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Transphobia

Canadian travel advisory a sign the world is noticing U.S. transphobia 
Politics

Canadian travel advisory a sign the world is noticing U.S. transphobia 

ANALYSIS: The LGBTQ2S+ travel warning drops as Canada wrestles with a rise in extremism within its own borders

By Katelyn Burns
Anohni is back with the Johnsons for her most important album yet
Music

Anohni is back with the Johnsons for her most important album yet

REVIEW: The U.K.-born singer-songwriter is breaking new ground in a stellar career at a time when trans rights are increasingly under threat

By Adam England
World Chess’s new guidelines place restrictions on both trans men and trans women
Culture

World Chess’s new guidelines place restrictions on both trans men and trans women

OPINION: The convoluted new policy treats trans women as men, and trans men as … also men

By Katelyn Burns
Mississippi trans youth forced to flee the state in wake of health care ban
Politics

Mississippi trans youth forced to flee the state in wake of health care ban

Faced with anti-trans bans, trans youth and their families in Mississippi scramble for alternatives

By Sophie Hurwitz
Conservatives won’t stop celebrating the Women’s National Soccer team’s loss 
Sports

Conservatives won’t stop celebrating the Women’s National Soccer team’s loss 

OPINION: For all their talk of patriotism, the right would rather root against an American team than support its progressive players

By Katelyn Burns
Tributes and outrage in wake of O’Shae Sibley stabbing, anti-trans vitriol comes for Doc Martens, and more
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Tributes and outrage in wake of O’Shae Sibley stabbing, anti-trans vitriol comes for Doc Martens, and more

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: August 2

By Jackie Richardson
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Ohio Republicans are trying to limit the power of ballot measures—and using transphobia to circumvent democracy
Politics

Ohio Republicans are trying to limit the power of ballot measures—and using transphobia to circumvent democracy

OPINION: Conservatives are courting voters using the little trick that they’ve always turned—demonizing a minority

By Katelyn Burns
Celebrities call out comedian’s transphobic rant, trans men protest Miss Italy’s ban on trans women and more
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Celebrities call out comedian’s transphobic rant, trans men protest Miss Italy’s ban on trans women and more

6 queer and trans stories we’re watching: July 26

By Jackie Richardson
Trans parents have always existed
Identity

Trans parents have always existed

OPINION: Today’s panic over transness and kids is largely driven by the overactive imaginations of people who have never met a trans person in their lives

By Katelyn Burns
Michigan salon owner refuses trans people, Japan court rules in favour of trans bathroom rights and more
Xtra News Flash

Michigan salon owner refuses trans people, Japan court rules in favour of trans bathroom rights and more

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: July 12

By Jackie Richardson
Randall Garrison’s white paper on trans health and safety a call for the government to act
Politics

Randall Garrison’s white paper on trans health and safety a call for the government to act

ANALYSIS: Breaking down the recent White Paper on the Status of Trans and Gender Diverse People

By Dale Smith
Sarah McBride’s Congress run is a beacon of hope
Politics

Sarah McBride’s Congress run is a beacon of hope

OPINION: If elected, McBride would bring hope to Virginians—and to trans people across the U.S.

By Katelyn Burns
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An F-you to drag bans from boygenius, plus two trans healthcare bans overturned
Xtra News Flash

An F-you to drag bans from boygenius, plus two trans healthcare bans overturned

Just 2 of the 5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: June 30

By Maddy Mahoney
Christian nationalists fuelling anti-LGBTQ2S+ agenda across Canada 
Hate Watch

Christian nationalists fuelling anti-LGBTQ2S+ agenda across Canada 

Christian groups that rose to prominence in last year’s Freedom Convoy have turned their “language of genocide” on LGBTQ2S+ Canadians

By Kevin Maimann
Pixar non-binary character, Rishi Sunak makes transphobic comments, South Korean Pride clashes, Moldova Pride is peaceful and Trump-appointed judge blocks Indiana trans ban
Xtra News Flash

Pixar non-binary character, Rishi Sunak makes transphobic comments, South Korean Pride clashes, Moldova Pride is peaceful and Trump-appointed judge blocks Indiana trans ban

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: June 19

By Eve Cable
Social media companies score low for LGBTQ2S+ safety, Kelowna track meet transphobia, Dodgers Pride night updates, Club Q shooter expected to take plea deal, and U.K. women can now have historic gay sex convictions thrown out
Xtra News Flash

Social media companies score low for LGBTQ2S+ safety, Kelowna track meet transphobia, Dodgers Pride night updates, Club Q shooter expected to take plea deal, and U.K. women can now have historic gay sex convictions thrown out

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: June 16

By Eve Cable
Florida’s drag ban is facing a new test: comic conventions
Culture

Florida’s drag ban is facing a new test: comic conventions

OPINION: The gender experimentation offered by the cosplay community must be preserved as conservatives continue on their mission to destroy gender nonconformity

By Katelyn Burns
‘We’re very fearful’: Pride organizers prepare for the worst as they gear up for June festivals
Pride

‘We’re very fearful’: Pride organizers prepare for the worst as they gear up for June festivals

An increase in anti-LGBTQ2S+ hate has forced some events to cancel, while others hire more security and take up emergency training 

By Kevin Maimann
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