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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

Power

Body of missing Toronto trans woman identified as Alloura Wells

Wells, 27, hadn’t been seen since July 2017

By Eternity Martis

Power

Toronto trans job fair aims to fight transphobia in employment

Employers including Apple, TD Canada Trust and the Canadian Forces were present

By Arshy Mann

MMIWG

A trans woman was found dead in Toronto. A trans woman went missing. Why do we still not have answers?

The body of an unidentified trans woman was found in August, and Alloura Wells, 27, hasn’t been seen since July

By Arshy Mann

Power

Torontonians mourn lives lost on Trans Day of Remembrance

‘Until there are no deaths due to transphobia, we will commemorate every single year,’ NDP MPP Cheri DiNovo says

By Arshy Mann

Identity

How the Cheongsam helped me find my trans womanhood

The more I am told that the traditional dress of my ancestors will never be mine, the more stubbornly I try to squeeze my body into its confines

By Kai Cheng Thom

Power

The Vancouver police force’s new gay liaison is straight — does it matter?

Constable Dale Quiring says he’s up for the job, but some observers are already concerned

By Derek Brown

Power

Parents are standing up for LGBT-inclusive education in BC’s Bible Belt

Langley has become a battleground between supporters and opponents of LGBT-friendly education

By Hannah Ackeral

Power

NDP politician Cheri DiNovo may be leaving politics, but her work on LGBT issues isn’t over

DiNovo’s legacy on LGBT rights in Ontario includes banning conversion therapy, equal parenting laws, and a trans-rights bill

By Arshy Mann