‘What if I’m next?’ Canadian trans youth see Nex Benedict’s death as a warning

Young people say adults, schools and politicians are failing them

What we owe trans youth when we grieve them

How do we mourn people we’ve never met, yet feel inextricably connected to? How do we honour the dead without appropriating their stories?

By Kai Cheng Thom

Trans Health

What you need need to know about gender-affirming care for youth

What sort of healthcare is available? Do parents have any say? Is the healthcare safe and effective?

By Charlotte Sheasby

Video

More than 400 Canadian artists sign open letter against anti-trans policies

Alanis Morissette, Carly Rae Jepsen, Neil Young and Colin Mochrie are among the signatories

By Xtra Video

Reproductive Health

Could this week’s Supreme Court abortion pill case affect gender-affirming care?

OPINION: The Comstock Act, a 150-year-old federal obscenity law, has advocates on edge

By Katelyn Burns

Identity

Who’s afraid of trans visibility?

OPINION: On International Transgender Day of Visibility, we must call out Canada’s right for weaponizing the triumph of our visibility

By Mel Woods

Identity

‘Gender ideology,’ the new anti-LGBTQ2S+ buzzword, explained

Experts weigh in on what the term tells us about the goals, language and future of the global anti-trans movement

By Tobin Ng

Books

‘Love the World or Get Killed Trying’ is an exquisite portrait of a trans woman’s suffering

REVIEW: Swedish author Alvina Chamberland’s prose is relentlessly inventive

By Veronica Esposito

Youth

Understanding ‘social contagion theory’ and what it means for trans kids

Where did this idea come from? How does it affect the trans community? Does the science hold up?

By Julia Peterson

Sports

Raising the bar: How an Edmonton gym is making exercise accessible

Run by queer and trans professionals, Action Potential Fitness was created with LGBTQ2S+ clients in mind

By Natasha Chiam

Video

NHS suspends puberty blocker prescriptions in England

Young people will no longer be prescribed puberty blockers at gender identity clinics, according to a new policy released this week

By Xtra Video

Politics

Brianna Ghey’s legacy must be liberation—not further harm

ANALYSIS: Why restricting social media would be dangerous for kids

By Eli Cugini, Ilya Maude

Video

Fact-checking Radio-Canada’s ‘Trans Express’ documentary

ANALYSIS: A recent French-language piece is another example of poor reporting on trans issues from Canada’s mainstream media

By Xtra Video

Excerpt

The blurred lines between ‘transamory’ and chasing

In this excerpt from their new book, “Gender/Fucking,” writer and professor Florence Ashley unpacks “chaserdom” and the fetishization of trans femininity

By Florence Ashley

Politics

The new generation of gay Conservative sellouts

OPINION: Melissa Lantsman’s and Eric Duncan’s refusals to call out their party’s transphobia is a betrayal of the LGBTQ2S+ community

By Fae Johnstone

Video

Quebec approves X gender marker on health cards and driver’s licenses

In a surprising move, the province will move forward with approving the new gender markers right away

By Xtra Video

Video

Why is RuPaul’s online store Allstora filled with homophobic books?

The online bookstore co-founded by the ‘Drag Race’ icon defended its choice to carry the controversial books

By Xtra Video

History

How Jamison Green’s visibility paved the way for a generation of trans men

The author, activist and public figure has fought back against trans men’s erasure for decades

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle