Youth

Youth, Pride and COVID-19

York University prof Jen Gilbert explains how LGBTQ2 teens are coping with Pride events being cancelled

By Sarah Taher

Politics

When queer TikTok memes get political

LGBTQ2 users are fighting for change and visibility on the social media platform—one short video snippet at a time

By Jake Pitre

TV & Film

The internal migrations of groundbreaking filmmaker Alice Wu

Sacrifice and respect duke it out with love and self-determination in Wu’s sophomore film ‘The Half of It’

By Michelle da Silva

Your Communities in Action

Washington LGBTQ2 youth move online for support

Spokane-based support group Odyssey adapts to COVID-19; gaps in service delivery revealed

By Krishna Rau

Trans Health

Having supportive adults may decrease HIV rates among trans youth

A new study found that trans-affirming sex ed and a strong support system are crucial to improving health

By Fae Johnstone

Your Communities in Action

Queer summer camp at home

The Ten Oaks Project crafts love and support for LGBTQ2 kids and families

By Krishna Rau

Your Communities in Action

COVID-19: Your communities in action, Mar. 25

A running diary of LGBTQ2 folk coping and caring for each other. Today: The 519 community centre in Toronto and North Carolina’s Campus Pride

By Gordon Bowness, Jon Higgins

Analysis

How conversion therapy affects trans Canadians

A new study suggests 11 percent of trans and non-binary people in Canada have undergone the harmful practice

By Fae Johnstone

Opinion

Why social conservatives keep talking about ‘parental rights’

The movement is not about parents’ interest in what their children learn in the classroom — it’s an excuse to halt progress for LGBTQ2 students

By Gordon Nore

Activism

How social media–savvy youth became the unofficial keepers of queer history

There’s a vast queer history that goes beyond Stonewall and marriage equality. Schools aren’t teaching that, so young people on the internet are doing it instead

By Michael Waters

How mentorship can play a vital role for queer youth

Finding a source of unconditional support can make all the difference for young LGBT folks

Created for Supporting Our Youth

Sex education

Doug Ford’s reversion of sex ed puts children in danger of sexual violence, survivors say

Survivors speak out about how the 1998 curriculum failed to keep them safe

By Arshy Mann

Power

Doug Ford government scraps sex-ed curriculum for September

Students will be taught the old sex education curriculum that dates back to the ’90s

By Arshy Mann

Power

Why the holidays can still suck for queer people, even when you’re out

The holiday season is ingrained in family tradition and cultural institutions, but many queer people still don’t have a seat at the table

By JP Larocque

What some students want to know but don’t know how to ask about HIV

Members of a non-profit group are sharing their sexual health stories with students in a Vancouver suburb

Created for Heart of Richmond AIDS Society

Power

How I came to cherish being femme on my own non-binary terms

I spent my teens trying to embrace my identity. When I finally came out there was a whole community of people like me

By Cicely-Belle Blain

Power

The challenges of being trans, male and homeless in Montreal

Why do so few shelters provide a safe space for trans men?

By Ruby Pratka