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:

Youth

‘What if I’m next?’ Canadian trans youth see Nex Benedict’s death as a warning
Youth

‘What if I’m next?’ Canadian trans youth see Nex Benedict’s death as a warning

Young people say adults, schools and politicians are failing them

By Nico Lang
What we owe trans youth when we grieve them
Youth

What we owe trans youth when we grieve them

How do we mourn people we’ve never met, yet feel inextricably connected to? How do we honour the dead without appropriating their stories?

By Kai Cheng Thom
What you need need to know about gender-affirming care for youth
Trans Health

What you need need to know about gender-affirming care for youth

What sort of healthcare is available? Do parents have any say? Is the healthcare safe and effective?

By Charlotte Dalwood
Why you should worry about age verification laws
Politics

Why you should worry about age verification laws

OPINION: Calls to restrict access to supposed adult content should be called out for their true intentions: relegating queer content to the shadows

By Nneka Ewulonu
How a U.S. TikTok ban would censor trans people
Censorship

How a U.S. TikTok ban would censor trans people

ANALYSIS: Far-right campaigners are leveraging censorship to promote their own anti-trans agenda

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
‘Gender ideology,’ the new anti-LGBTQ2S+ buzzword, explained
Identity

‘Gender ideology,’ the new anti-LGBTQ2S+ buzzword, explained

Experts weigh in on what the term tells us about the goals, language and future of the global anti-trans movement 

By Tobin Ng
Advertisement

Understanding ‘social contagion theory’ and what it means for trans kids
Youth

Understanding ‘social contagion theory’ and what it means for trans kids

Where did this idea come from? How does it affect the trans community? Does the science hold up?

By Julia Peterson
‘Drive-Away Dolls’ is a sex-positive lesbian romp
TV & Film

‘Drive-Away Dolls’ is a sex-positive lesbian romp

REVIEW: Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke have crafted the next great lesbian road trip movie

By Barry Levitt
Can the federal government stop Danielle Smith’s anti-trans policies?
Politics

Can the federal government stop Danielle Smith’s anti-trans policies?

OPINION: The answer, like the politics that surround the proposals themselves, is complex

By Dale Smith
Canada’s right is ushering in a dangerous anti-science era
Trans Health

Canada’s right is ushering in a dangerous anti-science era

OPINION: Provincial and federal leaders like Pierre Poilievre and Danielle Smith are willing to spew misinformation, take away healthcare and ultimately put trans youth at risk—all to score political points

By Ziya Jones
The Alberta government is trying to legislate how you raise your kids
Politics

The Alberta government is trying to legislate how you raise your kids

OPINION: The premiere’s proposed parental rights policies stomp all over families’ freedom to decide what’s best for them

By Florence Ashley
After 1 Million March, LGBTQ2S+ youth face rise in bullying and fear of outing 
Youth

After 1 Million March, LGBTQ2S+ youth face rise in bullying and fear of outing 

Youth in Ontario, Alberta, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Saskatchewan have reported an increase in harassment and mental distress since September

By Gabe Oatley
Advertisement

The cruelty and calm of Alberta’s attack on trans rights
Politics

The cruelty and calm of Alberta’s attack on trans rights

ANALYSIS: The province’s new set of anti-trans policies are unprecedented in Canada and are as politically motivated as it gets

By Mel Woods
Far-right groups turning to ‘lawfare’ tactic to push back against LGBTQ2S+ curriculum
Education

Far-right groups turning to ‘lawfare’ tactic to push back against LGBTQ2S+ curriculum

Experts say the tactic is more about intimidation than legal enforceability

By Emma Arkell
America’s latest LGBTQ2S+ book hysteria hits too close to home
Censorship

America’s latest LGBTQ2S+ book hysteria hits too close to home

OPINION: Police were called into a Massachusetts middle school library after someone complained about a queer book. The incident brought back memories of my time growing up in the district

By Katelyn Burns
Righteous Queens and Shady Bitches 2023
Rainbow Rewind 2023

Righteous Queens and Shady Bitches 2023

An annual tradition returns: the highs and the lows of the past year, personified

By Xtra Staff
How the moral panic around ‘parental rights’ in Canada defined 2023
Rainbow Rewind 2023

How the moral panic around ‘parental rights’ in Canada defined 2023

ANALYSIS: The fight to protect trans and gender-diverse kids is far from over 

By Dale Smith
The legal case for teachers defying anti-trans laws 
Justice

The legal case for teachers defying anti-trans laws 

OPINION: A petition calling on teachers to violate Saskatchewan’s anti-trans Parents’ Bill of Rights could help the cause of striking it down

By Charlotte Dalwood
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • ...
  • 30
Advertisement
Xtra Magazine
  • About us
    • Our principles
    • Inside Xtra
    • Editorial Standards
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms of Use
  • Contact Us
    • Meet the Team
    • How to pitch 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 - 2025 Pink Triangle Press, All right reserved. XTRA™ is a trademark of Pink Triangle Press.
Follow Us:
facebook
twitter
youtube
instagram
tiktok
reddit
RSS