Mother Mary—the Anne Hathaway-led lesbian film of the year that you haven't heard about—hits streaming today! ICYMI, I wrote about its moving portrayal of grief and sapphic heartbreak for @xtramagazine.com

In our conversations, I’ve learned that gender has felt like a prison to my family too

Three 2025 JHR fellows have received journalism award nominations! Congrats to @cajournalists.bsky.social Award nominee Angela Belleau (#GrowingIndigenousStorytellersFellowship) and @canadamediaawards.bsky.social nominees Yumna Iftikhar and Zahra Khozema (BIPOC Youth Journalism Training Fellowship).

A question about sexual orientation is appearing in Canada’s census for the first time. @eksbainbridge.bsky.social unpacks why it matters

Wrote about the sapphic film of the year and lesbian grief

Finalists/Finalistes : Online Media / Médias en ligne ⭐️Team - Xtra ⭐️Stephen Maher - Ricochet ⭐️Taylor West - Muskoka411 ⭐️Nicholas Hune-Brown - The Local ⭐️Charlie Pinkerton, Jessica Smith Cross - Trillium #CAJawards #prixACJ

“When I receive my copy of ‘Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream,’ the Mii that will appear on my island will finally be me... The island will feature an accurate representation of me, a trans guy, and my queer friends, who can finally see their real selves reflected in the virtual world.”

Thinking of this essay by Victoria Hincapie Gomez on how visibility is a double-edged sword #TDoV

“It’s undeniable that there’s a parallel between the work I’m doing now and that early experience of playing somebody who had multiple aspects to her identities.” Really thoughtful interview from @jacobaronleung.bsky.social with a Degrassi-star-turned-therapist, up on Xtra's site now!

Ian Duncan is teaching high schoolers the Canadian queer history he never learned in school

SCRIPT IS HIRING! Come work with me! We are looking for someone *fluently* bilingual (fr/eng) who is a social media pro and who is passionate about LGBTQ2S+ health. Please share! prohttps://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4381174904/

Hey Canadian media ... "born as a biological male" is not the move when you're reporting on what happened in Tumbler Ridge. Here's is the @transjournalists.org Style Guide if you are covering this story today styleguide.transjournalists.org

NEW from me today: Tumbler Ridge is mourning a horrific loss. But how the shooter's identity is being talked about online, and the dangerous links being made to trans people at large, will have resounding and dangerous impacts in the months and weeks to come. xtramagazine.com/power/tumble...

[1/3] The JHR team is saddened by the passing of Kanienke:haka (Mohawk) journalist Thaioronióhte Dan David. Over a 45-year career, Dan reshaped Indigenous journalism in Canada, most notably as the founding force behind APTN News.

Senior editor @melwoods.me has been nominated for ‘Outstanding Online or Print Journalism Article,’ and Xtra has been nominated for ‘Outstanding Independent Journalism’ in the 37th @glaad.bsky.social Media Awards!

Got to write about @anania00.bsky.social, the beloved host of Gaydar and darling of the queer internet, and @transjournalists.org's industry-changing work!

This month, after almost a year of development, we launched a whole new publication! @scripthealth.bsky.social is a brand new platform dedicated to covering LGBTQ2S+ health in a period where our rights and healthcare access are under extreme threat. www.script.health

Honouring the trans women and fems slain by violence used to feel like invoking a lineage of fierce and fabulous ghosts. Right now, it feels hollow, writes @razorfemme.bsky.social

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.

We're looking for early-career BIPOC journalists *based in Canada* to work on an editorial package about LGBTQ2S+ people and work in the coming months. Learn how to apply here: xtramagazine.com/ken-popert-m... #CdnMediaJobs

An entire news crew working for Al Jazeera was killed by Israel as they sought to bring the world firsthand reporting from #Gaza. Among them was prominent journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who had been previously smeared and threatened by the IDF. #NotATarget Full statement: cpj.org/2025/08/isra...

The spoken word poet Andrea Gibson died on Monday. @lindsayleewallace.bsky.social reflects on their legacy: "Their work touched thousands of people, so many of us feeling different shades of the same things, and left every single one of us better for it." xtramagazine.com/culture/andr...

Wesley Lowery rose to prominence as a reporter and media thinker. Women in journalism say he engaged in sexual harassment and assault. www.cjr.org/feature-2/we...

Six months ago Nour and I were like, “What if I wrote a totally earnest restaurant review of Jack Astors and East Side Mario’s as a way to explore the death of the family style chain and corporate restaurant culture haha.” Well…I’ve done it and you can read it here: maisonneuve.org/article/2025...

📢 NEW JOB POST ALERT! 📢 We’ve partnered with @ricochetmedia.bsky.social to offer fellowships for 2 young BIPOC reporters 👉 jhr.ca/apply-2025-b... Fellows will learn about all aspects of working at a non-profit digital outlet, publish an investigative journalism piece & attend training workshops.

📣 Last chance to apply! 📣 We’re hiring an Indigenous editorial fellow to join us for 12 weeks this summer. Deadline April 25, 11:59 p.m. PT. Please help spread the word! thenarwhal.ca/2025-indigen...

📣 APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN! 📣 We've teamed up w/ @indiginews.bsky.social to offer fellowships for 2 early-career BIPOC reporters 👉 jhr.ca/apply-2025-b... Fellows will pitch and write stories under the mentorship of IndigiNews’ journalists and editors + attend workshops led by seasoned trainers.

Exciting news: JHR's BIPOC Youth Journalism Training Fellowship is returning for another year! Funded by the Government of Canada & RBC, the program provides work placements + mentorship to early-career racialized reporters. Stay tuned for job postings, and read more here: jhr.ca/announcing-t...

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