‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’ —Alice Wong

I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed. Here are the words she left behind: www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...

Back from an accidental hiatus with thoughts on our rapidly changing name culture: bit.ly/CrowName

Federal food aid is being restored after the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. But the SNAP disruption is just the tip of the iceberg in a food security crisis for LGBTQ2S+ Americans, writes @diaryofafirebird.bsky.social.

This is how you find out I got on the presale list for Hilary Duff. She's playing a 10 min walk from my apartment and I couldn't resist.

Read @katelynburns.com on this last year of horror, and a recent glimmer of hope, as a trans journalist living in the U.S: xtramagazine.com/power/politi...

Gonna read a book meant for 11-year-olds on the subway tonight

It's official 🙌 xtramagazine.com/inside-xtra/...

We’re a small team of seven journalists who investigate stories wealthy and powerful people don’t want Canadians to know about Now we need your help to defend our journalism and continue shining a light on information politicians want to keep secret Help us out 👉 JournalismDefence.ca

my first story @theintercept.com: organizers with @adalahjustice.bsky.social and @genderlib.com announced today that the Human Rights Campaign has ended its relationships with weapons manufacturers Northrop Grumman and Raytheon following years of protests and accusations of "pinkwashing"

One of my favourite people has a book out today. To summarize this Q&A she did with Xtra: nostalgia, no; vulnerability, yes. xtramagazine.com/culture/matt...

Taylor Momsen is everywhere

I'm one of the four fired employees. I was a writer & producer at Bon Appétit for nearly five years, during which I helped organize our union and sat on our bargaining committee. I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them

Breaking: the founders of DULF have been found guilty of three counts of drug trafficking. @michellegamage.bsky.social will have the full story later today thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

Xtra is live from the Pink Awards. Tune in! www.youtube.com/live/TvaCFCw...

Second of two formal-for-me events and today the boots I intended to wear started fully disintegrating once I put them on. I changed but the in-tact ones look less good.

Jesus Christ, the journalism field's bleak 2025 continues apace as Conde Nast fires people for wanting clarity on the slew of layoffs that heavily targeted writers of color. variety.com/2025/digital...

On my way to a big event and it is confirmed I do not own a functional pair of dress shoes, tights, or a purse

So much love for Mirha and Xanthra. I spent Halloween night educating about their lore.

Today in learning about teenage masculinity: my teen is telling me about [straight] “couples’ Hello Kitty pyjama pants”

I think if I were independently wealthy, after contributing to mutual aid and doing all the important things, I would buy a lot of vintage Polly Pocket sets off eBay

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Today is the LAUNCH DAY for ‼️GENDERTRASH FROM HELL ‼️ The zine that redefined transsexual culture forever THAT'S RIGHT: GENDERTRASH IS NOW LEGALLY AVAILABLE WITHOUT AGE RESTRICTIONS Get it from our website, or from all good bookstores. You can even ask your library to order it! 💥📕💏🫦💥

I still think about writing In Defence of Having a Type

The Regent Park Film Festival, reliably one of the best annual events in Toronto, is at the end of this month. The full schedule is available here: rpff.ca/2025/#general

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day. certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

Mini Brie is an excellent invention

October 30, 10pm, I realize I missed the opportunity to go as Pamela Anderson’s pickles this Halloween. On that note, please tell me if there are Smize & Dream cups out in the Village tomorrow night.

If you’re looking to support on the ground Jamaican orgs, We Change Jamaica focuses on gender equality and LBGTQ+ inclusion & they are putting together aid packages for queer & trans Jamaicans who don’t feel safe going to shelters. gofund.me/09619a41e

I miss insane, creative, cheap costumes. RIP Halloween I went as grilled cheese.

"We recognized something queer about the film’s brand of teen girl defiance and anger," writes @lezzie-borden.bsky.social about watching 'The Craft' as a teen.

Really notable these days that I am not in a meeting. I am not between meetings (except, at large, aren't we always). I do not have a meeting later today. This is sort of like when I, a chronically ill person, realize I do not feel ill.

Tonight I did something I’ve been putting off since July

No time to slow down now, we've got an article to publish tomorrow! Next up is @agawilmot.bsky.social's horror novel from last year, which flew pretty hard under the radar. Excited to check it out!

“I think in an interdependent sense, we are all responsible for one another, but in an individual sense, I can’t make you change,” @lewispants.bsky.social tells @syrusmarcusware.bsky.social in an interview. 'Radical Unlearning' is out today.

Got to the Killers episode of The O.C. (2004) and got to explain to my kid that this is why dads think they're dressed cool. Her: "No, seriously, these guys are dressed EXACTLY LIKE DADS." If anyone would like Exactly Like Dads as a band name, it has not been trademarked.

This new book asks what we can learn from the people who are most impacted by oppressive systems. 'Radical Unlearning" comes out tomorrow with @beaconpress.bsky.social.

Wholesome mom moment in which my teen is at a callback for a one-line role in the school play and I am nervous

No pizza by the slice during the World Series says the sign I just passed

In which my coworkers tell you what queer horror to watch this pre-Halloween weekend: xtramagazine.com/video/queer-...

Taking a poll: does the average queer person know Earring Magic Ken as a cultural reference? Yes, right?

got the gang together to reccomend some good, gay horror films for halloween 🎃 featuring musings on KNIFE+HEART, HELLRAISER, THELMA, and more 👻

Lolol at my kid going to parent-teacher interviews and trying to leverage “my mom’s an author” into a good English mark. (It works.)

McMaster university students and faculty banded together to pressure the university to cut ties with what has been called an anti-trans group.

cutesy illustrations with how much protein is in a reese's pumpkin is the most october 2025 thing that can happen and has

This article is very good! Read it!

Sometimes I decide something is one of my favourite movies, then don't watch it for a super long time and when I do am confused and disappointed. Here to say The Lost Boys is not one such movie. 🧛

Today in living in Toronto: waiting for a concert to start and people are watching baseball on their phones

You can, sometimes, in fact, not buy yourself flowers. I just tried and my corner flower shop is closed Fridays?? No pick-me up for me.

Groups like Action4Canada and Take Back Alberta are working to influence education policy in Alberta. In a collaboration between Xtra and @thewalrus.ca, senior editor @melwoods.me breaks it down.