We're running a sex survey all about sex during midlife over at @chatelainemag.bsky.social!

Ask us anything, and our panel of sexperts will answer: forms.gle/qWdBbMULiFpt...

Canadian writers: Now is the time to get your pitches in for ambitious, long-form features, essays and profiles for @chatelainemag.bsky.social.

I encourage everyone to read past issues, but a good pitch primer is here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Email me: erica.lenti@stjoseph.com

Today is Trans Day of Remembrance 🏳️‍⚧️

Revisit @ericalenti.com's feature from 2021 on how a small team of LGBTQ2S+ investigators is seeking justice for unidentified Trans Doe victims

xtramagazine.com/power/missin...

Our Winter 2024 issue is here and you're going to want to make everything. Find recipes for a brand-new batch of holiday cookies, pizza mac and cheese, eggnog chiffon pie, bûche de Noël and more! Plus, 36 made-in-Canada gifts, Jolene Banning on Tanya Talaga and a not-bananas guide to longevity.

Hello to all of my new followers on here! 👋🏻

Hoping to use this space to share more of Chatelaine’s great journalism that’s been (unfortunately) blocked elsewhere. Stay tuned!

(Would appreciate any boost of this)

I am always looking for pitches for opinion pieces for the Toronto Star. Can be on any topic, but "smart and accessible" is what we're going for. Of interest to a Torontonian/Canadian audience is important. #toronto

The harmful and discredited practice of conversion therapy was banned two years ago, but the work for survivors and for LGBTQ2S+ communities across the country is far from over, writes @ericalenti.com

I got to guest-host a podcast, and you can listen to it today: https://the-big-story-bb309f15.simplecast.com/episodes/a-mothers-struggle-to-clear-her-name-following-a-wrongful-arrest

Breeanna Bascombe was arrested, withheld from her infant daughter and then released because of a crime her ex committed. She did nothing wrong—but the arrest continues to haunt her.

By Eternity Martis, this story is a must-read: https://chatelaine.com/longforms/breeanna-bascombe-wrongful-arrest/

Cannot believe Father John Misty really wrote the lyrics "Last night I wrote a poem/Man, I must've been in the poem zone" and no one stopped him

👋 https://chatelaine.com/living/politics/chatelaine-bill-c-18/

30 years ago Garry Hoy ran at the window of a high-rise in Toronto to show how strong it was and then he plummeted to his death

Number of days since my dog gave up halfway during a walk: 0

I know there aren’t a ton of you on here yet, but I thought it might be nice to share some work I’ve edited that I really love. Today, Alisha Sawhney’s essay on living with her grandmother: https://chatelaine.com/longforms/grandmother-roommate-memoir/

I’m exhausted, can we all just agree to go back to LiveJournal?

Just thought about how I'd join a D&D campaign if there was more realism, like if the characters were just regular ol people but I think that's the opposite of D&D????

Populating the timeline with my good girl

okay okay, having your own domain as a username here is a pretty cool feature. OKAY NEW PLACE.

I’m trying my best, sweetie