Culture

Twitter sucked for trans people, but was also necessary

ANALYSIS: Twitter has always been a hellscape—but without it, trans people may lose a vital lifeline

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle

TV & Film

Candace Cameron Bure’s homophobia hurts queer families like mine

OPINION: Queer kids and parents deserve to have their realities respected by the people they look up to

By Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

Sports

Watch this pro basketball player come out to his teammates in emotional locker room speech

Melbourne United player Isaac Humphries says he wants to show that pro athletes can be openly gay

By Mel Woods

Fashion

What does your $52 jockstrap say about you?

The array of sexy clothing brands catering to gay and bisexual men shows how people desire community as much as they desire looking sexy

By Rob Salerno

Music

Kim Petras and Sam Smith just made Grammy nominations history

The 2023 Grammy nominations include Bad Bunny, “A Strange Loop,” Lady Gaga and more

By Mel Woods

Fashion

Fola Francis makes history as the first trans model to walk Lagos Fashion Week

Labels Cute-Saint and Fruché showcase Francis despite industry “blacklist”

By Chisom Peter Job

Queer View Mirror

30 years and a pandemic later, Gregg Araki’s ‘The Living End’ remains poignant

The director’s radical HIV film premiered at Sundance three decades ago

By Kaiya Shunyata

Politics

New Tennessee bill banning ‘male or female impersonators’ in public could criminalize drag performers and trans people

The pre-filed bill, which will be taken up next year, would make it a crime to do drag where it “could be viewed by a person who is not an adult”

By V.S. Wells

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 8 power ranking: A frozen final five

We’re sticking with the same queens for another week, and very little has changed at the top of the charts

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 8 recap: Baby let the Squirrel Games begin

A somewhat confusing mishmash of references makes for an underwhelming acting challenge

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Queer Culture Catch-Up

Asexual YA fiction, trans film and a Two-Spirit discussion with Landa Lakes

We’ve got picks for every letter of the acronym in this week’s Queer Culture Catch-Up

By S. Bear Bergman

Drag Race

Justin Trudeau on ‘Drag Race’ is going to be cringe

OPINION: Canada’s prime minister is coming to “Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs the World”

By Mel Woods

TV & Film

Meet the queer creators behind the new Jackie Shane Heritage Minute

BIPOC queer and trans people were behind and in front of the camera for the Historica Canada short film

By Silas Le Blanc

Music

The pitch-black hyperpop of Devours’ Jeff Cancade

The B.C. artist talks depression, escapism and the grind of being an indie artist in Vancouver

By Jesse Locke

TV & Film

Dave Chappelle’s hosting SNL. Tell me again about cancel culture ending careers

OPINION: There are apparently no consequences for transphobia!!

By Mel Woods

Culture

Queer author Suzette Mayr wins the biggest literary prize in Canada

The Calgary-based writer took home the $100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize for her novel “The Sleeping Car Porter”

By Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 7 power ranking: Miss her much

A shocking elimination leads to a final five with only a couple real threats for the crown

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 7 recap: I can’t make it without you

The UK series gets its own take on Season 9’s beloved “Crew Better Work” makeover challenge

By Kevin O’Keeffe