Drag Race

RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 4 power ranking: Acting is a challenge

New friendships are formed, a few favourites surprisingly fade into the background and a star continues to rise

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 4 recap: We made it to the merge!

The two groups of queens finally come together, which means one competitor has to go

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 2, Episode 2 recap: Jellicle songs for Jellicle ‘Rats’

When the dawn comes, tonight will be a memory, too

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Culture

4 queer and trans happenings to wind you up or down beginning Jan. 21

What to watch, read, listen to or look this week

By Sarah Taher

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 3 power ranking: Phenomenal

The Porkshops make the most of their second helping

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 3 recap: Revenge of the Porkchops

Season 13’s underdogs get a chance to prove their mettle

By Kevin O’Keeffe

TV & Film

Javicia Leslie is a new Batwoman for a new era

The bisexual star leads the charge for a diverse DC universe

By Max Gao

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 2 premiere recap: British invasion

For the first time in Drag Race herstory, two RuPaul-hosted seasons are airing simultaneously

By Kevin O’Keeffe

TV & Film

‘Edge of Seventeen’ remains a coming-out classic

Starring Lea DeLaria in one of her earliest roles, the film’s message, she says, still holds up 20 years later

By Daniel Sanchez Torres

Xtra Weekly

Topline: A sober look at Dry January

While exorcising exes and feeding our communities

By Rachel Giese

Culture

4 queer and trans happenings to wind you up or down beginning Jan. 14

What to watch, read, listen to or look at this week

By Sarah Taher

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 2 power ranking: You’re number one

A surprising vote doesn’t settle a contestant’s chances

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 2 recap: Ru-versal of fortune

The episode-opening elimination vote is not what it seems

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘Drag Race’ herstorian Kevin O’Keeffe breaks down the best-ever runway looks

From Raja’s “Moneyball” gown to Jinkx Monsoon’s “Dia De Los Muertos” outfit, we serve the best looks ever

By Xtra Video

Xtra Weekly

Topline: Gay for pay

Down the rabbit hole with Rupert Everett, James Corden and Kate Winslet

By Gordon Bowness

Culture

4 queer and trans happenings to wind you up or down this week

What to watch, read, listen to or look at beginning Jan. 7

By Sarah Taher

Gaming

‘Dream Daddy’ is the gayest game that almost wasn’t

In between dating a husky outdoorsman, a bad dad and a Goth trans man, writer Bobby Box found time to talk with the hit game’s creators

By Bobby Box

Culture

Should straight actors playing gay be a fossil of the past?

A discussion with “Ammonite” director Francis Lee leads to an excavation into the complexities of representation

By Rachel Giese