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Trans

Cassils transforms the way we see
Arts

Cassils transforms the way we see

Performance artist uses their trans body to fascinate and challenge

By Gordon Bowness
What it means for trans folks when AI ‘verifies’ our genders
Opinion

What it means for trans folks when AI ‘verifies’ our genders

A new women-only app uses biometric software to determine users’ genders. For trans people, it’s yet another pseudo-scientific method of gatekeeping

By Alex V Green
My trans partner is traumatized by her transition, and is too triggered to support me through mine. I’m so hurt. Can this relationship be saved?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

My trans partner is traumatized by her transition, and is too triggered to support me through mine. I’m so hurt. Can this relationship be saved?

By Kai Cheng Thom
How conversion therapy affects trans Canadians
Analysis

How conversion therapy affects trans Canadians

A new study suggests 11 percent of trans and non-binary people in Canada have undergone the harmful practice

By Fae Johnstone
Dear Hollywood: Where are the Black queer romance movies?
Culture

Dear Hollywood: Where are the Black queer romance movies?

I’m tired of seeing myself in the stories of others. For once, I want to see me

By Tre’vell Anderson
What I learned celebrating trans women’s brilliance at Essence’s Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon
TV & Film

What I learned celebrating trans women’s brilliance at Essence’s Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon

Seeing the women of ‘Pose’ honoured shows how the shared humanity of Black queer and trans folk is finally being recognized

By Tre’vell Anderson
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Powerful trans documentary offers major lesson in diversity for Hollywood
Trans

Powerful trans documentary offers major lesson in diversity for Hollywood

Sundance’s ‘Disclosure’ redefines what it means to be for us, by us

By Tre’vell Anderson
No, trans sex dolls are not empowering
Opinion

No, trans sex dolls are not empowering

They send the problematic message that trans women’s bodies are anything-goes sexual playgrounds

By Alex V Green
The 15 essential LGBTQ films and TV shows of 2020
TV & Film

The 15 essential LGBTQ films and TV shows of 2020

By Tre’vell Anderson
Remembering Julie Berman
Trans

Remembering Julie Berman

A friend’s heartfelt tribute to the trans woman recently murdered in Toronto, and a personal plea for change

By Victoria Glencross Palmer
What matters most to Black trans and gender non-conforming Americans
Trans Health

What matters most to Black trans and gender non-conforming Americans

Takeaways from the Black Futures Lab’s latest census

By Eternity Martis
Why we have to make Black trans and gender nonconforming people a political priority
Trans

Why we have to make Black trans and gender nonconforming people a political priority

We spoke to Alicia Garza, founder of Black Futures Lab, about the organization’s eye-opening survey

By Eternity Martis
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The evolution of the trans memoir
Books

The evolution of the trans memoir

Six new memoirs by trans authors show the genre is growing far beyond its once-stifled roots

By Casey Plett
Finding refuge in trans sisterhood
Love & Sex

Finding refuge in trans sisterhood

I fight for trans rights because of my trans sisters. It’s my small way of returning the love that has meant the difference between death and life

By Gwen Benaway
Can trans women and radical feminists find sisterhood?
Power

Can trans women and radical feminists find sisterhood?

The debate over whose lives and rights are more important distracts from revolutionary work that could benefit us all

By Kai Cheng Thom
Meghan Murphy, the Toronto Public Library and fighting transphobia: an explainer
Hate Watch

Meghan Murphy, the Toronto Public Library and fighting transphobia: an explainer

Everything you need to know about the anti-trans speaker, the library and the trans activists and allies fighting against them

By Arvin Joaquin, Cameron Perrier, Erica Lenti
I’m trans and studying for a career in an industry dominated by straight men. The microaggressions are getting to me. Should I drop out?
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

I’m trans and studying for a career in an industry dominated by straight men. The microaggressions are getting to me. Should I drop out?

By Kai Cheng Thom
A millennial and senior trans activist discuss the future of trans advocacy in Canada
Still Fighting: LGBTQ2 Rights at 50

A millennial and senior trans activist discuss the future of trans advocacy in Canada

Rupert Raj and Tatiana Ferguson talk community organization, early and late-life transition

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