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Rachel Giese

Rachel Giese is a deputy national editor at The Globe and Mail and the former director of editorial at Xtra. She lives in Toronto and is an English speaker.

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Wallow in the high gothic camp of ‘Spencer’
TV & Film

Wallow in the high gothic camp of ‘Spencer’

REVIEW: Kristen Stewart gives a bravura performance in director Pablo Larraín’s grand guignol biopic

November 4, 2021
Was Tammy Faye Bakker too deliciously camp to be bad?
TV & Film

Was Tammy Faye Bakker too deliciously camp to be bad?

A fizzy, glitzy biopic starring Jessica Chastain redeems the fallen televangelist by making her into gay icon 

September 17, 2021
Topline: Celebrating LGBTQ2S+ Indigenous futures for National Indigenous History Month
Xtra Weekly

Topline: Celebrating LGBTQ2S+ Indigenous futures for National Indigenous History Month

June honours both queer and Indigenous communities—and to celebrate, here’s some amazing Indigenous LGBTQ2S+ creators and artists who inspire us

June 10, 2021
How activism can improve our sex lives
Inside Xtra

How activism can improve our sex lives

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of our publisher Pink Triangle Press, Xtra is looking for a new sexual revolution—one based on social justice and mutual care

May 3, 2021
Topline: A history of anti-Asian violence
Xtra Weekly

Topline: A history of anti-Asian violence

Following last week’s mass murder in Atlanta, Asian people and allies are demanding an end to anti-Asian hate

March 25, 2021
No, lesbians are not disappearing
Identity

No, lesbians are not disappearing

A new Gallup poll finds more Americans than ever identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans—especially Gen Z

February 26, 2021
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Topline: A sober look at Dry January
Xtra Weekly

Topline: A sober look at Dry January

While exorcising exes and feeding our communities

January 14, 2021
Should straight actors playing gay be a fossil of the past?
Culture

Should straight actors playing gay be a fossil of the past?

A discussion with “Ammonite” director Francis Lee leads to an excavation into the complexities of representation

January 5, 2021
The righteous queens and shady bitches who dominated 2020
Rainbow Rewind 2020

The righteous queens and shady bitches who dominated 2020

Celebrating the best and condemning the worst of a year unlike any other

December 17, 2020
13 things that brought us joy
Rainbow Rewind 2020

13 things that brought us joy

Sure, this year sucked, but it wasn’t all bad

December 17, 2020
Check out our glow up!
Inside Xtra

Check out our glow up!

Xtra is evolving… new look, new logo… but same commitment to LGBTQ2S+ journalism and community building

November 23, 2020
Catherine Hernandez’s new dystopian novel feels very real in 2020
Books

Catherine Hernandez’s new dystopian novel feels very real in 2020

In “Crosshairs,” the author conjures a near-future world where a resistance movement rises up against authoritarianism, racism and environmental disaster

October 5, 2020
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This would have been the season of glitter and rainbows
Inside Xtra

This would have been the season of glitter and rainbows

But with COVID-19, widespread anti-Black violence and mass protests against police brutality, this isn’t the time for a glittering Pride. We stand with LGBTQ2 folk as they, once more, aim to rise to the moment

June 3, 2020
Lessons from AIDS on how to survive coronavirus
Inside Xtra

Lessons from AIDS on how to survive coronavirus

As we shut our offices and send staff home to work, we find inspiration in our history of community care

March 13, 2020
Hey sweeties, we’re changing
Inside Xtra

Hey sweeties, we’re changing

Help us build an even better Xtra

February 24, 2020
“Off the Chart: Generation Q,” Episode 4: Good things come in threes
Off the Chart

“Off the Chart: Generation Q,” Episode 4: Good things come in threes

Here‘s your episode of Off The Chart: Generation Q for Dec. 30

December 30, 2019
The biggest LGBTQ2 pop culture stories of the decade
Rainbow Rewind 2019

The biggest LGBTQ2 pop culture stories of the decade

From the transgender tipping point to universal gay crushes, it was a very queer decade

December 19, 2019
“Off the Chart” L Word podcast, Episode Eight: L to the Q
Off the Chart

“Off the Chart” L Word podcast, Episode Eight: L to the Q

December 4, 2019
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