Culture Better than despair By Lina Harper • August 25, 2011 2:17 pm EDT From Elisha Lim, a newly minted Montrealer and the creator of 100 Butches. Keep Reading MusicFrank Ocean soundtracked my two earliest—and most devastating—romances“Blonde” and “channel ORANGE” both came out during pivotal moments in my queer awakening. A decade later, how can I listen to them without breaking my heart? Drag Race‘Canada’s Drag Race All Stars’ finale recap: The first Canadian ‘All Stars’ champion is …A Lip Sync Smackdown for the Crown delivers goops and gags before crowning one queen TV & FilmEven in the idyllic queer world of ‘Sterling Point,’ whiteness is front and centreThe Muskoka-set series glosses over the racism of Canada’s cottage country Books‘Unsafe’ challenges us to handle anti-trans backlash differentlyS. Lamble’s debut argues that punishment makes anti-trans activists double down on their hate Advertisement