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There’s a reason why queer folks are turning to online spaces like Snapchat and Tumblr
Tech

There’s a reason why queer folks are turning to online spaces like Snapchat and Tumblr

ANALYSIS: Gender scholar Kathryn Bond Stockton coined the term “growing sideways” to describe the queer experience during childhood. Are some of our favourite social media offerings following suit? 

By Jon Heggestad
World Chess’s new guidelines place restrictions on both trans men and trans women
Culture

World Chess’s new guidelines place restrictions on both trans men and trans women

OPINION: The convoluted new policy treats trans women as men, and trans men as … also men

By Katelyn Burns
The gonzo fight club comedy ‘Bottoms’ is deeply, gloriously queer
TV & Film

The gonzo fight club comedy ‘Bottoms’ is deeply, gloriously queer

REVIEW: The film places young queer female sexuality at the forefront and bristles with an anarchic, subversive energy 

By Barry Levitt
I asked ChatGPT to write an article about trans athletes. It didn’t go well
Tech

I asked ChatGPT to write an article about trans athletes. It didn’t go well

OPINION: Language learning models are a threat to queer journalism that we should be taking very seriously

By Katelyn Burns
In the graphic novel ‘Roaming,’ a volatile trio of friends orbit and collide in New York City
Books

In the graphic novel ‘Roaming,’ a volatile trio of friends orbit and collide in New York City

REVIEW: Jillian and Mariko Tamaki’s latest collaboration explores the treacherous transitions of young adulthood

By H Felix Chau Bradley
Brooklyn’s queer nightlife community rallies together after the killing of O’Shae Sibley
Violence against LGBTQ2S+

Brooklyn’s queer nightlife community rallies together after the killing of O’Shae Sibley

Sibley was killed while voguing to Beyoncé with friends in a gas station parking lot last month

By Jill Webb
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‘What We Do in the Shadows’ just keeps getting queerer
TV & Film

‘What We Do in the Shadows’ just keeps getting queerer

Now in its fifth season, the bonkers vampire comedy revels in being a pansexual playground

By Catherine Caruso
A new release from R. Eric Thomas and ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ delivers the happy gay fluff we deserve
Queer Culture Catch-Up

A new release from R. Eric Thomas and ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ delivers the happy gay fluff we deserve

Plus Darcy & Jer, Kai Cheng Thom and queer ASL

By S. Bear Bergman
The fight to get Fox News taken off of Canadian cable explained
Media

The fight to get Fox News taken off of Canadian cable explained

Egale Canada calls for “a serious Canadian conversation about the broadcasting of Fox News in Canada”

By Emma Arkell
North Bay Pride takes a stand by cancelling its Pride parade in favour of a protest march
Pride

North Bay Pride takes a stand by cancelling its Pride parade in favour of a protest march

The decision is a response to a “rise in hate”

By Claire Forth
Sex is rarely so hot, raw and honest as it is in ‘Passages’
TV & Film

Sex is rarely so hot, raw and honest as it is in ‘Passages’

Perhaps that’s why Ira Sachs’s latest feature was slapped with an NC-17 rating. The director talks censorship, queer forbears and making films that turn people on

By Pat Mullen
Gabby Windey is dating a woman, a win for queer ‘Bachelor’ fans
Celebrity

Gabby Windey is dating a woman, a win for queer ‘Bachelor’ fans

Queer members of Bachelor Nation rejoice! The former Bachelorette has come out, introduced world to her girlfriend  

By Tara-Michelle Ziniuk
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Charlie, Nick and the rest of the heartwarming ‘Heartstopper’ crew are back for another season of the sweetest, loveliest show for young people
TV & Film

Charlie, Nick and the rest of the heartwarming ‘Heartstopper’ crew are back for another season of the sweetest, loveliest show for young people

REVIEW: Does Season 2 offer too much of a good thing? Almost

By Barry Levitt
Queer libraries are on the front lines of the fight against book bans 
Activism

Queer libraries are on the front lines of the fight against book bans 

Queer and trans librarians, activists and everyday people are keeping access to LGBTQ2S+ literature alive

By Adam Rhodes
New hits from Claud, APW, Troye Sivan and more
Monthly Tune-Up

New hits from Claud, APW, Troye Sivan and more

Plus the glorious return of Anohni and the Johnsons

By Jordan Currie
Michigan outlaws conversion therapy, Canadian labour unions fight anti-LGBTQ2S+ hate, Adore Delano comes out as trans and more
Xtra News Flash

Michigan outlaws conversion therapy, Canadian labour unions fight anti-LGBTQ2S+ hate, Adore Delano comes out as trans and more

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: July 28

By Maddy Mahoney
Enjoying the legacy of feminist restaurants and cafés
Travel

Enjoying the legacy of feminist restaurants and cafés

In the 1980s, hundreds of feminist restaurants and cafés dotted the U.S. Though most are gone, a new generation is embracing their queer spirit

By Paul Gallant
‘Black Mirror’ episode ‘Beyond the Sea’ is a brutal reflection of toxic masculinity in the Digital Age
TV & Film

‘Black Mirror’ episode ‘Beyond the Sea’ is a brutal reflection of toxic masculinity in the Digital Age

The series known for its dark reflections on a tech-obsessed society turns its focus to the Space Age, toxic geek masculinity and the danger of the “magic circle”

By Jon Heggestad
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