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Jordan Currie

Jordan Currie (she/her) is a writer and a former Xtra editor. She has written for Xtra, Exclaim!, New Feeling, Wavelength Music and others.

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The queer guts of ‘Bones and All’
TV & Film

The queer guts of ‘Bones and All’

ANALYSIS: Luca Guadagnino’s cannibal love story taps into the heart of queer isolation

December 16, 2022
Big Joanie, Yves Tumor and other artists who dropped fire November tracks
Monthly Tune-Up

Big Joanie, Yves Tumor and other artists who dropped fire November tracks

With one month to go, 2022 is shaping up to be full of great queer music

November 30, 2022
Tegan and Sara, Fever Ray and PVA highlight new October music
Monthly Tune-Up

Tegan and Sara, Fever Ray and PVA highlight new October music

The best, spookiest and most daring new queer tracks from the past month

October 28, 2022
Rina Sawayama, The Paranoyds and more queer artists with new September tracks
Monthly Tune-Up

Rina Sawayama, The Paranoyds and more queer artists with new September tracks

The days are getting shorter, but these queer and trans artists will lift your spirits

September 30, 2022
August’s best queer music includes punk rock bangers from WILLOW and Pussy Riot
Monthly Tune-Up

August’s best queer music includes punk rock bangers from WILLOW and Pussy Riot

Soundtrack the end of your summer with smooth electropop and buoyant punk

August 29, 2022
From bisexual R&B artist Steve Lacy’s trippy slow groove to trans rapper Mykki Blanco’s dreamy proclamation of new love
Monthly Tune-Up

From bisexual R&B artist Steve Lacy’s trippy slow groove to trans rapper Mykki Blanco’s dreamy proclamation of new love

Jordan Currie programs a splendidly queer summer of music, just for you

July 28, 2022
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Singles from Lil Nas X, Perfume Genius and MUNA keep Pride alive
Monthly Tune-Up

Singles from Lil Nas X, Perfume Genius and MUNA keep Pride alive

From camp excess to sapphic joy, music columnist Jordan Currie has your summer playlist ready

June 29, 2022
Rina Sawayama rides a mechanical bull in hell while Remi Wolf sings tenderly of longing
Monthly Tune-Up

Rina Sawayama rides a mechanical bull in hell while Remi Wolf sings tenderly of longing

This month I’m serving up everything from the melancholic warmth of sunlight streaming through stained glass to a gay one-night-stand anthem for the ages

May 30, 2022
From mellow vibes to chaotic bangers, the best queer songs of April
Monthly Tune-Up

From mellow vibes to chaotic bangers, the best queer songs of April

Phoebe Bridgers, Mal Blum and Doechii all made some bops this month

May 2, 2022
Dance, cry and sing your way into spring with these 7 new tracks
Monthly Tune-Up

Dance, cry and sing your way into spring with these 7 new tracks

From British pop darling Charli XCX and NYC’s vibrant MICHELLE to Vancouver’s punk Kitty Prozac

March 31, 2022
What is the best new queer music, you ask?
Monthly Tune-Up

What is the best new queer music, you ask?

Music writer Jordan Currie has picked 7 of the best singles released over the last month. Check out the first instalment of “Monthly Tune-Up”

February 28, 2022
The best and worst social media moments of 2021
Rainbow Rewind 2021

The best and worst social media moments of 2021

Here are 10 times queer and trans people broke the internet over the past year

December 23, 2021
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