Skip to content
Xtra Magazine
Xtra Magazine

Need A Suggestion? We got You...

  • Addiction
  • ·
  • Arts
  • ·
  • Asexuality
  • ·
  • Bisexuality
  • ·
  • Blood Ban
  • ·
  • Coming Out
  • ·
  • Conversion therapy
  • ·
  • Cruising
  • ·
  • Disability
  • ·
  • Discrimination
  • ·
  • Education
  • ·
  • Faith & Spirituality
  • ·
  • Fetish & Kink
  • ·
  • Gender identity
  • ·
  • History
  • ·
  • HIV/AIDS
  • ·
  • Human Rights
  • ·
  • Indigenous
  • ·
  • Marriage Equality
  • ·
  • Parenting
  • ·
  • Policing
  • ·
  • Pride
  • ·
  • Race issues
  • ·
  • Sex education
  • ·
  • Social justice
  • ·
  • Trans
  • ·
  • Two-Spirit
  • ·
  • Youth
  • Power
    • Activism
    • Identity
    • Politics
    • Dispatches
    • Protest and Pleasure Series
  • Culture
    • Drag Race
    • Books
    • Music
    • Monthly Tune-Up
    • Playlist Q
    • TV & Film
    • Queer Culture Catchup
    • Queer View Mirror
  • Love & Sex
    • Dating
    • Relationships
    • Ask Kai
    • Love Like Mine Essays
  • Health
    • Sexual Health
    • Mental Health
    • Trans Health
    • Reproductive Health
    • Ask an Expert
  • Video
    • After the Sashay
    • Ask Kai: Quickies
    • Inspired
    • Lucky Stars
    • My Queer Kitchen
    • Speed Date
    • Queer Artists in a Pandemic

Xtra is an online magazine and community platform covering LGBTQ2S+ culture, politics and health. We aim to break boundaries, think outside of binaries and build bridges within our communities and beyond.

Get free Xtra newsletters

Xtra is being blocked on Facebook and Instagram for Canadians as part of Meta’s response to Bill C18. Stay connected, and tell a friend.

Subscribe Now
  • Our principles
  • Inside Xtra
  • The Latest
  • Podcasts
Follow Us:
facebook
twitter
youtube
instagram
tiktok
reddit
RSS

Displaying all articles tagged:

United States

Democrats have reintroduced the Equality Act yet again
Politics

Democrats have reintroduced the Equality Act yet again

OPINION: We need more than a single piece of legislation to protect queer and trans lives

By Katelyn Burns
Mexico City, New York, Toronto, Madrid… at which Pride in which city are you celebrating?
Pink Ticket Travel

Mexico City, New York, Toronto, Madrid… at which Pride in which city are you celebrating?

Attention: We’ve arrived at peak party season

By Paul Gallant
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
Florida’s ban on gender-affirming care for youth has been blocked. We need to celebrate that victory
Politics

Florida’s ban on gender-affirming care for youth has been blocked. We need to celebrate that victory

OPINION: No civil rights movement can exist, much less thrive, without hope

By Katelyn Burns
Black trans town hall, masc films, Manuel Betancourt’s ‘The Male Gazed’ and Cher, Cher, Cher
Queer Culture Catch-Up

Black trans town hall, masc films, Manuel Betancourt’s ‘The Male Gazed’ and Cher, Cher, Cher

Plus, for those in Toronto, queer music from NXNE

By S. Bear Bergman
‘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
Advertisement

If MLB wants to support its LGBTQ2S+ fan base, it can’t play both sides
Sports

If MLB wants to support its LGBTQ2S+ fan base, it can’t play both sides

OPINION: Why pitting Christians versus Pride Nights is a terrible “compromise”

By Katelyn Burns
Kids should learn about sex. Why is such a basic fact now contentious?
Education

Kids should learn about sex. Why is such a basic fact now contentious?

