THE MAGAZINE
2SLGBTQiA+ Issues that matter
The Legend of the Lesbian Toaster
From Anita Bryant’s attacks to Ellen’s sitcom, the legend of the lesbian toaster is proof that the community always gets the last laugh.
What It Looks Like When Parents Really Show Up
A parent’s process deserves support, but it is not their child’s job to hold it; true affirmation happens when a parent does the private, difficult work of reckoning with their own fears so that their child is free to simply be themselves.
A Local’s Guide to LGBTQ+ Travel in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City isn’t a place that announces itself loudly. It doesn’t rely on spectacle or reputation to draw you in. Instead, it unfolds slowly, revealing its character in moments
Your Venus Sign: A Cosmic Guide to Love and Connection
Love is in the air! What does your Venus sign reveal about the unique energy you bring to romance and relationships?
What Holds Us: On relationship, resistance, and the revolution that begins within
Clayre Sessoms reflects on the exhaustion of navigating biased systems and why communal connection, rather than just clinical care, is what truly sustains the 2SLGBTQiA+ community.
Written in the Stars: Queering the Zodiac
What does your sun sign look like through a queer lens?
Bid Boldly - An Online Auction in Support of PuSh
Support culturally fearless art and score amazing items by participating in the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival online auction.
From Web Series to Emmy® Gold: A Conversation with the Creators of Dandyland
Emmy® winners Rafaella Rabinovich and Ryan Leslie Fisher sit down in an interview with Ryan Purdy to discuss their award-winning collaboration on the hit web series Dandyland.
Joshua Beamish Brings Professional Ballet Home to Vancouver
Artistic Director Joshua Beamish sits down with Laura Murray to discuss the launch of Ballet Vancouver and their debut program, "After the Rain & Other Works." A major milestone for the city and the 2SLGBTQiA+ arts community.
What is TMVII?
Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII (TMVII) is an easily treated fungal skin infection gaining attention within 2SLGBTQiA+ communities.
Queer Submission Calls for Writers
Do you have stories in your pocket? Have you promised yourself you’ll send them into a publisher in 2025? Here’s a grand list calls for submission and contests for the lgbtq2si+ community. Updatd monthly.
What is the Dogwood Monarchist Society?
The Dogwood Monarchist Society is a Vancouver-based non-profit that raises funds for 2SLGBTQiA+ charities through the traditions of the Imperial Court System.
Things you want to know about St. Patricks Day
Mix a little history, tradition, some politics, and a few great events in with the colour green and what do you get? St Patrick's Day of course!
Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ Celebration & Awareness Day 2026
For the fifth consecutive year, the Two-Spirit Program at Community-Based Research Centre (CBRC) is calling upon relations, hereditary leaders, government officials, policy makers, and allies to proclaim and celebrate Friday, March 20, 2026, as Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ Celebration and Awareness Day in Canada.
Building Queer Community in Business: Meet CQCC and The FAM
The FAM - open to all self-identified 2SLGBTQI+ entrepreneurs and professionals across Canada - promised to bridge the gap between local innovation and national opportunity.
The Unapologetic Queer Excellence of the Vancouver Goldeneyes
At a moment when professional women’s athletics are gaining unprecedented attention and investment, Vancouver’s newest team offers a powerful lens through which to look at the deep and often underrecognized relationship between queer culture and women’s hockey.
Heated Rivalry
This Boy Love series carved out a profoundly personal and thrilling space, proving that the internet loves a slow-burn romance, especially one set in a hyper-masculine world with no room for softness.
Living with a Disability in BC: Rights and Supports
A clear guide to disability rights and supports in Canada, with a focus on British Columbia. Learn about accommodations, human rights protections, and provincial disability assistance.
Motherland: Fort Salem fan convention: “City Drop” debuts this Fall
This October, Vancouver—the very city where the Bellweather Unit came to life—will host City Drop, the first-ever dedicated Motherland: Fort Salem fan convention in North America.
Queering Valentine’s Day - A History
From outlawed marriages in ancient Rome to lesbian organizing in the 1950s, queer communities have long reinterpreted the holiday as a symbol of forbidden love, chosen bonds, and relationships that exist outside approval.