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Music

Whether sexed up or slowed down, Naeem’s genre-defying music invites intimacy
Music

Whether sexed up or slowed down, Naeem’s genre-defying music invites intimacy

The Baltimore artist formerly known as Spank Rock gets personal on his new album “Startisha”

By Jesse Locke
The ‘Warrior Heart’ of Two-Spirit Mohawk singer-songwriter Shawnee
Music

The ‘Warrior Heart’ of Two-Spirit Mohawk singer-songwriter Shawnee

Feel the rush of pop with a message

By Jesse Locke
Meet the queer designer behind Lady Gaga’s ‘Chromatica’ looks
Style

Meet the queer designer behind Lady Gaga’s ‘Chromatica’ looks

Kristina Kiss has been dripping silicone on celebrities from Gaga to Debbie Harry, Billy Porter and the queens of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’

By Mikhail Gillman
Trans musician and vocalist Beverly Glenn-Copeland, at 76, is beyond ready for his closeup
TV & Film

Trans musician and vocalist Beverly Glenn-Copeland, at 76, is beyond ready for his closeup

The American-Canadian artist discusses his revived career and new documentary “Keyboard Fantasies: The Beverly Glenn-Copeland Story”

By Tre’vell Anderson
Montreal rapper Backxwash invokes self-altering fury
Music

Montreal rapper Backxwash invokes self-altering fury

The trans artist mixes Led Zeppelin and African gospel to create a fierce form of horror-inflected hip-hop

By Jesse Locke
Kick off Masturbation Month right with our steamy ‘Party for One’ playlist
Party for One

Kick off Masturbation Month right with our steamy ‘Party for One’ playlist

Check out these smooth jams for when you’re feeling yourself

By Chelle Turingan
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Beware the better angels of electro-pop artist Scott Hardware
Music

Beware the better angels of electro-pop artist Scott Hardware

On his second album, Engel, the Toronto-based musician finds inspiration in shame

By Caitlin Stall-Paquet
Isolation row: Staying grounded through the unhinged days and nights of COVID-19
Pandemic Pastimes

Isolation row: Staying grounded through the unhinged days and nights of COVID-19

Writer and rocker Patricia Wilson shares artistic touchstones that steady a wayward soul

By Patricia Wilson
Robyn and Alanis Morissette are the pop queens we need right now
Obsessions

Robyn and Alanis Morissette are the pop queens we need right now

The old hits “Dancing on My Own” and “That I Would Be Good” have a new resonance in an age of isolation and uncertainty

By Thomas Leblanc, Tranna Wintour
Regina Gently’s house hit playlist
Pandemic Pastimes

Regina Gently’s house hit playlist

The vocal heavy pop hooks, diva singers and club beats that inspire the DJ and recording artist

By Regina Gently
Cocktail hour with LGBTQ2 artists
Your Communities in Action

Cocktail hour with LGBTQ2 artists

The world’s largest queer theatre launches digital performance series

By Gordon Bowness
Xtra’s social distancing mixtape
Pandemic Pastimes

Xtra’s social distancing mixtape

Our favourite bops for dancing on your own

By Chelle Turingan
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Davia Spain is bringing hope and resolve to your playlist
Music

Davia Spain is bringing hope and resolve to your playlist

The Black trans artist discusses her debut album, ‘Dawning’

By Tre’vell Anderson
Carly Rae Jepsen’s music was the soundtrack of my first gay love
Love Like Mine

Carly Rae Jepsen’s music was the soundtrack of my first gay love

Somewhere between the lyrics and catchy harmony, I fell in love

By KC Hoard
The queer pop playlist that inspired Vivek Shraya’s new play
Culture

The queer pop playlist that inspired Vivek Shraya’s new play

After the debut of ‘How To Fail As A Popstar,’ the multidisciplinary artist shares the pop music that nurtured her budding queerness

By Vivek Shraya
7 highlights from the 2020 Black queer arts calendar
Culture

7 highlights from the 2020 Black queer arts calendar

The films, music, games and artists you should look out for this year

By Valerie Complex
A Valentine’s Day playlist for all of your big, queer feels
Music

A Valentine’s Day playlist for all of your big, queer feels

Whether you love or loathe the holiday, we have a song for you

By Xtra Staff
J.Lo’s renaissance proves that she’s for real
Obsessions

J.Lo’s renaissance proves that she’s for real

And ‘The Inheritance’ brings gay stories—and gay nudity!—to Broadway

By Thomas Leblanc, Tranna Wintour
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