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KC Hoard

KC Hoard is the Associate Editor, Culture at Xtra.

How ‘Survivor’ and ‘Real Housewives’ got queer
Inside Xtra

How ‘Survivor’ and ‘Real Housewives’ got queer

Mel Woods, host of Xtra’s “Get Queer” podcast, talks about the secret LGBTQ2S+ history of reality television

May 8, 2025
‘Anora’ is winning Best Picture at the Oscars. We can all relax
TV & Film

‘Anora’ is winning Best Picture at the Oscars. We can all relax

OPINION: The Oscars should go down easy this year, but the gayest categories promise excitement

February 26, 2025
Meet the Canada-based activists fighting the Australian refugee crisis from abroad
Activism

Meet the Canada-based activists fighting the Australian refugee crisis from abroad

Ads Up Canada brought together a group of Aussie ex-pats to help queer and trans refugees out of detention and into safe homes

November 24, 2021
The jiggly wet feminism of ‘The Slumber Party Massacre’
Queer View Mirror

The jiggly wet feminism of ‘The Slumber Party Massacre’

In reconsidering the 1982 slasher flick, Xtra contributor KC Hoard realizes it’s not the size of the movie, it’s what you put in it that counts

October 28, 2021
How one gay man fought the medical establishment and won
History

How one gay man fought the medical establishment and won

A new documentary explores gay psychiatrist John Fryer’s efforts to end the American Psychiatric Association classification of homosexuality as an illness

October 12, 2021
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ contestant Ilona Verley: ‘I’m supposed to be famous and I don’t have a roof over my head?’
Culture

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ contestant Ilona Verley: ‘I’m supposed to be famous and I don’t have a roof over my head?’

How the show made it hard for Verley to make a living and how she felt she had to suppress her trans identity on screen

October 6, 2021
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A writer craved community while battling an eating disorder
The Xtra Long Read

A writer craved community while battling an eating disorder

LGBTQ2S+ folks are far more likely than their cis and straight counterparts to develop eating disorders. But peer support can kickstart recovery

September 8, 2021
What gets ignored in campus debates over ‘free speech’
Opinion

What gets ignored in campus debates over ‘free speech’

Controversies at two Canadian universities demonstrate how students on the margins get overlooked again and again

April 27, 2021
Here’s what every LGBTQ2S+ person should know about COVID-19 vaccine myths
Health

Here’s what every LGBTQ2S+ person should know about COVID-19 vaccine myths

Is testosterone really an immunosuppressant? Should folks on estrogen avoid the AstraZeneca vaccine? We’ve got answers

April 22, 2021
Everything you need to know about Quebec’s gender marker legal ruling
Justice

Everything you need to know about Quebec’s gender marker legal ruling

The landmark case removes barriers for LGBTQ2S+ Quebecers who want to change their legal IDs. The rest of Canada still lags behind

March 22, 2021
This Ontario-based man wants to change Jamaica’s anti-gay laws
Justice

This Ontario-based man wants to change Jamaica’s anti-gay laws

Maurice Tomlinson was forced to flee his home country because he is gay. Now he is battling to end one of the most brutal anti-LGBTQ+ laws on the planet

March 8, 2021
‘It’s a Sin’ snatches ephemeral joy from the jaws of death
TV & Film

‘It’s a Sin’ snatches ephemeral joy from the jaws of death

A Gen-Z skeptic reviews Russell T. Davies’ paean to ’80s hedonism and community

February 18, 2021
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What we can learn from ‘Canada’s Stonewall’ more than 40 years later
Activism

What we can learn from ‘Canada’s Stonewall’ more than 40 years later

On the anniversary of the Toronto bathhouse raids, we reflect on the lasting impact the protests had on the LGBTQ2S+ community

February 4, 2021
Taylor Mac celebrates the holidays with random acts of fabulousness
TV & Film

Taylor Mac celebrates the holidays with random acts of fabulousness

Mac’s “Holiday Sauce…Pandemic!” is a crazed love letter to a departed friend

December 10, 2020
Here’s how queer and trans folks are getting through tonight’s election
Politics

Here’s how queer and trans folks are getting through tonight’s election

Ice cream and orgasms for the apocalypse!

November 3, 2020
Community calls for alternative policing models at Toronto police town hall
Power

Community calls for alternative policing models at Toronto police town hall

October 16, 2020
The drag queens coming out as sober
Addiction

The drag queens coming out as sober

For many drag performers, the easy access to party drugs and alcohol in the queer bar scene can lead to regular substance use and addiction

September 18, 2020
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ showcases how refugees’ lives are made over, onscreen and off
Immigration & Refugees

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ showcases how refugees’ lives are made over, onscreen and off

One of the latest episode’s guests, Rebal, talks about moving to Canada from Syria, being queer and ending up in drag

August 21, 2020
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