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What will Hanlan's Point look like if Billy Bishop Airport expands?
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (1567+ words) The Toronto beach is Canada's oldest surviving LGBTQ2 S+ space, but a plan to build up a nearby airport has advocates on edge A path painted in rainbow colours is seen near Hanlan's Point on the Toronto Islands on Tuesday, May…...
The Supreme Court's ruling on trans athletes opens the door to all kinds of horrors
1+ week, 1+ day ago (499+ words) In the face of a government that wants to legislate us out of everyday life, we must continue to show up for one another'and commit to outliving the bastards Credit: Getty Images; Oliver Haug/Xtra Well, here we are. We…...
Are Pride Nights at sports games worth the controversy?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (522+ words) They might be superficial money grabs'but Pride Nights can help maintain visibility in a moment of escalating queer repression Credit: Getty Images; Oliver Haug/Xtra A couple of weeks ago, the San Francisco Giants hosted their annual Pride Night, an…...
Remembering Duane Michals, the legendary gay photographer
3+ week, 2+ day ago (203+ words) Born to a working-class Catholic Czech family in 1932, Michals got his artistic start taking watercolour classes at the age of 14. After serving two years in the U. S. army, Michals took a vacation to the USSR in 1958 with a camera he borrowed…...
Patagonia v. Pattie Gonia: What the heck is going on?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (502+ words) Patagonia alleges that Pattie Gonia's commercial use of a "near-copy" name poses "long-term threats" to their brand Drag queen Pattie Gonia is being sued by Patagonia. Last week, Pattie Gonia'an Oregon-based drag queen and climate activist'spoke out about the lawsuit…...
How Canadian law leaves poly people behind
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1445+ words) An outdated section of the Criminal Code leaves polyamorous partners in a "legal grey area" Credit: Canva; Mel Woods/Xtra Mel Millar remembers the first time they heard about the polyamorous community through the book The Ethical Slut, often considered…...
Canadian census asks about sexual orientation for first time
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (294+ words) Experts say the data will boost understanding of the economic, health and social inequities faced by LGBTQ2 S+ people Credit: Getty Images/The Good Brigade Canada became the first country in the world to collect census data on gender identity in…...
Democracy is under attack in Alberta. Queer and trans people are in the crossfire
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (1498+ words) Xtra Magazine Alberta Premier Danielle Smith appears at a news conference in Calgary on Feb. 20, 2026. Credit: Todd Korol/The Canadian Press An election is taking place in Hungary right now, where Viktor Orb'n, spiritual godfather to populist leaders on the…...
U. S. Supreme Court blocks California policy protecting students from forced outing
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (223+ words) The ruling is the latest case to tackle parental rights and religion in public schools The United States Supreme Court has blocked a California policy that protected students from being forcibly outed to their parents if they come out as…...
Gavin Newsom is the wrong choice'for trans people and for Democrats
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (670+ words) The California governor's backpedaling on trans rights represents a grim shift, two years out from the first presidential primaries We're currently 23 months'nearly two years'away from the first Democratic party presidential primaries and caucuses for the 2028 race. And yet, there is…...