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Arvin Joaquin

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July 3, 2020
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Where to watch ‘Canada’s Drag Race’

You’ve been looking. We got you, sis

May 15, 2020
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Meet the queens of the first-ever ‘Canada’s Drag Race’

These contestants are serving you true north eleganza extravaganza

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‘2gether: The Series’ celebrates the lasting sweetness of young love

Yes, the rumours are true. Tine and Sarawat’s story will make you remember your first queer love

April 24, 2020
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COVID-19: Your Communities in Action, Mar. 18

A running diary of LGBTQ2 folk caring and coping for each other. Today: queer Berliners mobilize to help the most vulnerable, the oldest LGBTQ2 bookstore in the world reinvents itself again, and Charli XCX spreads positivity

March 18, 2020
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Astrophysicist Amita Kuttner could be Canada’s first non-binary federal party leader

They announced they’re running for the leadership of the Green Party earlier this week

March 12, 2020
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Forget marching. Conservative leadership hopefuls should run Pride Toronto
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Forget marching. Conservative leadership hopefuls should run Pride Toronto

They’ll really get to know the queers whose votes they want!

January 31, 2020
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Pride Toronto’s executive director is out. Now what?

Xtra editors weigh in on the organization, the celebrations and the future of the festival

January 29, 2020
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‘The Circle’ is queer AF

The queer reality TV takeover continues!

January 24, 2020
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Meet the queens of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 12’

Idk about you, but we are ready to gag this decade

January 23, 2020
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The president made yet another problematic comment about HIV/AIDS—and we’re not even surprised anymore

January 22, 2020
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Here are some of the biggest LGBTQ2 stories of the decade

December 20, 2019
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All the queer stories that made us salty in 2019
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All the queer stories that made us salty in 2019

From explosive gender reveals to homophobic environmentalism to bogus Trump claims

December 16, 2019
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Non-binary pronoun ‘they’ is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year

December 13, 2019
The biggest stories in LGBTQ2 power and politics from 2019
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The biggest stories in LGBTQ2 power and politics from 2019

From the rise of Mayor Pete, to the battle against Chick-fil-A to Trump’s loose lips on queer issues

December 11, 2019
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TikTok confirmed it censored LGBTQ2 people in an odd attempt to stop cyberbullying

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, Dec. 6

December 6, 2019
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Dear Leona Alleslev: All parades are gay

We can understand why the Conservative deputy leader was so confused

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Here are some of the priorities of HIV/AIDS treatment in 2020

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, Nov. 29

November 29, 2019
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