Today, Pierre Poilievre voiced his belief that trans women should be kept out of "women's spaces," including sports and bathrooms—and this kind of rhetoric can have extremely dangerous effects on trans youth and adults. xtramagazine.com/health/smith...
OPINION: Provincial and federal leaders like Pierre Poilievre and Danielle Smith are willing to spew misinformation, take away healthcare and ultimately put trans youth at risk—all to score political ...
More queer Russians than ever before are facing an impossible decision: should they stay and fight for Russia’s future, or leave for safety abroad? xtramagazine.com/health/menta...
With new elections on the horizon, more LGBTQ+ Russians than ever before are being pushed to leave the country
Greece has become the first Christian Orthodox-majority country to legalize same sex marriage 🇬🇷Let's go lesbian Island of Lesbos destination weddings, let's go!! xtramagazine.com/video/same-s...
Greece becomes the first majority Christian Orthodox country to pass a law granting same-sex marriage equality.
Canada’s top intelligence agency, CSIS, is warning the “anti-gender movement” could inspire acts of violence against the LGBTQ2S+ community, proving that anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric leads to anti-LGBTQ+ violence. xtramagazine.com/video/csis-w...
Top intelligence agency warns the “anti-gender movement” could inspire anti-LGBTQ2S+ violence
Ohio has set a new precedent for using gubernatorial powers to indirectly outlaw transition. It’s unknown if other states will follow, but it’s something we should be paying attention to. xtramagazine.com/health/ohio-...
ANALYSIS: Ohio has set a new precedent for using gubernatorial powers to indirectly outlaw transition—other states may follow
Across Africa, homophobia and toxic masculinity restrict self-expression—but fashion labels like Muyishime, Maye Tobs and Udiahgebi are using androgyny to confront them. xtramagazine.com/culture/quee...
How Muyishime, Maye Tobs and Udiahgebi are fighting back against toxic masculinity, homophobia
What can the feds do to prevent Alberta’s anti-trans policies from sticking? Political columnist Dale Smith answers this question in his latest: xtramagazine.com/health/danie...
OPINION: In this moment, the feds can’t carry the fight against the Alberta government
LGBTQ2S+ people aren't always of a single mind when it comes to free expression, but if we keep undermining free speech in our own communities, it becomes harder to defend ourselves from homophobic and transphobic censorship, Kai Cheng Them writes. xtramagazine.com/power/activi...
OPINION: So long as LGBTQ2S+ people keep undermining freedom of speech among ourselves, we will never be able to defend ourselves from homophobic and transphobic censorship
Transition photos may seem like a means of documentation, which they are, but they can also be part of considering trauma, validity and safety for trans people. 📸 xtramagazine.com/culture/tran...
How transition photos open up big questions about trauma, validity and safety for trans people