10+ hour, 10+ min ago  (171+ words) Nominees include contributors Zena Sharman and Rob Csernyik and editor KC Hoard Credit: L-R: Hamzah Amin; Jamie-Leigh Gonzales; courtesy Rob Csernyik. In addition, "This online scam is putting the LGBTQ2 S+ global activist community at risk" by "Rob Csernyik (with support…...

9+ hour ago  (251+ words) A new 'Assigned Media' report found that the 'New York Times' rarely cited trans people in coverage about trans issues The New York Times often writes about trans issues'but they rarely quote actual trans people in their coverage. That's according…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (324+ words) The bill makes exceptions for classical art'and Christian home-schooling books Credit: Getty; Oliver Haug/Xtra "Sexually oriented material" is an extremely broad category. The bill makes an exception for science textbooks, the "texts of major world religions" and for "classic…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (259+ words) Visual tools to teach about gender, sex and sexuality have existed for over a hundred years, despite recent backlash The Gender Unicorn Credit: Courtesy of Trans Student Educational Resources Not unlike the Republicans of today, Nazis eagerly censored Hirschfeld's writings....

5+ day, 15+ hour ago  (393+ words) In A24s new pop star drama, Anne Hathaway captures the physicality of a tormented ex-lover aching for answers'and deliverance Last summer, I saw a ghost. I was walking to my friends place just before midnight, the citys hum seeming quieter in…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago  (288+ words) On Our Backs magazine put lesbian desires front and centre. Launched in San Francisco in 1984 by members of the lesbian feminist BDSM collective Samois, the magazine aimed to provide "entertainment for the adventurous lesbian," a tagline that riffed on Playboy's…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1059+ words) Panic around a recent Alberta legislature bathroom ban petition comes from a well-intentioned place, but it may be doing more harm than good Credit: Getty Images; Mel Woods/Xtra Instagram has become an essential progressive organizing tool. Shareable graphics, the…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago  (849+ words) H Felix Chau Bradley is a writer and editor living in Tiohti: ke (Montreal). They are the author of the story collection'Personal Attention Roleplay. In the introduction to their 2022 anthology, Pathetic Literature, Eileen Myles describes the writers within as those…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (716+ words) We take one last look back at our final three queens" journeys Welcome to Ru Paul"s Drag Race Power Rankings! Every week, we"ve debriefed the week"s new episode of Ru Paul"s Drag Race Season 18 to determine…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (324+ words) Who is America's Next Drag Superstar XVIII? Darlene Mitchell brings her signature camp to her finale performance, but it's not quite enough to get her the win Credit: Courtesy MTV Miley Cyrus stops by the finale to receive the Giving…...