes’ is needlessly convoluted and contradictory

By Mel Woods

Mental Health

In a world on fire, caring for each other is the best resistance

ANALYSIS: It’s a dire time to be trans. Here’s what we can learn from the past about how to survive the moment and despair itself

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle

TV & Film

7 essential queer movies for the lovers and the heartbroken to watch this Valentine’s Day

From queer classics to recent gems, these films have all the tears, happy endings, swooning romances and passionate sex you could want.

By Barry Levitt

Youth

Trans kids go missing at alarming rates. The Trump administration is making it harder to find them

OPINION: The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children complying with Trump’s executive order will stop them from finding missing trans children

By Katelyn Burns

Culture

Meet the trans artist behind one of the internet’s favourite webcomics

Haus of Decline marries irreverent humour and bodily autonomy for hundreds of thousands of fans

By Kevin Hurren