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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 9’ Episode 6 recap: Roasting to the polls
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 9’ Episode 6 recap: Roasting to the polls

We get a second political challenge this year, as the queens attend a convention roast

By Kevin O'Keeffe
Canadian politicians are modelling the LGBTQ+ scapegoating of Eastern Europe
Politics

Canadian politicians are modelling the LGBTQ+ scapegoating of Eastern Europe

OPINION: When governments target queer and trans communities, it doesn’t happen by accident

By Dale Smith
Falooda Collective’s quest to uncover South Asian queer history in Montreal
History

Falooda Collective’s quest to uncover South Asian queer history in Montreal

Queer South Asian people have existed in Montreal for decades and have stories worth telling

By Diamond Yao
‘PTP Pink Paper’ casts critical eye on LGBTQ2S+ representation in movies, TV, streaming, video games

‘PTP Pink Paper’ casts critical eye on LGBTQ2S+ representation in movies, TV, streaming, video games

Report shows urgent need for better queer and trans stories—and representation among the people who make them

By Mel Woods
Activists call on Prides to divest from Israel
Video

Activists call on Prides to divest from Israel

A growing movement is calling on Pride groups to not take money from companies with financial ties to Israel’s current military operation in Gaza

By Xtra Video
Lauren Cook on naive narrators, ‘just chilling’ and loving love
Books

Lauren Cook on naive narrators, ‘just chilling’ and loving love

The author’s new book, “Sex Goblin,” is a collection of short prose about violence, sexuality and trying to process life 

By Thea McLachlan
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 9’ Episode 5 recap: Selling Tumbleweed
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 9’ Episode 5 recap: Selling Tumbleweed

The queens “put the realness in real estate” for this season’s commercial challenge

By Kevin O'Keeffe
The pros and cons of travelling as a queer throuple
Travel

The pros and cons of travelling as a queer throuple

Booking for three adds a few twists (and benefits)

By Paul Gallant
Can anyone dethrone Chappell Roan for queer song of the summer?
Music

Can anyone dethrone Chappell Roan for queer song of the summer?

Is “Good Luck, Babe!” destined to be this year’s Pride anthem?

By Mel Woods
Zoe Whittall on writing sex scenes, capturing trauma and what people get wrong about queer femmes
Books

Zoe Whittall on writing sex scenes, capturing trauma and what people get wrong about queer femmes

In “Wild Failure,” the poet and novelist challenges queer femme erasure in fiction

By Paula Espinosa
What does the BC Conservative Party’s rise mean for queer and trans people?
Politics

What does the BC Conservative Party’s rise mean for queer and trans people?

An openly queer MLA just crossed the floor to join the formerly fringe party, while other Conservative candidates face scrutiny for anti-LGBTQ2S+ views

By Xtra Video
Helpful or Harmful: The Good and Not-So-Good Aspects of Canada’s proposed Online Harms Act

Helpful or Harmful: The Good and Not-So-Good Aspects of Canada’s proposed Online Harms Act

How the Online Harms Act could affect LGBTQ+ communities

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Why can’t people stop fixating on ‘transition regret’?
Dangerous Space

Why can’t people stop fixating on ‘transition regret’?

OPINION: The mainstream “detransition” conversation is informed by transphobia, ignorance of trans history and collective denial of trans lives. Until we reckon with those realities, we won’t resolve the debate

By Kai Cheng Thom
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 9’ Episode 4 recap: Main pop girls
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 9’ Episode 4 recap: Main pop girls

A makeover challenge throws in a girl group twist—but is it an effective one?

By Kevin O'Keeffe
10 years since the ‘transgender tipping point’
Media

10 years since the ‘transgender tipping point’

ANALYSIS: Ten years after the iconic ‘TIME’ cover, trans people are subject to even more widespread hatred and legalized bigotry. If we’ve ‘tipped’ in any direction, it’s backward

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
Artists call out Target after company scales back Pride collection
Pride

Artists call out Target after company scales back Pride collection

Non-binary illustrator En Tze Loh’s involvement was limited to a single item sold online. Other artists say they also have been affected

By Oliver Haug
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 9’ Episode 3 recap: Double the Liberace, double the Snatch
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 9’ Episode 3 recap: Double the Liberace, double the Snatch

For the first time on the American series, two queens play the same character

By Kevin O'Keeffe
Miranda July on midlife crises, open marriages and the erotic potential of tampons
Books

Miranda July on midlife crises, open marriages and the erotic potential of tampons

Her latest novel, “All Fours,” unpacks the transformative, sometimes painful process of rediscovering oneself in middle age

By Kerensa Cadenas
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