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Mel Woods

Mel Woods

Culture Editor/Staff Writer/Associate Editor at Xtra

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  • English
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Recent Articles

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Transphobia is rotting women’s sports media

Sports media is perpetuating a problem that doesn’t actually exist
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Tim Hortons and the no good very bad ‘Harry Potter’ collaboration

Tim Hortons licensing “Harry Potter” in 2026 essentially means directly funding J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans crusade
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Elliot Page is great in ‘The Odyssey.’ Let’s talk about that

Despite online controversy, director Christopher Nolan casting him is not a “woke” psy-op. It’s just the right actor for the right role
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Pete Hegseth announces gender-affirming care for low-T soldiers

Military men over 30 will be screened annually for testosterone levels and can access testosterone replacement therapy to access “maximum psychological and mental readiness”
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Should AI use stop you from seeing ‘Stop! That! Train!’?

Director Adam Shankman told Xtra that the film actually did use some AI in its visual effects
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Instagram activism has a nuance problem

Panic around a recent Alberta legislature bathroom ban petition comes from a well-intentioned place, but it may be doing more harm than good
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How a Canadian social media age ban would impact trans people of al...

Whether it’s requiring government ID or scanning users’ faces, digital age-verification tools pose a host of problems for queer and trans people
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Trans visibility promises a better world. That’s why it’s under attack

Trans Day of Visibility is a call to action reminding us that other things in our world can change for the better too
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IOC fairness in women’s sports policy makes sports less fair for women

In banning trans women from the Olympics and mandating strict gender testing, the IOC just set women’s rights overall back
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What the Barry Neufeld tribunal ruling means for trans rights in Ca...

A former Chilliwack school trustee has been ordered to pay $750,000 after years of anti-LGBTQ2S+ posts
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Skate Canada showed they don’t have to play by non-inclusive rules

The sports organization pulling out of Alberta is unique. But it sets a standard
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The Tumbler Ridge shooting is already fuelling anti-trans hate in C...

Bad actors on the right are leaping to connect the shooter’s trans identity to the violence