The roller derby community’s fight to save the inclusive sport they built

In this period of trans sports bans, the derby community—players of a rare gender-diverse, full-contact sport—show a way forward

By SF Boswell

History

Inside the history of Boston’s bygone gay bathhouses

From sexual health support to discreet gathering place, bathhouses were once a small but important part of the city’s gay community

By Mike De Socio

Books

Torrey Peters is once again substantial and necessary in ‘Stag Dance

In her follow-up to “Detransition, Baby,” the writer troubles the questions and topics trans people discuss in public

By Veronica Esposito

Video

Trans sports ban fails in U.S. Senate

In a welcome win amidst Trump’s anti-trans onslaught, a national ban on trans women and girls from women’s sports died on the Senate floor this week

By Mel Woods

Politics

Anti-trans bathroom bills are back—and more extreme

More anti-trans bathroom bills have been introduced in the U.S. in 2025 than any year in history

By Nico Lang

Video

Explaining the new U.S. visa restrictions on trans travellers

ANALYSIS: If you’re a Canadian travelling to the U.S. for a vacation, should you worry? What about trans athletes?

By Mel Woods

Politics

We can do better than lazy Trump/Musk gay memes

OPINION: There are plenty of ways to troll the president and his right-hand man without resorting to casual homophobia

By Mel Woods

Video

Here’s how the U.S. government is defining ‘biological sex’

ANALYSIS: A new document featuring the administration’s attempt to categorize ‘two sexes’ is needlessly convoluted and contradictory

By Mel Woods

Mental Health

In a world on fire, caring for each other is the best resistance

ANALYSIS: It’s a dire time to be trans. Here’s what we can learn from the past about how to survive the moment and despair itself

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle

Video

What’s going on with Trump’s cuts to PrEP funding?

The president’s freeze on foreign aid has raised many questions about HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment in the U.S. and abroad

By Mel Woods

Video

How easy is it to just ‘move to Canada’?

ANALYSIS: While many queer and trans people might consider fleeing the U.S., it’s important to understand the complexities of Canada’s immigration system

By Mel Woods

Politics

Be wary of Doug Ford’s ‘Captain Canada’ claims

OPINION: Ford won’t protect Ontario from Trump, and will threaten minority rights

By Dale Smith

Youth

Trans kids go missing at alarming rates. The Trump administration is making it harder to find them

OPINION: The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children complying with Trump’s executive order will stop them from finding missing trans children

By Katelyn Burns

Video

How to survive the ‘shock and awe’ Trump news cycle

Two weeks into his second presidency, it has felt like a nonstop onslaught of news. Here are three ways to cope

By Mel Woods

Video

What happens when we erase trans people and gender from CDC research?

ANALYSIS: The Trump administration’s directive to purge CDC research and data from mentions of gender will have broad impacts

By Mel Woods

Trans Health

Mainstream media paved the way for Trump’s anti-trans policies

OPINION: Years of questionable coverage manufactured consent for Trump’s executive order targeting gender-affirming care

By Ziya Jones

Video

How Trump’s attack on gender-affirming care for youth could impact trans adults

ANALYSIS: From rejecting WPATH to a chill on doctors, we break down how the president’s executive order might influence care for adults in addition to young people

By Mel Woods

Work

Project Violet creates mentorship opportunities in the advertising industry

New program equips participants with enhanced confidence, larger networks and new skills

By Rob Csernyik