ANALYSIS: The case of an Iowa school district employing ChatGPT to enforce a statewide book ban has garnered significant attention—what concerns does it raise around AI-aided censorship?
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ANALYSIS: The case of an Iowa school district employing ChatGPT to enforce a statewide book ban has garnered significant attention—what concerns does it raise around AI-aided censorship?
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ANALYSIS: The “Fast Car” hype misses why the singer-songwriter has been an icon to queer women for decades
As writers abandon Substack en masse, here are some queer and trans writers you can now subscribe to guilt-free
ANALYSIS: What do Troye Sivan, Gigi Gorgeous, Tom Daley and Dodie have in common? They all came out on YouTube. But the platform is no longer as central to queer and trans narratives
OPINION: When politicians and the rich leverage the power of the state to quell dissent, we all lose
ANALYSIS: Policy advocate Sam Andrey provides insight into how queers confront hate while building digital communities
“I was intrigued by how it might let me have and hold something that had always seemed ephemeral and out of reach”
ANALYSIS: Memes like the “Distracted Boyfriend” and “Right in front of my salad” have stood the test of time, but where are their contemporaries?
Plus national treasure Walter Borden is onstage in Toronto
Indie news outlets are caught in the middle of a fight between giant corporations, legacy media and the Canadian government
We’re spilling the tea on the Trust Mark logo, that little T-mark now appearing on Xtra’s stories
ANALYSIS: Digital minimalism is more than a time-management tool; it’s a whole new mindset. How might this approach to technology benefit queer users in particular?
ANALYSIS: Gender scholar Kathryn Bond Stockton coined the term “growing sideways” to describe the queer experience during childhood. Are some of our favourite social media offerings following suit?
ANALYSIS: The “Barbie” film is a fiercely feminist project that reinforces the gender binary. And yet we can also read into it what we want
Social media’s body positivity might only apply to those who fit into familiar beauty ideals. Is AI systematically deleting the creators who sit outside the norm?
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