Pride

Canadians, local businesses step up to cover Toronto Pride’s losses

Pride festivals in smaller cities also say Canadian companies are proving their values

By Kevin Hurren

Politics

Quebec’s new anti-trans policy will not make prison safer for women

OPINION: The new policy announced by Minister of Public Security François Bonnardel is political posturing

By Ziya Jones

Justice

U.S. Supreme Court upholds ban on gender-affirming care for minors

ANALYSIS: The ruling in the “U.S. vs. Skrmetti” case sets a new precedent for restrictions on trans rights in America

By Mel Woods

Books

She transitioned in the ‘70s. Her career as an artist continued long after

P.E.I. artist Erica Rutherford’s legacy is collected in new book

By AGA Wilmot

Identity

Cole Escola won a Tony. But why are acting awards still so gendered?

The “Oh, Mary!” star became the first non-binary actor to win a lead acting Tony Award

By Cody Corrall, Mel Woods

Family

Choosing to parent queerly can be just as radical as going child-free

ANALYSIS: Queer and trans people have always found ways to make family, to resist erasure and to dream of something more

By Markus Harwood-Jones

Politics

Alberta’s attack on books is another page out of the authoritarian playbook

OPINION: The conflation of homosexuality, gender change and pornography should have everyone in Canada on edge

By Dale Smith

Activism

U.K. lesbians are resisting state-mandated transphobia

In response to the U.K. Supreme Court’s ruling excluding trans women, lesbian organizers are committed to keeping their spaces inclusive

By Emma Bainbridge

Politics

Will the Supreme Court pave the way to protect reverse-discrimination cases?

OPINION: Marlean Ames’s case might not seem like a big deal—but it could have big ramifications in our current social context

By Katelyn Burns

Politics

The U.S. government is coming for poppers—again

With a raid on a popular poppers brand, the Trump administration continues a decades-long attack on our right to party

By Adam Rhodes

Music

Lorde’s “Man of the Year” and the permission to want

Even before I could bring myself to want to be a man, I suddenly found myself as one

By Mel Woods

Arts

In the face of uncertainty, U.S. queer creatives are building alternatives

Federal cuts are forcing LGBTQ2S+ artists and organizations to scramble for survival

By Simon Feisthauer Fournet

Pride

2025 Pride collections lean heavily into jorts

ANALYSIS: From American Eagle to Target, many of this year’s Pride offerings are bland on bland

By Mel Woods

Health

Why is the federal government still refusing to decriminalize HIV?

Advocates have demanded change for decades. Canada’s government says there’s no path forward for legal reform

By Arvin Joaquin

Censorship

Activist groups reportedly gave Alberta list of LGBTQ2S+ books to investigate

ANALYSIS: Action4Canada is calling Alberta’s move to investigate “inappropriate” school library books a “massive win”

By Mel Woods

Books

‘Disappoint Me’ is a study in compassion

Nicola Dinan’s second novel raises big questions about forgiveness, justice and responsibility

By H Felix Chau Bradley

Censorship

Alberta to create standards for ‘age-appropriate’ school library books

Maia Kobabe’s “Gender Queer” and Alison Bechdel’s “Fun Home” are among the books flagged as “extremely graphic”

By Mel Woods

Immigration & Refugees

Thousands of LGBTQ2S+ Americans are considering moving to Canada

Lawyers and advocates say that asylum status is unlikely, though other pathways to citizenship exist

By Misha Pensato