How circus arts helped me deal with body shame
On aging, gender presentation, and—of course—trapeze
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A Host of Cells
My daughter, India, died five years ago, when she was 16. Although she’s dead, her cells live on in a research laboratory at the University of Ottawa. I can’t bring myself to go there.
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Will Our Data Lead Us To The Virtual Afterlife?
As Canadians live longer and amass more personal data than ever, we could be getting closer to living forever in bot form
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You Are In The Process Of Dying
Last year I sat by my wife's side and held her hand as she died on the day of her choosing
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We need to stop pretending there’s no Islamophobia crisis in Canada
How do Canadians view themselves through the lens of national massacres?
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We’re here. We’re queer. Now what?
For LGBTQ refugees, Canada is no land of unicorns and rainbows
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Gene machine
I spit in a tube and uncovered secrets about my family long held under wraps by the government. My case for consumer DNA kits
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Who are you calling a foreigner?
When visiting your ancestral home doesn't go quite as planned
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You harass me now, but I used to be one of you
A trans woman reflects on years in the trades and a changed relationship to the industry
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50 years after Stonewall & Bill C-150
We take a look at what what's being left out of the shiny rainbow picture
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Going Green
The Green Party brings what they've learned from their provincial successes to the national playing field
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10 things every voter should care about this election, 6-10
Mainstream media only shows us a handful of issues, but federal leaders should be held accountable to much more
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Why I don’t vote in colonial politics
Abstaining is both important and inherent to me; here's why
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