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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18, Episode 4 power ranking: In fashion, you’re either in or you’re out
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18, Episode 4 power ranking: In fashion, you’re either in or you’re out

The show basically hands us a power ranking this week, but there’s still much to discuss

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18, Episode 4 recap: Who wore it besties?
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18, Episode 4 recap: Who wore it besties?

Queens squabble up in pairs in a fashion mash-up challenge

By Kevin O'Keeffe
7 of the best gay sex scenes in film and TV
TV & Film

7 of the best gay sex scenes in film and TV

“Heated Rivalry” has sparked new conversation around queer sex onscreen. But film and TV history is full of plenty of other steamy encounters

By Xtra Staff
Inside the censorship campaign against this 20th century lesbian novel
Censorship

Inside the censorship campaign against this 20th century lesbian novel

Radclyffe Hall’s “The Well of Loneliness” was the target of obscenity laws in 1928

By Cody Corrall
As a trans therapist, my trans clients teach me how to build a better future
Identity

As a trans therapist, my trans clients teach me how to build a better future

I share my client’s fears and struggles; they help me as much as I help them

By Leigh Hendrix
Queer freedom is incompatible with a world in which ICE exists
Activism

Queer freedom is incompatible with a world in which ICE exists

Renee Nicole Good’s death at the hands of ICE agents should be prosecuted as a homophobic hate crime

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18, Episode 3 power ranking: Featured players
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18, Episode 3 power ranking: Featured players

An unexpected queen claims victory in the RDR Live challenge

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18, Episode 3 recap: RDR Live again and again
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18, Episode 3 recap: RDR Live again and again

Back by unpopular demand, it’s RDR Live!

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 9 power ranking: The Scissor Sister Supreme
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 9 power ranking: The Scissor Sister Supreme

Which of our dominant final two alliance members took the crown?

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6 finale recap: Who wins and becomes Canada’s Next Drag Superstar?
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6 finale recap: Who wins and becomes Canada’s Next Drag Superstar?

The season comes down to the Scissor Sisters

By Kevin O'Keeffe
Why do queer TV shows keep tossing aside Black boyfriends?
TV & Film

Why do queer TV shows keep tossing aside Black boyfriends?

“Boots” and “English Teacher” both disposed of Black love interests for their gay protagonists. It’s an offensive trope—and it’s not a new one

By William Koné
Publishers are acquiring fewer queer books due to U.S. book bans: Report
Censorship

Publishers are acquiring fewer queer books due to U.S. book bans: Report

LGBTQ2S+ authors say they are seeing increases in rejections from publishers and significant decreases in royalties

By Cody Corrall, Mel Woods
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Milk is everywhere—including the bedroom. ‘Mega Milk’ explores why
Books

Milk is everywhere—including the bedroom. ‘Mega Milk’ explores why

The new book by Megan Milks is excessive, leaky, exuberant—and a little nasty

By H Felix Chau Bradley
‘Democracy is a fraud’: Prolife Alberta party head identified as traditionalist Catholic writer, podcaster
Politics

‘Democracy is a fraud’: Prolife Alberta party head identified as traditionalist Catholic writer, podcaster

Murray Ruhl’s alternate life online gives an unfiltered look at the religious right’s anti-democratic aspirations

By Brett McKay
Renee Nicole Good’s queerness isn’t an aside—it’s a key part of her story
Politics

Renee Nicole Good’s queerness isn’t an aside—it’s a key part of her story

We can’t ignore the misogyny and homophobia baked into Good’s killing—and erasing her wife does just that

By Katelyn Burns
New video series aims to educate rainbow seniors about romance scams while online dating

New video series aims to educate rainbow seniors about romance scams while online dating

How a new video series is educating 2SLGBTQIA+ seniors on how to spot and avoid romance scams when dating online

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Trans people in the U.S. are moving out-of-state for their safety
Politics

Trans people in the U.S. are moving out-of-state for their safety

A new study from the Movement Advancement Project illustrates the rising uncertainty faced by queer and trans people in the U.S.

By Cody Corrall, Mel Woods
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18, Episode 2 power ranking: Leaving the band
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18, Episode 2 power ranking: Leaving the band

The first elimination hits Season 18, but which queen becomes the Porkchop?

By Kevin O'Keeffe
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