Mel Woods
Senior Editor, Audience Engagement at Xtra Magazine
senior editor, audience engagement @XtraMagazine. previously @huffpostcanada (RIP). I also play Magic! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ they/them ✉️: [email protected]
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1 week ago |
xtramagazine.com | Mel Woods
A right-wing group with ties to the Freedom Convoy is now taking responsibility for the Alberta government’s attack on LGBTQ2S+ books in school libraries.
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1 week ago |
xtramagazine.com | Mel Woods
Danielle Smith’s Alberta government is taking aim at what books are allowed on the shelves of school libraries in the province. Today, Minister of Education and Childcare Demetrios Nicolaides announced a public feedback process around what he called “extremely graphic and age-inappropriate content” in K-12 school library books.
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3 weeks ago |
xtramagazine.com | Mel Woods
Rechie Valdez is Canada’s new Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth (WAGE). But what role will she play in LGBTQ2S+ rights across Canada in the months and years to come? Prime Minister Mark Carney announced his new cabinet this week, lining up the roster of 28 major ministers and 10 more minor secretaries of state. And unlike Carney’s previous cabinet ahead of the federal election, it once again includes a designated minister focused on Women and Gender Equality.
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4 weeks ago |
thetyee.ca | Mel Woods
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1 month ago |
xtramagazine.com | Mel Woods
Canada has a new slate of 343 new members of Parliament after this week’s federal election, which results in Mark Carney’s Liberal Party winning the most seats to form a minority government. But when it comes to LGBTQ2S+ rights, there are some big question marks headed to Ottawa that we might want to keep an eye out for, including controversial right-wing media personalities, incumbent MPs who voted against the conversion therapy ban and U.S. vice-president JD Vance’s bestie.
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