The late gay artist redefined what was possible in fine art photography
Cody Corrall
Cody Corrall is Xtra's Social Video Producer. Their work has appeared in BuzzFeed News, TechCrunch, the Chicago Reader, CINE-FILE, Thrillist, Paste Magazine, and other places on the world wide web. He lives in Chicago and speaks English.
The bleak history of the Toronto bathhouse raids
In 1981, Toronto police arrested nearly 300 gay men as part of a six-month undercover operation called “Operation Soap”
Canada Post just debuted four new stamps honouring queer historic sites
Places of Pride features four new postage stamps commemorating places and events that are pivotal to the country’s queer history
Trans youth sue to block Trump admin’s access to private health records
NYU Langone Health was subpoenaed last month for information about minors who received gender-affirming care from 2020 to 2026
Patagonia v. Pattie Gonia: What the heck is going on?
Patagonia alleges that Pattie Gonia’s commercial use of a “near-copy” name poses “long-term threats” to their brand
The queer photographer who fought fascism
Claude Cahun’s gender-bending self portraits were ahead of their time—and nearly erased from art history
