Vivek Shraya being kissed by a man
Music
Vivek Shraya is hot, blond and hitting the dance floor
The Toronto multi-hyphenate’s new album, “VIVICA,” shirks respectability politics for a sensual, high-gloss exploration of queer and trans desire
By Elena Sénéchal-Becker
Politics
Michigan’s election dispute reveals how name-change laws are weaponized against trans people
Efforts to list a Michigan statehouse candidate's deadname—from within her own party—reveal the indignities baked into ID systems
By Katelyn Burns
Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission Brendan Carr in front of the FCC logo
Censorship
FCC explores adding warning labels for trans content on TV
The U.S. government agency is taking comments on whether television ratings should be updated to signal “controversial gender identity issues”
By Cody Corrall, Mel Woods
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Conversion therapy might be back. Survivors of the ‘troubled teen industry’ say it never went away
Homophobia
Conversion therapy might be back. Survivors of the ‘troubled teen industry’ say it never went away
Many program survivors argue that conversion therapy has persisted as an open secret in the industry for years
By Logan Hoffman-Smith
Morphine Love Dion, Dawn and Morgan McMichaels
Drag Race
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 11’ plays it safe for the first bracket—until the very last minute
Already, we see the consequences of only two queens moving forward from each bracket to the semifinals
By Kevin O'Keeffe
A white pickup truck flies a modified Alberta provincial flag with the word Republic added and an upside down Canadian flag with a No symbol on it is pictured in Oyen, Alberta on June 20, 2025. A decal on the back window depicts a figure urinating on a Quebec symbol and the word Frogs.
Politics
Alberta separatism is not inevitable
Separatists are a small minority in the province—they should not be dictating the agenda for Alberta and the country
By Dale Smith
The cover of Alice Stoehr's Again, Harder. The book has black letters on a lilac background. In the middle of the cover is a red rectangle with a black line drawing of it. The drawing is of two figures entangled; they have human bodies but animal heads. The same image serves as the background behind the image of the book cover.
Books
‘Again, Harder’ captures being part of an in crowd made up of those on the outskirts
Being trans can be a vital way to connect. Author Alice Stoehr illustrates how it can also be the extent of connection
By Denny
On the left, Jason Collins on the cover of Sports Illustrated coming out as gay. On the right, a photo of Collins playing for the Brooklyn Nets.
We've Been Here
Remembering Jason Collins, the gay NBA player who changed the game
The late trailblazer made history when he came out in 2013
By Cody Corrall
Senior Director for Counterterrorism Sebastian Gorka speaks during the Semafor World Economy Summit.
Politics
U.S. counterterrorism strategy takes aim at ‘pro-transgender’ groups
The Trump administration’s updated counterterrorism strategy targets “left-wing extremists” and groups who are “radically pro-transgender”
By Cody Corrall, Mel Woods
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