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Music

Tegan and Sara go back to school
Culture

Tegan and Sara go back to school

Ahead of the duo’s new memoir, Sara Quin talks bad hair, first loves, starting a band and more

By Ziya Jones
Is Céline Dion a lesbian icon?
Culture

Is Céline Dion a lesbian icon?

The Célinaissance is for more than just gay men

By Kelli María Korducki
Ariana Grande’s ‘thank u, next’ is the queer break-up track we need
Culture

Ariana Grande’s ‘thank u, next’ is the queer break-up track we need

How the hit song embraces the LGBTQ2 tradition of gratitude for our exes

By Andi Schwartz
Xtra’s queer year in review
Year in Review

Xtra’s queer year in review

We hope you were buckled in, because 2018 was a bumpy and beautiful ride

By Arvin Joaquin, Eternity Martis, Rachel Giese
Walking the queer tightrope with Janelle Monáe
People Like Me

Walking the queer tightrope with Janelle Monáe

Being queer doesn’t mean any one specific thing

By Mary Ann Thomas
Why Facebook won’t let this gay artist change his band’s name to something gayer
Music

Why Facebook won’t let this gay artist change his band’s name to something gayer

‘Get me Zuckerberg, I will kiss him, I will make him believe it,’ musician Will Riley says

By Arshy Mann
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Pro-Putin conductor Valery Gergiev scheduled to perform in Toronto this November
Power

Pro-Putin conductor Valery Gergiev scheduled to perform in Toronto this November

An LGBT advocacy group is asking Roy Thomson Hall to cancel the performance

By Arshy Mann
How one Toronto choir is giving gay men a place to sing their hearts out

How one Toronto choir is giving gay men a place to sing their hearts out

Forte – Toronto Gay Men’s Chorus aims to be a stress-free environment for its members

Created for Forte Toronto Gay Men's Chorus
Drag DJs and top 40 for bottoms

Drag DJs and top 40 for bottoms

Your playlist can make or break a night out

Created for Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
Out in Ottawa: December 2016
Arts

Out in Ottawa: December 2016

Choice events in the city

By Jeremy Willard
Out in Toronto: Oct 13–19, 2016
Arts

Out in Toronto: Oct 13–19, 2016

Choice events in the city this week

By Jeremy Willard
Black and Blue Festival still partying after 26 years
Arts

Black and Blue Festival still partying after 26 years

This circus party has drawn crowds since 1991 — so how does it stay relevant?

By Mike Miksche
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Juno nominee Ria Mae on being out and taking her ‘Clothes Off’
Arts

Juno nominee Ria Mae on being out and taking her ‘Clothes Off’

Will she ever tour with Tegan and Sara?

By Adrienne Ascah
Out in Toronto: Sept 22-28, 2016
Arts

Out in Toronto: Sept 22-28, 2016

Choice events in the city this week

By Jeremy Willard
Out in Toronto: Sept 1-7, 2016
Arts

Out in Toronto: Sept 1-7, 2016

Choice events in the city this week

By Jeremy Willard
The 10 must-have songs for your Pride playlist

The 10 must-have songs for your Pride playlist

Anthems to get you going

Created for ProudFM
How Edith Piaf inspired drag in a classical tenor
Arts

How Edith Piaf inspired drag in a classical tenor

Frédérik Robert performs at Vancouver’s Queer Arts Festival

By Mark Robins
Meet two queer women in the Indian music industry
Arts

Meet two queer women in the Indian music industry

Maieli and MTooray break with tradition to forge their own

By Layla Cameron
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