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

History

Revisiting the curious case of Dr James Barry

Barry’s gender has been questioned for decades. But history is as much about fact as it is interpretation

By Michael Lyons

Power

NDP leadership hopeful Jagmeet Singh pledges to support homeless LGBT youth

Singh launches full LGBT policy platform, and promises to do more than just ‘show up at a Pride parade’

By Rob Salerno

Politics

This is what Niki Ashton thinks about the Trudeau government’s record on LGBT issues

The NDP leadership hopeful is introducing an LGBT platform to address the needs of queer and trans communities

By Arshy Mann

Politics

Trudeau government must condemn Trump’s trans military ban: NDP

‘We have to stand up against discrimination where we see it, even when it’s our closest ally,’ NDP LGBT critic Randall Garrison says

By Arshy Mann

Power

Vancouver police force finally passes new trans policies

A year and a half past deadline but a step in the right direction, say trans activists

By Tessa Vikander

Opinion

What nobody tells you about being a trans woman of colour author

When mainstream media decides to make public figures out of us, you learn that rising to the top is lonely

By Kai Cheng Thom

Opinion

What can Trudeau celebrate at his second Toronto Pride as prime minister?

He’ll have to match his rhetoric with actions in Parliament if he wants the continued support of LGBT Canadians

By Rob Salerno