TV & Film

Five great Canadian queer films—and where to stream them

Looking for LGBTQ2S+ movies to watch for National Canadian Film Day? We’ve got you covered

April 16, 2025

Arts

L’Amour Fou

Film about Yves Saint Laurent’s fashion and love opens this week in Vancouver

June 12, 2011

Arts

Xtra chats with Michael Cunningham

By Nightfall author talks aging and younger men

October 20, 2010

Power

Watch: Toronto election candidates on Pride controversy

Xtra editorial board interviews with Smitherman, Wong-Tam and Chan

September 22, 2010

Arts

TIFF 2010: ! Women Art Revolution explores feminist art

Documentary follows four decades of women artists

September 15, 2010

Arts

TIFF 2010: Quebec’s Xavier Dolan addresses his critics

Filmmaker returns with second feature film, Heartbeats

September 15, 2010

Arts

TIFF 2010: Bruce LaBruce on zombies, sex and the “dire” state of gay cinema

‘The last refuge of gay radicalism is pornography,’ say the LA Zombie filmmaker

September 13, 2010

Arts

L’Amour Fou: Inside Out 2011

In exploration of Yves Saint Laurent’s fashion empire

September 13, 2010

Arts

Watch: Cameron Bailey on what not to miss at TIFF 2010

Festival’s co-director on John Cameron Mitchell’s latest, as well as a new Yves Saint Laurent doc

September 7, 2010

Arts

Watch: Noah Cowan on ‘what’s good for the gays’ at TIFF 2010

Lightbox artistic director chats about films by Xavier Dolan, Gregg Araki and Bruce LaBruce

September 6, 2010

Arts

Margaret Cho on her Vancouver connections and why she quit pot

Comedian chats with Xtra’s Sean Horlor

August 31, 2010

Video

Cyndi Lauper on the news, blues and her gay fans

Xtra talked with Lauper at Toronto Pride, where she performed from her new album, Memphis Blues

July 19, 2010

Video

Minor tension at Toronto Pride parade over Queers Against Israeli Apartheid

Police ask people wearing Jewish Defense League T-shirts to get back to their group

July 5, 2010

Video

One-on-one with trans pornstar Buck Angel

Angel talks about his vagina, gay fans and feminism

June 27, 2010

Power

Listen to the Rob Ford tape recording

‘I’ll fucking try to find it,’ says Toronto mayoral candidate Rob Ford

June 20, 2010

Power

The unravelling of Pride Toronto

How a queer community organization became a censor

June 16, 2010

Arts

Rufus Wainwright’s first opera opens in Toronto

Canadian singer attends North American premiere at the Luminato arts festival

June 14, 2010

Health

HIV non-disclosure and the law in Canada

Plus: How to look after yourself

June 9, 2010