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Mel Woods

Senior editor Mel Woods is an English-speaking Vancouver-based writer, editor and audio producer and a former associate editor with HuffPost Canada. A proud prairie queer and ranch dressing expert, their work has also appeared in Vice, Slate, the Tyee, the CBC, the Globe and Mail and the Walrus.

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Speed Date

Speed Date with comedian Joel Kim Booster

The actor, writer, producer chats about his hit film “Fire Island” and comedy special “Psychosexual”

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“A Strange Loop” actress made history this week

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ALOK on stand-up comedy, love as ‘daily practice’ and non-binary joy

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Queer and trans folks slayed at the 2022 Met Gala
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Queer and trans folks slayed at the 2022 Met Gala

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The Buzz

The new ‘Fantastic Beasts’ release was, predictably, a mess

Turns out having a transphobic creator does not lead to box office gains

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Music

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Drag Race

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The Buzz

JoJo Siwa was left out of the Kids’ Choice Awards and we have some questions

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TV & Film

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TV & Film

Why it matters that Elliot Page’s ‘Umbrella Academy’ character reflects his transition

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The Buzz

How queer were the 2022 Grammy Awards? Wonderfully so

From Lil Nas X to Brandi Carlile and the Brothers Osborne, there were many stand-out moments

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Netflix is basically making a U-Haul queer reality dating show
The Buzz

Netflix is basically making a U-Haul queer reality dating show

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TV & Film

The 5 queerest moments from a wild 2022 Oscars ceremony

Ariana DeBose, Lady Gaga and Elliot Page all stood out on a memorable night

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