ANALYSIS: There’s nothing inherently sexual about young people learning about queer and trans people

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
Hot new music from Devours, Witch Prophet, Alex Lahey, Jessie Ware and Tafari Anthony
Monthly Tune-Up

Hot new music from Devours, Witch Prophet, Alex Lahey, Jessie Ware and Tafari Anthony

Plus a great non-binary anthem from External Signal

By Jordan Currie
Uganda’s harsh anti-queer law, Erdoğan doubles down on LGBTQ+ attacks, youth group deletes Twitter account citing Musk, Toronto’s Inside Out film fest and Newfoundland and Labrador’s queer history archive
Xtra News Flash

Uganda’s harsh anti-queer law, Erdoğan doubles down on LGBTQ+ attacks, youth group deletes Twitter account citing Musk, Toronto’s Inside Out film fest and Newfoundland and Labrador’s queer history archive

5 queer and trans stories we’re following: May 29

By Eve Cable
Transphobes are targeting cis people now. That should be a wakeup call 
Politics

Transphobes are targeting cis people now. That should be a wakeup call 

OPINION: You cannot “eliminate transgenderism” without deeply restricting the gender presentation of all people in society 

By Katelyn Burns
Jeopardy! Master Mattea Roach, Montana drag ban, Manitoba city saves queer books, Ontario councillor resigns over flag ban, RIP Tina Turner and all things ‘Barbie’ movie
Xtra News Flash

Jeopardy! Master Mattea Roach, Montana drag ban, Manitoba city saves queer books, Ontario councillor resigns over flag ban, RIP Tina Turner and all things ‘Barbie’ movie

6 queer and trans stories for your Friday

By Maddy Mahoney
Advertisement

How Adele Bertei incited rebellion and connection through rock ’n’ roll
Books

How Adele Bertei incited rebellion and connection through rock ’n’ roll

After a harrowing youth and a wild career, the 68-year-old musician and author is clear on one thing: queer people are fighters

By vivi hansen
Dodgers reinvite the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Mexico allows ‘X’ gender passports, Utah named most closeted state, trans prom held at the U.S. Capitol and Bud Light brewers lose perfect HRC rating
Xtra News Flash

Dodgers reinvite the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Mexico allows ‘X’ gender passports, Utah named most closeted state, trans prom held at the U.S. Capitol and Bud Light brewers lose perfect HRC rating

5 queer and trans stories we’re following: May 23

By Eve Cable
Compared to Twitter, Bluesky is an online haven for trans people. But can it last?
Culture

Compared to Twitter, Bluesky is an online haven for trans people. But can it last?

OPINION: As it expands, the social media platform will have to adapt its moderation policies if it wants to keep vulnerable users safe

By Katelyn Burns
Florida’s bathroom bill would keep me from my family
Politics

Florida’s bathroom bill would keep me from my family

OPINION: Visiting my parents in Florida used to feel like a safe home away from home. Now, the idea of it makes my stomach turn

By Katelyn Burns
George Santos arrested, David Miranda death, Texas shooter ‘inspired’ by Libs of TikTok, Louisiana ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill and Washington state protects trans kids 
Xtra News Flash

George Santos arrested, David Miranda death, Texas shooter ‘inspired’ by Libs of TikTok, Louisiana ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill and Washington state protects trans kids 

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: May 10

By Jackie Richardson
Seoul Pride bumped from venue, Florida mayors pledge queer support, Saudi tourism says ‘everyone’ welcome, Turkey’s president says opposition too ‘pro-LGBT’ and TikTok collected queer viewing data
Xtra News Flash

Seoul Pride bumped from venue, Florida mayors pledge queer support, Saudi tourism says ‘everyone’ welcome, Turkey’s president says opposition too ‘pro-LGBT’ and TikTok collected queer viewing data

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: May 8

By Eve Cable
  • 1
  • ...
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • ...
  • 69
Advertisement
Xtra Magazine
  • About us
    • Our principles
    • Inside Xtra
    • Editorial Standards
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms of Use
  • Contact Us
    • Meet the Team
    • How to pitch to Xtra
    • Advertise
    • Sponsorship
  • Connect
    • Xtra’s newsletters
    • Where to find Xtra
    • Ken Popert Media Fellowship
    • Get Queer podcast

Get free Xtra newsletters

Xtra is being blocked on Facebook and Instagram for Canadians as part of Meta’s response to Bill C18. Stay connected, and tell a friend.

Subscribe Now

Ⓒ 1971 - 2026 Pink Triangle Press, All right reserved. XTRA™ is a trademark of Pink Triangle Press.
Follow Us:
facebook
twitter
youtube
instagram
tiktok
reddit
RSS