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‘Supplication’ asks important questions about agency and control
Books

‘Supplication’ asks important questions about agency and control

REVIEW: Nour Abi-Nakhoul’s debut horror novel reflects the noise and overwhelmed-ness of contemporary life

By Thea McLachlan
In ‘Ten Bridges I’ve Burnt,’ Brontez Purnell balances on a knife edge between hilarity and despair
Books

In ‘Ten Bridges I’ve Burnt,’ Brontez Purnell balances on a knife edge between hilarity and despair

REVIEW: Purnell’s new memoir turns heaviness into humour, and exposes the bleakness under what seems silly and light

By H Felix Chau Bradley
‘Love the World or Get Killed Trying’ is an exquisite portrait of a trans woman’s suffering 
Books

‘Love the World or Get Killed Trying’ is an exquisite portrait of a trans woman’s suffering 

REVIEW: Swedish author Alvina Chamberland’s prose is relentlessly inventive

By Veronica Esposito
The (missing) context around using AI to ban books
Tech

The (missing) context around using AI to ban books

ANALYSIS: The case of an Iowa school district employing ChatGPT to enforce a statewide book ban has garnered significant attention—what concerns does it raise around AI-aided censorship? 

By Jon Heggestad
The blurred lines between ‘transamory’ and chasing
Excerpt

The blurred lines between ‘transamory’ and chasing

In this excerpt from their new book, “Gender/Fucking,” writer and professor Florence Ashley unpacks “chaserdom” and the fetishization of trans femininity

By Florence Ashley
Why is RuPaul’s online store Allstora filled with homophobic books?
Video

Why is RuPaul’s online store Allstora filled with homophobic books?

The online bookstore co-founded by the ‘Drag Race’ icon defended its choice to carry the controversial books

By Xtra Video
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Christina Cooke’s ‘Broughtupsy’ reckons with the queer Jamaican immigrant experience
Books

Christina Cooke’s ‘Broughtupsy’ reckons with the queer Jamaican immigrant experience

The debut novelist talks writing, intersectionality and the queerness of spirituality

By Lynette George
How Jamison Green’s visibility paved the way for a generation of trans men 
History

How Jamison Green’s visibility paved the way for a generation of trans men 

The author, activist and public figure has fought back against trans men’s erasure for decades

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
‘Firebugs’ pulls at the complex strings of t4t love and the climate crisis 
Books

‘Firebugs’ pulls at the complex strings of t4t love and the climate crisis 

REVIEW: Nino Bulling’s graphic novel is an intimate portrait of a character who can’t bring themself to risk change, while hating how it feels not to

By H Felix Chau Bradley
Desire, love triangles and bad gays are at the centre of Hanna Johansson’s ‘Antiquity’
Books

Desire, love triangles and bad gays are at the centre of Hanna Johansson’s ‘Antiquity’

Xtra speaks with the Swedish author about her newly translated novel

By Kerensa Cadenas
‘Yours for the Taking’ asks what follows when patriarchy is overthrown
Books

‘Yours for the Taking’ asks what follows when patriarchy is overthrown

REVIEW: Gabrielle Korn’s debut novel has a fun, strange set-up that quickly falls apart

By H Felix Chau Bradley
Radical, tender and unapologetically queer: ‘Tongues Untied’ still speaks volumes
Queer View Mirror

Radical, tender and unapologetically queer: ‘Tongues Untied’ still speaks volumes

Why a 30-year-old film talks circles around its modern cousins

By S. Bear Bergman
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The sexy cruelty of ‘Alice Sadie Celine’
Books

The sexy cruelty of ‘Alice Sadie Celine’

In Sarah Blakley-Cartwright’s latest novel, a young woman starts an affair with her childhood best friend’s mother—and chaos ensues

By Kerensa Cadenas
A deeply Cree and gloriously queer conversation with Kent Monkman and Gisèle Gordon
Books

A deeply Cree and gloriously queer conversation with Kent Monkman and Gisèle Gordon

Get ready to love and laugh with Miss Chief Eagle Testickle

By Megan Scribe
Myriam Gurba’s penetrating insights into the inexorable fog of trauma and abuse
Books

Myriam Gurba’s penetrating insights into the inexorable fog of trauma and abuse

REVIEW: “Creep: Accusations and Confessions” is a scathing essay collection that analyzes the rotted power structures buttressing North American culture

By H Felix Chau Bradley
5 books we missed this year
Rainbow Rewind 2023

5 books we missed this year

Putting a bow on a banner year for queer and trans lit

By Xtra Staff
‘Renegades’ documents the queer history Chloe Sherman helped create
Art & Photography

‘Renegades’ documents the queer history Chloe Sherman helped create

“Renegades: San Francisco, The 1990s” captures a vital and vibrant era of queer and trans life

By Cooper Lee Bombardier
Holidays got you blue? Here’s some joy and fight and warm hugs
Queer Culture Catch-Up

Holidays got you blue? Here’s some joy and fight and warm hugs

Our culture maven S. Bear Bergman has some terrific suggestions on navigating family drama and crafting your own traditions

By S. Bear Bergman
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