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‘Girls Like Girls’ once meant everything to me. I’ve outgrown it
TV & Film

‘Girls Like Girls’ once meant everything to me. I’ve outgrown it

Hayley Kiyoko’s new movie tries to recapture the magic of the mid-2010s music video it’s based on. But time has dulled its revolutionary edge

By Tobin Ng
‘Maddie’s Secret’ is the movie about eating disorders we need
TV & Film

‘Maddie’s Secret’ is the movie about eating disorders we need

John Early’s pastiche of after-school specials mixes belly laughs with gut punches. It’s a rare masterwork

By Barry Levitt
Van Goth made ‘Canada’s Drag Race’ look easy. But victory has a price
The Xtra Long Read

Van Goth made ‘Canada’s Drag Race’ look easy. But victory has a price

The drag phenom’s run complicated our idea of what a reality TV villain could be. She tells Xtra about clawing her way to the top—and her fight for what comes next

By Daniel Sanchez Torres
Remembering Duane Michals, the legendary gay photographer
We've Been Here

Remembering Duane Michals, the legendary gay photographer

The late gay artist redefined what was possible in fine art photography

By Cody Corrall
‘Charity and Sylvia’ beautifully illustrates a real-life 19th-century lesbian couple
Cruising the Shelves

‘Charity and Sylvia’ beautifully illustrates a real-life 19th-century lesbian couple

Tillie Walden’s new graphic novel tracks the true story of Charity Bryant and Sylvia Drake’s decades-long New England romance

By H Felix Chau Bradley
The Toronto Tempo are a much-needed source of hope and connection for Canada’s queer community
Sports

The Toronto Tempo are a much-needed source of hope and connection for Canada’s queer community

Women’s sports are booming in North America. Canada’s first WNBA team is meeting the moment

By Frankie de la Cretaz
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Should AI use stop you from seeing ‘Stop! That! Train!’?
TV & Film

Should AI use stop you from seeing ‘Stop! That! Train!’?

Director Adam Shankman told Xtra that the film actually did use some AI in its visual effects

By Mel Woods
‘Stop! That! Train!’ director Adam Shankman says the movie used AI
TV & Film

‘Stop! That! Train!’ director Adam Shankman says the movie used AI

Shankman sat down with Xtra to talk RuPaul, modern gay cinema—and exactly how much AI was used in his film

By Russ Martin
‘Saw’ was my sexual awakening
Consumed

‘Saw’ was my sexual awakening

The series was the centrepiece of a homoerotic middle-school friendship. As I got older, I turned to it for much-needed release

By KC Hoard
Canada Post just debuted four new stamps honouring queer historic sites
Pride

Canada Post just debuted four new stamps honouring queer historic sites

Places of Pride features four new postage stamps commemorating places and events that are pivotal to the country’s queer history

By Cody Corrall, Mel Woods
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 11’ proves even fan favourites aren’t immune to backlash in its second bracket
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 11’ proves even fan favourites aren’t immune to backlash in its second bracket

The contract of trust between production and fans has some viewers looking for evidence of favouritism around every corner

By Kevin O'Keeffe
Adam Lambert wants his flowers
Music

Adam Lambert wants his flowers

After a stint on Broadway, the gay icon tells Xtra about his new album “ADAM”—and his love of eating

By Russ Martin
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Patagonia v. Pattie Gonia: What the heck is going on?
Drag

Patagonia v. Pattie Gonia: What the heck is going on?

Patagonia alleges that Pattie Gonia’s commercial use of a “near-copy” name poses “long-term threats” to their brand

By Cody Corrall, Mel Woods
The story behind the forgotten first gay porn film
History

The story behind the forgotten first gay porn film

“The Surprise of a Knight,” the first known queer “stag film,” shows how gender, sexuality and desire have always been fluid

By Jake Hall
The queer photographer who fought fascism
We've Been Here

The queer photographer who fought fascism

Claude Cahun’s gender-bending self portraits were ahead of their time—and nearly erased from art history

By Cody Corrall
‘No God but Us’ delves into the parallel universes created by war and displacement
Cruising the Shelves

‘No God but Us’ delves into the parallel universes created by war and displacement

Bobuq Sayed’s debut novel considers borders and ethics through the eyes of two queer Afghan lovers

By H Felix Chau Bradley
In ‘Spawning Season,’ Joseph Osmundson explores what it means to build a queer family
Books

In ‘Spawning Season,’ Joseph Osmundson explores what it means to build a queer family

The writer and biologist on conception, queering family and grief

By Henry Carnell
The history of the first gay kiss on British TV
We've Been Here

The history of the first gay kiss on British TV

In 1970, Sir Ian McKellen and James Laurenson made history with a kiss in a filmed production of “Edward II”

By Cody Corrall
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