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The roller derby community’s fight to save the inclusive sport they built | Xtra Magazine
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In this period of trans sports bans, the derby community—players of a rare gender-diverse, full-contact sport—show a way forward
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Rainbow Votes returns for the 2025 Canadian federal election | Xtra Magazine
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Subscribe now to Xtra’s free pop-up election newsletter and stay looped into all things election 2025
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The Open Digital Literacy and Access Network and Wisdom2Action project provides recommendations on what queer organizations can do to address and mitigate the impact of online hate
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Carney cabinet cuts Minister for Women and Gender Equality | Xtra Magazine
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ANALYSIS: Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet is down several roles focused on diversity, equity and inclusion
on Mar 18
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Torrey Peters is once again substantial and necessary in ‘Stag Dance | Xtra Magazine
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In her follow-up to “Detransition, Baby,” the writer troubles the questions and topics trans people discuss in public
on Mar 11
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 10 recap: Going to the underdogs | Xtra Magazine
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A roast challenge fractures a friendship, while two underrated queens score major victories
on Mar 10
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 10 power ranking: Roast with the most | Xtra Magazine
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One of the queens with a maxi-challenge win goes home, and only one queen without a victory remains
on Mar 10
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Drag artists take a stand against Canada’s growing right wing | Xtra Magazine
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Queer and trans performers encourage their supporters to vote wisely in upcoming elections
on Mar 7
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With ‘Mayhem,’ Lady Gaga brings popstar flair to her disability | Xtra Magazine
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On "Abracadabra" and "Disease," Gaga struggles with a doubled version of herself. As a disabled person, I feel seen
on Mar 7
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Queer libraries are bringing LGBTQ2S+ stories to readers across Canada | Xtra Magazine
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In the face of rising hate, teams of librarians and volunteers are stepping up
on Mar 5
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Trans sports ban fails in U.S. Senate | Xtra Magazine
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In a welcome win amidst Trump’s anti-trans onslaught, a national ban on trans women and girls from women’s sports died on the Senate floor this week
on Mar 5
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Anti-trans bathroom bills are back—and more extreme | Xtra Magazine
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More anti-trans bathroom bills have been introduced in the U.S. in 2025 than any year in history
on Mar 3
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Explaining the new U.S. visa restrictions on trans travellers | Xtra Magazine
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ANALYSIS: If you’re a Canadian travelling to the U.S. for a vacation, should you worry? What about trans athletes?
on Feb 28
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Inside Canada’s most trans-friendly jurisdictions | Xtra Magazine
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Some parts of Canada have resisted the pull of anti-trans hate better than others. Here’s what it’s like to live in these places
on Feb 26
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We can do better than lazy Trump/Musk gay memes | Xtra Magazine
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OPINION: There are plenty of ways to troll the president and his right-hand man without resorting to casual homophobia
on Feb 26
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Ranking here in this brand new world might be a fantasy, but it’s real to me
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Xtra Magazine - Queering the conversation
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Online LGBTQ magazine and community platform covering politics, culture, health, sex and relationships. Queering the conversation since 1984.
on Feb 21
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In a world on fire, caring for each other is the best resistance | Xtra Magazine
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ANALYSIS: It’s a dire time to be trans. Here’s what we can learn from the past about how to survive the moment and despair itself
on Feb 20
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Bodybuilding has helped me build a defiant love of my trans body | Xtra Magazine
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Thanks to my trainer’s soft care, I’ve fallen in love with a sport that forces me to connect with my own body
on Feb 19
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How easy is it to just ‘move to Canada’? | Xtra Magazine
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ANALYSIS: While many queer and trans people might consider fleeing the U.S., it’s important to understand the complexities of Canada’s immigration system
on Feb 14
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From queer classics to recent gems, these films have all the tears, happy endings, swooning romances and passionate sex you could want.
on Feb 14
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Be wary of Doug Ford’s ‘Captain Canada’ claims | Xtra Magazine
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OPINION: Ford won’t protect Ontario from Trump, and will threaten minority rights
on Feb 13
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OPINION: The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children complying with Trump’s executive order will stop them from finding missing trans children
on Feb 12
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We must live for one another | Xtra Magazine
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ANALYSIS: Community-based suicide intervention is about creating a web of life between our bodies where we can take turns resting and being held when we are overwhelmed
on Feb 7
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Scaling walls and dropping crickets: how a group of UK trans kids is fighting back | Xtra Magazine
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The voices of young trans people have long been absent in policy-making decisions. Trans Kids Deserve Better wants to change that—whether the adults like it or not.
