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Music

From an Alok Vaid-Menon performance to Black queer folk rock, everything to get you through the pandemic
Queer Culture Catch-Up

From an Alok Vaid-Menon performance to Black queer folk rock, everything to get you through the pandemic

Our recommendations for what’s up and what’s on, beginning Mar. 25

By S. Bear Bergman
Topline: In bed with Carole Pope and Dusty Springfield
Xtra Weekly

Topline: In bed with Carole Pope and Dusty Springfield

Calling the diva squad to dispel the fog

By Gordon Bowness
4 queer and trans happenings to wind you up or down beginning Mar. 18
Culture

4 queer and trans happenings to wind you up or down beginning Mar. 18

What to watch, read, listen to or look at this week

By Sarah Taher
Everything from gender in opera to the best queer anthem for a serotonin boost
Queer Culture Catch-Up

Everything from gender in opera to the best queer anthem for a serotonin boost

Our recommendations for what’s up and what’s on, beginning Mar. 11

By S. Bear Bergman
The unholy trinity of drugs, lockdowns and queers
Music

The unholy trinity of drugs, lockdowns and queers

Toronto singer Danny Dymond explores an unexpected toxic relationship in his latest release

By Rolyn Chambers
Dax Pierson’s experimental techno chases a ‘queer divine dissatifaction’
Music

Dax Pierson’s experimental techno chases a ‘queer divine dissatifaction’

The Oakland-based musician says being multi-marginalized helped him face mental and physical recovery

By Jesse Locke
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4 queer and trans happenings to wind you up or down beginning Feb. 25
Culture

4 queer and trans happenings to wind you up or down beginning Feb. 25

What to watch, read, listen to or look at this week

By Sarah Taher
4 queer and trans happenings to wind you up or down beginning Feb. 18
Culture

4 queer and trans happenings to wind you up or down beginning Feb. 18

What to watch, read, listen to or look at this week

By Sarah Taher
Celebrating 10 years of Frank Ocean
Queer View Mirror

Celebrating 10 years of Frank Ocean

It’s been a decade since the artist’s influential debut mixtape “Nostalgia, Ultra” 

By Precious Fondren
Join singer/songwriter Kìzis’ love-rave of the future
Music

Join singer/songwriter Kìzis’ love-rave of the future

On her new release, the Montreal-based Algonquin Two-Spirit artist is joined by over 50 collaborators including Owen Pallett, Beverly Glenn-Copeland and Tim Nelson

By Jesse Locke
4 queer and trans happenings to wind you up or down beginning Feb. 4
Culture

4 queer and trans happenings to wind you up or down beginning Feb. 4

What to watch, read, listen to or look this week

By Sarah Taher
Saying goodbye to SOPHIE
Music

Saying goodbye to SOPHIE

Remembering the boundary-breaking 34-year-old trans musician’s life and legacy

By Niko Stratis
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The trunk-rattling beats and impassioned vocals of R&B singer Quinton Barnes
Music

The trunk-rattling beats and impassioned vocals of R&B singer Quinton Barnes

“I have a fire inside me,” says the 23-year-old musician from Kitchener, Ontario

By Jesse Locke
4 queer and trans happenings to wind you up or down beginning Jan. 14
Culture

4 queer and trans happenings to wind you up or down beginning Jan. 14

What to watch, read, listen to or look at this week

By Sarah Taher
The righteous queens and shady bitches who dominated 2020
Rainbow Rewind 2020

The righteous queens and shady bitches who dominated 2020

Celebrating the best and condemning the worst of a year unlike any other

By Erica Lenti, Gordon Bowness, Rachel Giese, Ziya Jones
The year in music
Rainbow Rewind 2020

The year in music

5 sweet, sweet jams that lifted us up in 2020

By Niko Stratis
Occupy Handel: Singing the praises of a diverse creation
Music

Occupy Handel: Singing the praises of a diverse creation

“Messiah/Complex,” an ambitious reimagining of Handel’s “Messiah,” offers holiday fare like no other

By Gordon Bowness
4 queer and trans happenings the week of Dec. 10
Culture

4 queer and trans happenings the week of Dec. 10

What to watch, read, listen to or look at now

By Sarah Taher
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