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Celebrities, activists take red carpet at Pink Awards
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Celebrities, activists take red carpet at Pink Awards

Catch them here and on YouTube as LGBTQ2S+ changemakers and their champions are honoured at the inaugural celebration

By Xtra Staff
Alberta introduces Canada’s harshest anti-trans policies yet
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Alberta introduces Canada’s harshest anti-trans policies yet

Premier Danielle Smith’s government tabled three new policies on gender-affirming healthcare, pronouns in schools and trans girls in sports

By Mel Woods
Xtra Explains: When do kids figure out gender?
Xtra Explains

Xtra Explains: When do kids figure out gender?

Trans youth are all over the news. But what does research say about age and gender?

By Mel Woods
Xtra Explains: Puberty blockers
Xtra Explains

Xtra Explains: Puberty blockers

Politicians like Pierre Poilievre and Danielle Smith have set out to restrict their use. But what are these medications actually about?

By Mel Woods
Xtra Explains: Gender-affirming surgery for young people
Xtra Explains

Xtra Explains: Gender-affirming surgery for young people

No province in Canada performs bottom surgery on young people, and even top surgery is very rare

By Mel Woods
Xtra Explains: Hormone replacement therapy for young people
Xtra Explains

Xtra Explains: Hormone replacement therapy for young people

What does gender-affirming HRT actually look like for trans youth in Canada?

By Mel Woods
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Xtra Explains: Trans girls and sports
Xtra Explains

Xtra Explains: Trans girls and sports

Debunking some of the biggest myths around trans girls and fairness in sports

By Mel Woods
Xtra Explains: Inclusive sex education in Canada
Xtra Explains

Xtra Explains: Inclusive sex education in Canada

SOGI curriculum and comprehensive sexuality education are vital resources to a young person’s education

By Mel Woods
Xtra Explains: ‘Trans-Trenders’ and social contagion theory
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Xtra Explains: ‘Trans-Trenders’ and social contagion theory

The rapid-onset gender dysphoria theory has been debunked. Here’s what you need to know

By Mel Woods
Where does Tim Walz stand on queer and trans issues?
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Where does Tim Walz stand on queer and trans issues?

Kamala Harris picked Minnesota governor Tim Walz as her vice-presidential candidate—and he has a long history with the LGBTQ2S+ community

By Xtra Video
Fact-checking misinformation around Olympic boxing and gender
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Fact-checking misinformation around Olympic boxing and gender

No, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is not a man. She’s not a trans woman either

By Xtra Video
Critics are so wrong about this queer Olympics Opening Ceremony moment
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Critics are so wrong about this queer Olympics Opening Ceremony moment

The tableau featuring DJs and drag queens was not actually based on “The Last Supper”—and besides, the Olympics themselves have always been gay

By Xtra Video
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Where does Kamala Harris stand on queer and trans issues?
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Where does Kamala Harris stand on queer and trans issues?

From her time officiating gay marriages in San Francisco, to hosting Pride parties as vice-president, we break down five things to know

By Xtra Video
St. John’s, Fredericton and P.E.I. Prides drop sponsors named on BDS lists
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St. John’s, Fredericton and P.E.I. Prides drop sponsors named on BDS lists

At least three Canadian Prides are proactively partnering with local pro-Palestinian groups and dropping big banks

By Xtra Video
What does Naheed Nenshi’s win mean for queer and trans people in Alberta?
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What does Naheed Nenshi’s win mean for queer and trans people in Alberta?

The former Calgary mayor now leads the Alberta NDP, and he brings with him a history with the LGBTQ2S+ community

By Xtra Video
Activists call on Prides to divest from Israel
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Activists call on Prides to divest from Israel

A growing movement is calling on Pride groups to not take money from companies with financial ties to Israel’s current military operation in Gaza

By Xtra Video
Here’s why a ‘Rainbow Week of Action’ is planned across Canada in May
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Here’s why a ‘Rainbow Week of Action’ is planned across Canada in May

Rallies are planned for May 17 in at least a dozen cities across the country, as well as letter-writing campaigns and education events

By Xtra Video
7 charts that highlight Chappell Roan’s rise
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7 charts that highlight Chappell Roan’s rise

The “Good Luck, Babe!” singer’s popularity has exploded in recent months

By Xtra Video
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