on Feb 7
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Trump’s anti-trans attacks will embolden Poilievre | Xtra Magazine
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OPINION: We can expect Canada’s likely future PM to follow the example set south of the border
on Feb 6
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What happens when we erase trans people and gender from CDC research? | Xtra Magazine
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ANALYSIS: The Trump administration’s directive to purge CDC research and data from mentions of gender will have broad impacts
on Feb 6
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 5 power ranking: Repertory players | Xtra Magazine
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Which queens secured themselves a new contract for RDR Live?
on Feb 6
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 5 recap: Live from the Werk Room … | Xtra Magazine
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RDR Live returns, which might inspire eye rolls—but it gives us a terrific episode
on Feb 5
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Meet the trans artist behind one of the internet’s favourite webcomics | Xtra Magazine
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Haus of Decline marries irreverent humour and bodily autonomy for hundreds of thousands of fans
on Feb 5
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‘Comedic Timing’ is an unusually accurate depiction of dating as a bi woman | Xtra Magazine
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REVIEW: Upasna Barath’s swoony debut novel challenges the norms of queer literature
on Feb 4
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More than $40 million coming to 2SLGBTQI+ organizations | Xtra Magazine
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Women and Gender Equality Canada is providing grants dedicated to healthcare, strengthening communities and raising awareness
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How ‘Enchanted’ hit a high note in spurring my gender awakening | Xtra Magazine
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Becoming more like Princess Giselle helped me become more like myself
on Jan 31
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REVIEW: “Paying for It” explores relationships that are romantic, platonic and transactional
on Jan 31
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Mainstream media paved the way for Trump's anti-trans policies | Xtra Magazine
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OPINION: Years of questionable coverage manufactured consent for Trump’s executive order targeting gender-affirming care
on Jan 31
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How Trump’s attack on gender-affirming care for youth could impact trans adults | Xtra Magazine
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ANALYSIS: From rejecting WPATH to a chill on doctors, we break down how the president’s executive order might influence care for adults in addition to young people
on Jan 30
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Project Violet creates mentorship opportunities in the advertising industry | Xtra Magazine
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New program equips participants with enhanced confidence, larger networks and new skills
on Jan 29
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The queens pay tribute to the past, while we power-rank them in present day
on Jan 28
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 4 recap: Greatest hits | Xtra Magazine
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RuPaul’s latest queens reinterpret their predecessors’ most iconic lines in a very fun music challenge
on Jan 28
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‘Good Girl’ pulses with rage, joy, violence and pleasure | Xtra Magazine
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Aria Aber’s debut novel follows a young, queer Afghan protagonist in 2010s Berlin
on Jan 23
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This New York project offers a blueprint for fighting housing insecurity | Xtra Magazine
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Trans activist Ceyenne Doroshow created a queer-friendly housing project with a focus on Black trans women and sex workers
on Jan 22
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 3 recap: Free parking | Xtra Magazine
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A Monopoly-sponsored design challenge tasks the queens with getting opulent
on Jan 22
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How Trump’s gender executive order hints at reproductive rights fight | Xtra Magazine
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ANALYSIS: The focus on a person “at conception” forecasts more federal attacks on reproductive rights to come
on Jan 22
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In the U.S., advocates are preparing for Trump administration’s policy onslaught | Xtra Magazine
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LGBTQ2S+ people are anticipating an increase in policies that could threaten trans rights and impact vulnerable community members
on Jan 21
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Trump’s ‘revolution of common sense’ is already decimating trans rights | Xtra Magazine
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ANALYSIS: In one of his first executive orders, the new president called for the erasure of federal recognition of trans people
on Jan 21
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 3 power ranking: The queens united | Xtra Magazine
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For the first time this season, we rank all the queens together
on Jan 21
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In the U.S., advocates are preparing for Trump administration’s policy onslaught | Xtra Magazine
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LGBTQ2S+ people are anticipating an increase in policies that could threaten trans rights and impact vulnerable community members
on Jan 21
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‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 5, Episode 9 power ranking: The final showdown | Xtra Magazine
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It’s Virgo season, folks!
on Jan 20
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‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 5 finale recap: And the winner is … | Xtra Magazine
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The queens reveal their new singles, and one queen reigns victorious
on Jan 20
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Liberal leadership race is an opportunity to put queer issues on the table | Xtra Magazine
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Queer and trans voices must be heard during the leadership process in order to keep our values a priority
on Jan 17