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26/08/2024

“The parasport movement has suffered with its inaccessibility to q***r and trans athletes in much the same way as its able-bodied counterpart,” writes Xtra contributor John Loeppky.

22/08/2024

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has named J.K. Rowling in a cyberharassment complaint following the author's transphobic tweets during the Paris Olympics. Will it change anything?

ANALYSIS: The Algerian boxer has named Rowling in a cyberharassment complaint following the author's transphobic tweets during the Paris Olympics

20/08/2024

“With loving corrections as a practice, the fundamental aspect of it is that I believe that you can change. I believe we are all constantly changing and growing.”

adrienne maree brown's latest release is all about turning toward each other in moments of conflict:

The “Emergent Strategy” author on turning toward each other in moments of conflict, and getting to know her favourite tree

15/08/2024

Progressives must fight the sense of inevitability, because there’s plenty that can happen before the next election, writes Xtra’s Canadian political columnist Dale Smith.

08/08/2024

Punk rocker and journalist Jael Holzman tells Xtra about writing through rage and the how the media needs to change its coverage of the anti-trans movement:

The trans punk rocker and journalist on writing through rage and the how the media needs to change its coverage of the anti-trans movement

07/08/2024

Spot, snap and deposit rainbows in support of Rainbow Railroad. For every rainbow photo deposited, we’re donating $1* to help at-risk 2SLGBTQ+ people around the world. bmorainbowdeposits.com *Up to $50,000 CAD

31/07/2024

“At a time where human rights are turning a corner, and a rollback of those rights is starting to happen globally, Canada needs to find the right ways to engage, particularly when our own record at home is starting to tarnish,” writes Dale Smith in his feature on q***r diplomacy.

27/07/2024

What does the ending ending of tells us about the MTV era of ? Our herstorian breaks it down.

25/07/2024

The right-wing’s veneration of the nuclear family will hurt kids, q***r and trans people and anyone who doesn’t conform.

ANALYSIS: The right-wing’s veneration of the nuclear family will hurt kids, q***r and trans people and anyone who doesn’t conform

22/07/2024

“ It doesn’t feel like you’re this speck of dust flying through the air, it feels like you’re tethered to something. You just feel stronger with other people around you,” says trans actor Eve Lindley on what it means to have community. Lindley co-stars in National Anthem, which is in theatres now.

20/07/2024

Not only does bring back a wildly unpopular twist from All Stars 7, it adds another potentially game-breaking twist to the mix as well

18/07/2024

“As a q***r person, staying back in the tiny town where I grew up felt impossible. Big cities hold more safety and deeper community, but for people from working-class backgrounds, these (expensive) q***r cities … can grind us down to the point of exhaustion, or worse,” writes Joseph Osmundson in their latest essay for Xtra.

13/07/2024

With the two-part finale of All Stars 9 a week away, let’s enjoy a LaLaPaRuZa intermission first

12/07/2024

Ohio is making this mother of two trans girls choose between giving up their home—and their rights. It's an impossible decision to make.

I’m the mother of two trans girls living in Ohio. Our state is making our family choose between giving up our home and our rights

11/07/2024

In honour of Week, revisit Tre'vell Anderson's interrogation of the growing use of the term.

Editor-at-large Tre’vell Anderson interrogates the growing use of the term by non-trans folk

10/07/2024

“Platforms love to profit off s*xuality—often q***r s*xuality, in particular—and then abandon it once they’re put in any position to actually support the right to s*xuality and expression,” writes Xtra contributor Noelle Perdue.

Opinion: Q***r communities deserve platforms that won’t cast us off once they realize that q***rness isn’t just rainbow pins and marketable slogans

05/07/2024

A late-game decision by two queens further ups the ante.

At this late juncture, two queens finally think strategically when it comes to badge donation

03/07/2024

From Canadian breakout “Dream Angel Cowboy” Robert Adam to trans industry vet Namoli Brennet, Jesse Locke recommends 10 q***r and trans country artists you should be listening to this summer.

From Canadian breakout Robert Adam to trans industry vet Namoli Brennet 

29/06/2024

season 9 is entering its last leg last leg, and two queens lead the pack after this week’s challenge:

RuPaul’s songs provide the inspiration for this week’s design challenge looks

28/06/2024

Exciting news! In celebration of Toronto Pride Festival Weekend, BMO will be flying over the CN Tower with a drone show that celebrates its iconic Pride Month rainbow lighting.

Look to the skies on Sunday, June 30 at 10:15 p.m. to capture the magic (and the rainbows!) and deposit your photos at BMORainbowDeposits.com

For the best views, check out Ontario Place & Trillium Park, Liberty Village, or BMO Field!

28/06/2024

BMO Rainbow Deposits is back in support of Rainbow Railroad. For every rainbow photo you deposit, BMO is donating $1* to help at-risk 2SLGBTQ+ people around the world.

*Up to $50,000 CAD

Spot, snap, and deposit rainbows at BMOrainbowdeposits.com/

27/06/2024

“Peak Pride discourse should be incomprehensible to anyone who was born before 1983 or who has spent even one day of their life doing physical labour,” writes Xtra columnist Jude Ellison S. Doyle.

ANALYSIS: Baffling, infuriating internet discourse during Pride has become a tradition. Let’s get weird with it

25/06/2024

“I knew the film would resonate with me on two levels: first, as a person who’s loved Céline Dion; then, as someone who’s personally dealt with the difficulty of dealing with chronic health issues,” writes Xtra contributor Gabrielle Drolet.

REVIEW: The film highlights an icon sorting out her life without the very thing that built her career

21/06/2024

It’s a meeting in the ladies room on this week, as RuPaul acts opposite the queens in a celebration of camp

RuPaul acts opposite the queens in a campy challenge

19/06/2024

“Real change is possible when communities fight for collective liberation; when we fight for all marginalized people,” writes Xtra contributor Jake Hall.

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.

18/06/2024

“It’s a story about relationships, but also choosing yourself and what’s best for you, and self-love,” says Meg Stalter about her new film

Meg Stalter, Jojo T. Gibbs and Ayden Mayeri talk about creating a endearing, messy, realistic Sapphic love triangle

17/06/2024

Q***r South Asian people have existed in Montreal for decades and have stories worth telling, says the Falooda Collective.

Q***r South Asian people have existed in Montreal for decades and have stories worth telling

14/06/2024

When governments target q***r and trans communities, it doesn’t happen by accident, writes Xtra Canadian political columnist Dale Smith.

OPINION: When governments target q***r and trans communities, it doesn’t happen by accident

11/06/2024

A groundbreaking new report is highlighting the vital need for more LGBTQ2S+ representation in Canadian media—both on screen and behind the scenes.

Report shows urgent need for better q***r and trans stories—and representation among the people who make them

10/06/2024

Thea McLachlan interviews “Sex Goblin” author Lauren Cook about being “just a guy,” why straight people can’t be tops and unrealistic fiction.

The author’s new book, “Sex Goblin,” is a collection of short prose about violence, s*xuality and trying to process life