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The host of Xtra’s “Get Queer” podcast, @melwoods.me , talks about the underappreciated and deeply political LGBTQ2S+ history of reality television

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How Doug Ford, Jason Kenney and Pierre Poilievre factor into the crossroads the Conservative Party of Canada finds itself in. xtramagazine.com/power/politi...

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Does “masculinity” mean anything other than “being in charge”? Let’s talk to transfeminists and find out

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✨ We're finalists, baby! ✨ Congratulations to @melwoods.me , @razorfemme.bsky.social and @ziyajones.bsky.social for being honoured as #DigitalPublishingAwards finalists. xtramagazine.com/inside-xtra/...

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It is always such a pleasure to talk to @nikostratis.com and it was especially lovely to talk about her wonderful new book. If you want to read absolutely beautiful prose on the impact of music on our lives (our relationships, our gender, our labor, our land), this is a book for you. <3

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Congratulations @ziyajones.bsky.social 🙌

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LGBTQ2S+ athletes are finding something powerful in rec sports leagues across Canada: safety, joy and the freedom to just play.

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✨ We're finalists, baby! ✨ Congratulations to @melwoods.me , @razorfemme.bsky.social and @ziyajones.bsky.social for being honoured as #DigitalPublishingAwards finalists. xtramagazine.com/inside-xtra/...

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Congratulations to our Senior Editor, Audience Engagement @melwoods.me on being a finalist for the DPA Emerging Excellence Award! ✨

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Congratulations @razorfemme.bsky.social ! Kai Cheng Thom has been a vital voice at Xtra for many years, helping readers navigate complicated moments, big and small. We're so so proud to see her column recognized!! 🎉

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Get Queer, which launches May 8, features deep dives into everything from Drag Race to Are You The One?, along with exclusive insights from reality stars like Zeke Smith (Survivor) and Racquel Chevremont (The Real Housewives of New York). Subscribe now!

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Thirty years ago, ‘When Night Is Falling’ kick-started the golden age of lesbian cinema. Writer Ingrid Randoja reflects on the film's lasting legacy in honour of its 30th anniversary

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it was so nice to catch up with @rebelgrrlraechel.bsky.social for @xtramagazine.com about my book, out tomorrow!!

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Author @nikostratis.com tells @rebelgrrlraechel.bsky.social about protest music being bad, why men should all transition and that, contrary to popular belief, she is not writing about Steely Dan.

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Three days left to apply to come work with me as a contract Social Video Producer at @xtramagazine.com ! Email me with an Qs! Share with your networks! Please follow the posting instructions to apply! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...

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For the Saturday crowd, my latest for @xtramagazine.com: Canda's Parliament just got a lot less queer #canqueer #cdnpoli

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For the evening crowd, my latest for @xtramagazine.com on the queer MPs who won, lost, and didn't run again in the last election #canqueer #cdnpoli

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Looking for your weekly dose of the queer and trans stories you need to know? Subscribe to Xtra Weekly, our FREE newsletter recapping the week that was in LGBTQ2S+ news and culture. New editions go out every Friday afternoon: xtramagazine.com/newsletters

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Now that the dust has settled on the 2025 Canadian federal election, there will be far fewer queer members of Parliament than there were when the previous Parliament was dissolved. Here's what you need to know: #cdnpoli xtramagazine.com/power/politi...

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Does “masculinity” mean anything other than “being in charge”? @judedoyle.bsky.social investigates:

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I GASPED at Zeke GASP.ED!

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Big news: We're launching a podcast! Announcing Get Queer, a new LGBTQ2S+ pop culture podcast from Xtra Magazine, hosted by @melwoods.me This season dives into the history of how reality TV has shaped queer identity. New episodes drop weekly starting May 8 ✨ xtramagazine.com/get-queer-po...

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Following the 2025 federal election, there are several new MPs with concerning pasts around LGBTQ2S+ issues headed to parliament. Here's what you need to know about a few of them:

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The Supreme Court is being asked to decide if parents can use religion as an excuse to opt their kids out of books that include LGBTQ2S+ people. Here's how the far-right could use this case to erase queer people from classrooms.

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You’re not marked as a queer person when you go to the department store. If you walk into a bathhouse or a bar to find people, you’re marking yourself—the department store is a way to be anonymous.

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A Supreme Court ruling has opened the door for the Labour Party to turn further against trans people

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What does Mark Carney and the Liberals’ win mean for LGBTQ2S+ issues in Canada? Senior editor @melwoods.me breaks down what happens next xtramagazine.com/video/mark-c...

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Chappell Roan and Beyoncé are making it cool for us to line dance in bedazzled cowboy boots. I’ve been yee-hawing since childhood

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Mark Carney's Liberal Party is set to stay in power after winning the most seats in the federal election. But what does that mean for LGBTQ2S+ rights in Canada? #cdnpoli xtramagazine.com/video/mark-c...

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CBC is projecting a Liberal government led by Prime Minister Mark Carney. Here's what he said on the campaign trail about LGBTQ2S+ rights: xtramagazine.com/video/mark-c...

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A U.K. Supreme Court ruling has opened the door for the country’s allegedly progressive party to crush the rights of trans people, writes @katelynburns.com

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Conservatives have shown they’re willing to make trans rights a wedge issue. Progressives can’t just stand by and watch

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The Liberal leader made his first public comments about LGBTQ2S+ issues of the campaign at a stop in Alberta

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The way Poilievre speaks of “biological clocks” as part of the affordability crisis erases the needs of queer and trans parents

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Xtra put Canada’s major political parties under the microscope on everything from DEI rollbacks to trans athletes’ participation in sports

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In a time when allies need to stand up for trans rights, the NDP has chosen to stand down—and pivot

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The Conservative Party of Canada’s 2025 federal election platform includes a call to ban trans women from women's prisons

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This election is crucial for LGBTQ2S+ rights. Queer youth are more worried than ever

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This is an important election for queer and trans people in Canada, given that our neighbours to the south can no longer be credibly called a full democracy

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From how and when to register to vote, to the big narratives we’re watching xtramagazine.com/video/2025-c...

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Ben Ladouceur’s rigorously researched new novel is romantic, harrowing and transportive

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ICYMI, my @xtramagazine.com column: Where are the gays in the federal party platforms? #canqueer #cdnpoli

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Toronto's @hotdocs.bsky.social Festival is set to kick off tonight with the world premiere of "Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance." My latest for @xtramagazine.com explores how the film tackles the responsibility of restoring a community's collective memory: shorturl.at/LIyKB

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“We are nothing without our human rights. The subject of my rights is society’s most important issue. Being able to afford food means shit if I become illegal again,” writes @geekyjules.julessherred.com

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All three major English party platforms offer thin gruel for queer and trans Canadians, writes @journodale.bsky.social

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