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The queer guts of ‘Bones and All’
TV & Film

The queer guts of ‘Bones and All’

ANALYSIS: Luca Guadagnino’s cannibal love story taps into the heart of queer isolation

By Jordan Currie
End your year with Chani Nicholas, James Baldwin and big queer feelings
Queer Culture Catch-Up

End your year with Chani Nicholas, James Baldwin and big queer feelings

A year-end Queer Culture Catch-up to guide you into 2023

By S. Bear Bergman
Our favourite queer (and sort of queer) holiday movies and TV
TV & Film

Our favourite queer (and sort of queer) holiday movies and TV

From “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” to “A New York Christmas Wedding” Xtra staff picked our favourite watches that make the yuletide gay

By Xtra Staff
Ashly Burch on Season 3 of ‘Mythic Quest,’ her directing debut and riding in a tank
TV & Film

Ashly Burch on Season 3 of ‘Mythic Quest,’ her directing debut and riding in a tank

The Emmy-winning pansexual writer and actress gives her advice for balancing a pile of projects

By Rendy Jones
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15 cast: Meet the 16 new queens competing
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15 cast: Meet the 16 new queens competing

A pair of biological twins and the legendary Sasha Colby highlight the largest “Drag Race” cast ever

By Mel Woods
Criticism of Brittney Griner’s release shows a lack of empathy 
Identity

Criticism of Brittney Griner’s release shows a lack of empathy 

OPINION: The social media reaction to Brittney Griner is a reminder that empathy is often extended only to those we deem most similar to ourselves 

By Femi Redwood
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“I’m so queer I’m not even gay”: A new biography of Kathy Acker paints a picture of a troublemaker on the page and in life
Books

“I’m so queer I’m not even gay”: A new biography of Kathy Acker paints a picture of a troublemaker on the page and in life

REVIEW: Kathy Acker was the kind of writer who’d perform sex acts in public; author Jason McBride captures her raucous life in his new biography

By Nour Abi Nakhoul
Trudeau government missed opportunity to demand better from Qatar
Sports

Trudeau government missed opportunity to demand better from Qatar

OPINION: Given the discrimination against LGBTQ+ people and issues at the FIFA World Cup, more was expected from Canada 

By Dale Smith
‘Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs The World’ Episode 4 recap: Stand-up gals
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs The World’ Episode 4 recap: Stand-up gals

A shocking departure leaves the competition in flux

By Kevin O’Keeffe
The five queer books that helped me come out
Books

The five queer books that helped me come out

These recent memoirs echoed events in my own life, sometimes in unexpected ways

By Natalie Schriefer
‘The Inspection’ is a stylish military drama that delivers a powerful message about redemption
TV & Film

‘The Inspection’ is a stylish military drama that delivers a powerful message about redemption

Elegance Bratton’s TIFF standout is a deep exploration of Black gay identity

By Christos Tsirbas
This right-wing group is trying to set up a system to target drag shows in Texas
Power

This right-wing group is trying to set up a system to target drag shows in Texas

The alert was made amid far-right attacks on LGBTQ2S+ people in Texas

By Jackie Richardson
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With drag shows under attack, ‘We’re Here’ has become essential viewing
TV & Film

With drag shows under attack, ‘We’re Here’ has become essential viewing

OPINION: In its third season, the series shows how drag has become the front-line in a mounting campaign of hate against queer and trans people

By Mel Woods
‘Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs The World’ Episode 3 recap: Weather or not
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs The World’ Episode 3 recap: Weather or not

The Weather Ball challenge has the queens forecasting their own success

By Kevin O’Keeffe
LGBTQ2S+ skateboarders in Winnipeg are looking to make their own skate space
Sports

LGBTQ2S+ skateboarders in Winnipeg are looking to make their own skate space

The Manitoba Skateboarding Coalition are fundraising for an indoor skate park, as Winnipeg’s largest space has discriminatory policies

By V.S. Wells
A number of drag shows in Ontario have become targets of hate
Power

A number of drag shows in Ontario have become targets of hate

Crystal Quartz made a tearful plea for action after repeated calls for her—and other—drag events to be disrupted 

By Emma Arkell
The 5 gayest outfits in ‘Glass Onion’
TV & Film

The 5 gayest outfits in ‘Glass Onion’

Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out” thriller is a feast for the gays when it comes to queer fashion

By Mel Woods
By refusing to drop Libs of TikTok, Shopify is selling hate 
Business

By refusing to drop Libs of TikTok, Shopify is selling hate 

OPINION: The e-commerce giant has refused repeated calls to deplatform a known hate group. When will they do the right thing? 

By Nicholas Surges
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