Trans

Here, now and always: remembering transgender people every day

Trans is here and it is here to stay

By Terrence Abrahams

Video

Transilience: a poem to mark Trans Day of Remembrance

By Xtra Video

Video

This documentary celebrates the life of murdered BC trans woman

By Xtra Video

Love & Sex

The question of my trans-ness has a complicated answer

It’s not F to M, it’s F to something else entirely

By Katie Sly

Opinion

A year after the trans-rights bill, fear and loathing run rampant

Hundreds applaud fear-mongering and bigotry at anti-trans panel

By Arshy Mann

Pride

Concerns raised with Pride Toronto’s new drink-and-carry program

Some critics say the ID and bag checks target queer and trans people of colour

By Sophie Sutcliffe

Power

LGBT activists file challenge of Barbados’ anti-gay laws

With the support of Canadian advocates, Barbadian activists have taken their country to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

By Rob Salerno

Power

What I learned, loved and lost as a trans Zumba addict

Finding a physical activity that I loved came at the cost of putting up with countless small acts of hostility

By Kai Cheng Thom

Here’s a simple way to show respect for trans and non-binary folks

Created for No Big Deal campaign

Privacy

This trans teenager is the driving force behind legislation to protect trans privacy in BC

Astrid Neilson-Miller inspired the BC Greens to bring forward bills that would amend the province’s privacy laws

By Niko Bell

Toronto

Toronto gay bathhouse apologizes after refusing entry to men wearing makeup

Steamworks says its trans and gender non-conforming patrons won’t be turned away again

By Rob Salerno

Identity

What a teenage flirtation taught me about trans visibility

Trans visibility is getting better, but most of the world is still in the dark

By Dora Ng

Profile

What Harrison Browne wants you to know about life on and off the hockey rink

Browne is the National Women’s Hockey League’s first transgender player

By Rob Salerno

Power

Why won’t Vancouver police release their trans sensitivity training documents?

Xtra has been filing Freedom of Information requests since July 2017

By Tessa Vikander

Power

This court ruling may have just changed same-sex marriage and trans rights across the Americas

Activists are cautiously optimistic that the Inter-American human rights decision could improve LGBT rights in nearly 20 countries

By Rob Salerno

Power

After Alloura Wells’ body was identified, her friends and family could finally mourn

Memorial services for young trans people in Toronto are far too common, community says

By Arshy Mann

Power

My mother’s daughter, my father’s son: a trans Chinese woman on finding joy in the ancestral rites of death

How I honoured Chinese funeral tradition, my family and queerness at my grandfather’s funeral

By Kai Cheng Thom

Opinion

Are Toronto police taking the safety concerns of LGBT communities seriously?

Police have mishandled a series of recent cases involving the community and its spaces

By Arshy Mann