THE YOUTH POLITIC
A MAGAZINE FOR LEARNING AND GROWING COMMUNITY MEMBERS, LIKE YOU!
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the youth politic is always free for youth under 25, in print and online. If you’re a grown-up reader who would like to help us keep our publication free and in print for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth, you are encouraged to make a donation! All amounts are welcome - around $15 covers print costs for one young person.
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HISTORY HIGHLIGHT: BODY POLITIC COLORING PAGE (001]
The Body Politic was a crucial channel of communication between queer and trans community members, and was incredibly dedicated to the practice of community archiving; so much so that the small team behind the monthly magazine founded what is now the Arquives (Canada’s LGBTQ2S+ Archives).
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HALIFAX/KJIPUKTUK RESOURCE MAP (001]
Featured in Issue 001: Holiday Survival Guide, is a local resource map for central Halifax/Kjipuktuk. This map illustrates things like where to get a free hot meal, which places have housing programs, and local family resource centres. See highlight below for meal schedules, or check out our plain text version in the links below!
ISSUE 001: HOLIDAY SURVIVAL GUIDE
Welcome to the first issue of The Youth Politic: a magazine for learning and growing community members, like you! We feature educational resources and interactive tools to empower young 2SLGBTQIA+ people.
SUBMISSIONS
SUBMISSIONS
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: #002: GENDER ISSUE
Submissions are open for youth (under 25) short-form writing and art, all about the theme of gender.
What does your experience of gender feel like? What makes you feel gender euphoria? Do you have a story of gender exploration to share? Do you have a question about gender you’d like answered by trans adults?
Submit your art or writing in the form below! We will be featuring a selection of submissions in our spring 2026 Gender issue. Anonymity welcome!
Submissions Due: Feb 27 2026!
ISSUE #002 GUIDELINES
Short form writing: short poems, essays, letters, lists, questions, and other pieces under 500 words-ish.
Visual art: drawings, collages, comics, paintings, and other pieces that can fit on a single or half page (our pages are 8.5x11”].
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: #003: POETRY ISSUE
Submissions are open for poems from 2SLGBTQIA+ writers of all ages! All types of poems welcome, of all themes and genres including visual poetry, and poetry comics.
We will be featuring submissions in future poetry-themed editions of the Youth Politic.
Please keep in mind we have an all-age audience centred around 2SLGBTQIA+ young people under 25!
Submissions Due May 29 2026.
ISSUE #003 GUIDELINES
For written poems, we have space for one page per submission, which can be split into two columns.
For visual poems, we have space for a half to full page per submission.