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Rainbow Rewind 2022

2022 was the year ‘Drag Race’ truly went global

Though the franchise has been steadily expanding for years, 2022 was explosive for growth

By Kevin O’Keeffe

‘Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs The World’ Episode 5 recap: Acting up and out

In a short season like this, do we need to spend time on an acting challenge?

By Kevin O’Keeffe

A new report proves that online anti-LGBTQ2S+ hate turns into real-life violence

Online harassment of doctors and hospitals that provide gender-affirming care has led to bomb threats, death threats and lockdowns

By Maddy Mahoney

Rainbow Rewind 2022

Righteous Queens and Shady Bitches of 2022

From Cherelle T. Griner, Amy Schneider and drag performers on the front lines to Ron DeSantis, Elon Musk and the Freedom Convoy, we’ve rounded up the best and the worst of 2022

The queer guts of ‘Bones and All’

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

By Jordan Currie

Power

Twenty years after gay bathhouse raid, Calgary police promise reconciliation

Many LGBTQ2S+ advocates believe there is still a lot of work to do beyond the latest efforts of reconciliation

Health

Canadian LGBTQ2S+ youth more likely to have eating disorders, says study

Researchers hope the study will help clinicians recognize that “eating disorders impact not only cisgender women”

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

Health

Republicans are coming for bodily autonomy. Why won’t Democrats take a stand?

OPINION: The Respect for Marriage Act passed without a hitch—but Republicans still seek to control queer and trans bodies at all costs

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle

Free school for trans people opens in Pakistan, offers technical skills and education

Nearly all of the school’s instructors are also trans

By Ursula Muñoz S.

Power

Police forces continue to cozy up to far-right protestors

OPINION: As anti-drag protests grow increasingly common—and violent—the responses of some police departments are raising questions about who law enforcement really protects

By Katelyn Burns

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

Marriage Equality

The Respect for Marriage Act just passed. What does that mean for the future of same-sex marriage?

Here’s what the act does and doesn’t do, and why advocates say it’s sorely lacking

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

‘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

LGBTQ2S+ people disproportionately experience intimate partner violence

New study examines the nature of intimate partner violence in queer and trans communities

By Emma Bainbridge

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

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

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