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Trans

The 2024 election is taking a toll on trans mental health. Here’s how to keep it together
Mental Health

The 2024 election is taking a toll on trans mental health. Here’s how to keep it together

ANALYSIS: Telling trans people to “just vote” isn’t helpful 

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
With posthumous album, SOPHIE gets one final goodbye
Music

With posthumous album, SOPHIE gets one final goodbye

‘SOPHIE’ is a fitting farewell that might never feel like it is enough

By Niko Stratis
‘Still Life’ captures the messiness of writing trans autofiction
Books

‘Still Life’ captures the messiness of writing trans autofiction

Katherine Packert Burke’s novel explores how little one can really understand about one’s own life while in the middle of living it

By Emily Zhou
Americans parents of trans kids to their Canadian counterparts: ‘Have a plan’
Youth

Americans parents of trans kids to their Canadian counterparts: ‘Have a plan’

Ahead of upcoming provincial elections, parents who’ve been there share what they’ve learned from the onslaught of anti-trans hate in America

By Nico Lang
J Stevens talks ‘Really Happy Someday’ and real-time transition filmmaking 
TV & Film

J Stevens talks ‘Really Happy Someday’ and real-time transition filmmaking 

The director co-wrote the film with star Breton Lalama, who plays a musical theatre actor whose voice is changing

By Pat Mullen
“Transing the gay away” is a fear-mongering myth
Dangerous Space

“Transing the gay away” is a fear-mongering myth

OPINION: The narrative allows “gender critical” activists to deflect accusations of bigotry—and that’s dangerous

By Kai Cheng Thom
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Democrats are done taking the high road
Politics

Democrats are done taking the high road

OPINION: Speakers were fired up at this week’s Democratic National Convention. For queer and trans people, that’s meant a more consistent defence of our rights

By Katelyn Burns
Elliot Page’s ‘Close to You,’ is a trans story with no easy answers
TV & Film

Elliot Page’s ‘Close to You,’ is a trans story with no easy answers

Page and director Dominic Savage reflect on how their intimate drama shows how we change and choose happiness

By Mel Woods
‘Cuckoo’ grapples with society’s need to procreate
TV & Film

‘Cuckoo’ grapples with society’s need to procreate

REVIEW: The Hunter Schafer film is a thrilling examination of the horrors of compulsory heterosexuality and reproduction

By Thea McLachlan
Fact-checking misinformation around Olympic boxing and gender
Sports

Fact-checking misinformation around Olympic boxing and gender

No, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is not a man. She’s not a trans woman either

By Xtra Video
Busting the myths around transition regret and detransition
Trans Health

Busting the myths around transition regret and detransition

How many people regret their decision to receive gender-affirming care? Do people who detransition always regret their transitions?

By Charlotte Sheasby
‘National Anthem’ is a breakout role for Eve Lindley’s free-spirited cowgirl
TV & Film

‘National Anthem’ is a breakout role for Eve Lindley’s free-spirited cowgirl

The trans actress says the queer rodeo film gave her space to shape new dimensions of herself 

By Veronica Esposito
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7 queer and trans storylines to watch at the 2024 Paris Olympics
Sports

7 queer and trans storylines to watch at the 2024 Paris Olympics

From Nikki Hiltz to the Olympics’ first openly gay male judo competitor

By Xtra Video
In ‘The Default World,’ Naomi Kanakia skewers the hypocrisy of progressive rich kids
Books

In ‘The Default World,’ Naomi Kanakia skewers the hypocrisy of progressive rich kids

Scathingly funny, painfully realistic and relentlessly critical, it’s a novel with a view of the world

By H Felix Chau Bradley
For families living in states with trans healthcare bans, Republicans have created an impossible situation
Politics

For families living in states with trans healthcare bans, Republicans have created an impossible situation

I’m the mother of two trans girls living in Ohio. Our state is making our family choose between giving up our home and our rights

By Niki Schaefer
Running groups are getting queers—and their hearts—racing
Sports

Running groups are getting queers—and their hearts—racing

LGBTQ2S+ running groups are helping members find community, confidence and sometimes even love

By Paula Espinosa
The U.S. Supreme Court will weigh in on Tennessee’s youth gender-affirming care ban
Politics

The U.S. Supreme Court will weigh in on Tennessee’s youth gender-affirming care ban

OPINION: The case, which could affect future legislation restricting trans rights, should put us on guard

By Katelyn Burns
Young and trans in Canada
Youth

Young and trans in Canada

Meet the young people and their families impacted by the surge in anti-trans policies across Canada

By Ziya Jones
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