Premier Scott Moe admitted he did not hear from any parents whose children hid their gender identities

Plus national treasure Walter Borden is onstage in Toronto

Jack Black is the catalyst for a shame-free community that keeps inspiring the gays

REVIEW: This thrilling debut is a rare exploration of gay trans manhood

Young intimacy is rarely portrayed so beautifully—plus there’s a meet-cute moment for the ages. Xtra talks with the film’s director and star

OPINION: Anti-trans media has real-world consequences for trans health

REVIEW: Director Billy Luther’s feature debut is an absolutely charming coming-of-age story set in the Navajo Nation of Arizona

OPINION: Anti-trans laws are tearing apart the families conservatives purport to want to protect

Plus two great fiction choices for tweens and teens

Despite an increasingly hostile political climate, vital organizations are carving out space for trans joy

Plus patient advice from the Trans Handy Ma’am

ANALYSIS: Gender scholar Kathryn Bond Stockton coined the term “growing sideways” to describe the queer experience during childhood. Are some of our favourite social media offerings following suit?

REVIEW: The film places young queer female sexuality at the forefront and bristles with an anarchic, subversive energy

ANALYSIS: It’s helpful to have a report that calls Policy 713 harmful

Jillian and Mariko Tamaki’s latest collaboration explores the treacherous transitions of young adulthood

OPINION: Federal Democrats have so far rarely directly addressed growing anti-trans rhetoric. That changed last week

REVIEW: Does Season 2 offer too much of a good thing? Almost

Queer and trans folk have been doing wonderfully awful things to Barbie since the doll’s creation

Youth

Right-wing group Action4Canada claims responsibility for Saskatchewan pronoun policy

Twenty years later, ‘School of Rock’ still has a rocking queer spirit

James Frankie Thomas’s ‘Idlewild’ surfaces the intense agony of not getting to be gay

‘Golden Delicious’ offers a sweet, fresh take on the classic coming-of-age sports story

Months after becoming the subject of an anti-trans media circus, a Missouri youth gender clinic is officially closing

A young boy blossoms in the desert in ‘Frybread Face and Me’ at TIFF

The ‘trans debate’ isn’t just about wonky policy issues, it’s about families

Book your date with queer country love from Tyler Childers and trans advocate Chanel Lopez

If you want to help trans youth in the U.K., here are the groups to support

Author Khashayar J. Khabushani, films ‘Mutt’ and ‘Summer Qamp’ and music by Thea Grace and Um, Jennifer? top this week’s culture calendar

The gonzo fight club comedy ‘Bottoms’ is deeply, gloriously queer

New Brunswick premier’s discriminatory policy gets deserved rebuke

In the graphic novel ‘Roaming,’ a volatile trio of friends orbit and collide in New York City

At last week’s federal hearing on youth gender affirming care, Democrats finally stood up for trans people

Charlie, Nick and the rest of the heartwarming ‘Heartstopper’ crew are back for another season of the sweetest, loveliest show for young people

From Barbie porn and Ken buttplugs to Trixie Mattel