OPINION: The details of Saskatchewan’s forced-through pronoun legislation show how it’s all about politics—not protecting kids

ANALYSIS: North America has a long history with racist, misogynist and anti-queer activism focused on schools

REVIEW: Beloved kids show had a surprising queer heart

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

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

Youth

By protecting himself from being sued over his pronoun policy, Scott Moe is telling on himself

The seemingly benign phrase ‘parental rights’ hides a dangerous, anti-democratic, Christian nationalist movement

The sweet radicalism of Mr. Dressup, the Canadian Mister Rogers

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