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Trans

Montreal rapper Backxwash invokes self-altering fury
Music

Montreal rapper Backxwash invokes self-altering fury

The trans artist mixes Led Zeppelin and African gospel to create a fierce form of horror-inflected hip-hop

By Jesse Locke
Writing complicated trans characters with John Elizabeth Stintzi
Books

Writing complicated trans characters with John Elizabeth Stintzi

The award-winning author on finding comfort in uncertainty, not-so-straightforward identities and their new novel, ‘Vanishing Monuments’

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul
Why Peter MacKay is questioning trans rights
Politics

Why Peter MacKay is questioning trans rights

The Conservative leadership hopeful criticized an opponent’s support for trans people in a recent email blast to supporters. It’s a reminder of the stark division between gay rights and trans rights in Canada

By Erica Lenti
Having supportive adults may decrease HIV rates among trans youth
Trans Health

Having supportive adults may decrease HIV rates among trans youth

A new study found that trans-affirming sex ed and a strong support system are crucial to improving health

By Fae Johnstone
With ‘No Fats, No Femmes,’ Fatima Jamal aims for more than just visibility and representation
Culture

With ‘No Fats, No Femmes,’ Fatima Jamal aims for more than just visibility and representation

The model and filmmaker discusses her documentary, beauty standards and a trans reckoning

By Tre’vell Anderson
I wanted to marry my trans girlfriend in the U.K. I can’t
Identity

I wanted to marry my trans girlfriend in the U.K. I can’t

How archaic laws across the pond fail to recognize trans-affirming marriages

By V.S. Wells
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This U.S. naval officer is suing over Trump’s trans military ban
Politics

This U.S. naval officer is suing over Trump’s trans military ban

In a landmark lawsuit, Jane Doe is fighting the U.S. Pentagon to serve as a trans woman

By Nico Lang
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
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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
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
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