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This Ontario teacher and his students are filling gaps in Canada’s queer history
23+ hour, 19+ min ago (630+ words) The HISTORYtellers Project is bringing to light LGBTQ2S+ stories left out of textbooks Credit: Courtesy of Ian Duncan; Tobin Ng/Xtra On a fall afternoon in 2017, after classes were done for the day at Garth Webb Secondary School in Oakville, Ontario,…...
The 20th-century journal that challenged the gender binary
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (330+ words) From 1916 to 1940, "Urania" imagined a world beyond gender'and documented feminist movements around the globe Feminists have been pushing to dismantle the gender binary for well over a century'and this free journal from the early 20th century put that work into action....
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18, Episode 9 recap: Bring it to the ball, Fannie
1+ week, 2+ day ago (488+ words) Did RuPaul spend his off-season seeing "CATS: The Jellicle Ball? Myki Meeks and Darlene Mitchell make for fun scene partners in the Rusical, but disappear for most of it after their opening number Credit: Courtesy MTV Nini Coco and Myki…...
Halsey’s ‘Badlands’ soundtracked the rise and fall of my oldest friendship
1+ week, 6+ day ago (898+ words) The pop star's first album let us escape from the suburbs. After a falling out, it brought us back together Growing up, I felt like my whole life was leading up to the day I got my driver's license. I…...
Six of my exes are dating each other, so I’m moving to Europe
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1149+ words) Ben ED (he/him) is a Toronto-raised writer and public health researcher now living in London, England. His professional and creative interests include health equity, queer culture and storytelling. Ben'speaks English and Spanish. In 2024, six gay guys in the city…...
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18, Episode 8 power ranking: Papal defiance
2+ week, 2+ day ago (773+ words) One of the most blatant robberies in recent memory happens in the Snatch Game of Love Island Welcome to RuPaul's Drag Race Power Rankings! Every week, we're debriefing the week's new episode of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 18 to determine which…...
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18, Episode 8 recap: I came here for Snatch
2+ week, 2+ day ago (362+ words) A "Love Island" take on Snatch Game of Love freshens up the game, and gets great results Discord Addams" take on "The Pope" is a laugh riot, so it's a shock when she"s simply called safe by RuPaul Credit:…...
Gavin Newsom is the wrong choice—for trans people and for Democrats
2+ week, 6+ day 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…...
Where do the NDP leadership hopefuls stand on queer and trans issues?
2+ week, 6+ day ago (809+ words) Xtra asked candidates about their policies on healthcare, trans athletes" participation in sports and more The NDP leadership debate stage in Montreal on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. Credit: Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press The five leadership contenders are B.C. dockworker and longshoreman Rob…...
NBC apologizes after misgendering Olympic skier
3+ week, 1+ day ago (264+ words) Swedish freestyle skier Elis Lundholm made history as the first openly trans Winter Olympian Last week, Swedish skier Elis Lundholm made history as the first openly trans athlete to compete in the Winter Olympics when he took to the slopes…...