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Book your date with queer country love from Tyler Childers and trans advocate Chanel Lopez
Queer Culture Catch-Up

Book your date with queer country love from Tyler Childers and trans advocate Chanel Lopez

Plus two great fiction choices for tweens and teens

By S. Bear Bergman
This month’s new music round-up includes ethereal folk from Sufjan Stevens and a pop debut from jaboukie
Monthly Tune-Up

This month’s new music round-up includes ethereal folk from Sufjan Stevens and a pop debut from jaboukie

Plus storytelling country from Nora Kelly Band, and more

By Jordan Currie
Top 10 films at TIFF 2023
TV & Film

Top 10 films at TIFF 2023

We preview the buzziest queer and trans films at this year’s festival

By Christos Tsirbas
Anohni is back with the Johnsons for her most important album yet
Music

Anohni is back with the Johnsons for her most important album yet

REVIEW: The U.K.-born singer-songwriter is breaking new ground in a stellar career at a time when trans rights are increasingly under threat

By Adam England
Author Khashayar J. Khabushani, films ‘Mutt’ and ‘Summer Qamp’ and music by Thea Grace and Um, Jennifer? top this week’s culture calendar
Queer Culture Catch-Up

Author Khashayar J. Khabushani, films ‘Mutt’ and ‘Summer Qamp’ and music by Thea Grace and Um, Jennifer? top this week’s culture calendar

Plus patient advice from the Trans Handy Ma’am

By S. Bear Bergman
Becca Mancari’s ‘Left Hand’ is an exploration of queer love and resilience
Music

Becca Mancari’s ‘Left Hand’ is an exploration of queer love and resilience

REVIEW: Featuring the likes of Julien Baker and Brittany Howard, Mancari’s third album triumphs over darkness

By Dani Janae
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New hits from Claud, APW, Troye Sivan and more
Monthly Tune-Up

New hits from Claud, APW, Troye Sivan and more

Plus the glorious return of Anohni and the Johnsons

By Jordan Currie
Michigan outlaws conversion therapy, Canadian labour unions fight anti-LGBTQ2S+ hate, Adore Delano comes out as trans and more
Xtra News Flash

Michigan outlaws conversion therapy, Canadian labour unions fight anti-LGBTQ2S+ hate, Adore Delano comes out as trans and more

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: July 28

By Maddy Mahoney
‘Barbie’ takes the world by storm, lesbian rights in Italy and the U.K. and more
Xtra News Flash

‘Barbie’ takes the world by storm, lesbian rights in Italy and the U.K. and more

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: July 24

By Eve Cable
‘Dungeons and Drag Queens’ and country music without the gun-toting hate top the QCC playlist this week
Queer Culture Catch-Up

‘Dungeons and Drag Queens’ and country music without the gun-toting hate top the QCC playlist this week

Plus Caitlin Metz, gay science, C.A. Tanaka and more

By S. Bear Bergman
Pride all summer: a listening guide for Janelle Monáe’s ‘The Age of Pleasure’
Music

Pride all summer: a listening guide for Janelle Monáe’s ‘The Age of Pleasure’

How to best enjoy Monáe’s steamy new album

By Dani Janae
Kim Petras’s problematic first studio album, ‘Feed the Beast’ 
Music

Kim Petras’s problematic first studio album, ‘Feed the Beast’ 

REVIEW: Her unique voice notwithstanding, this collection of icy electropop leaves our reviewer cold

By Kristen S. Hé
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An F-you to drag bans from boygenius, plus two trans healthcare bans overturned
Xtra News Flash

An F-you to drag bans from boygenius, plus two trans healthcare bans overturned

Just 2 of the 5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: June 30

By Maddy Mahoney
Bloc Party, Janelle Monáe and Olive Klug top Pride Month releases
Monthly Tune-Up

Bloc Party, Janelle Monáe and Olive Klug top Pride Month releases

The world may be grim, but new queer music shone a joyful light in June

By Jordan Currie
Miss Major, Big Freedia, Dykanite and trans science fiction on deck for Pride Month
Queer Culture Catch-Up

Miss Major, Big Freedia, Dykanite and trans science fiction on deck for Pride Month

Plus queer poetry and two big film festivals online

By S. Bear Bergman
Victory Over the Sun’s brutal beauty embodies trans rage and hope
Music

Victory Over the Sun’s brutal beauty embodies trans rage and hope

Vivian Tylinska joins a wave of queer and trans musicians reshaping metal, noise and dissonance

By Kristen S. Hé
Non-binary author Steacy Easton digs deep into the life of the country singer in ‘Why Tammy Wynette Matters’
Books

Non-binary author Steacy Easton digs deep into the life of the country singer in ‘Why Tammy Wynette Matters’

Easton discusses writing their first book and the pleasures and pain of country music

By Rachna Raj Kaur
‘Pose’ star Hailie Sahar charts a new course with debut single ‘Star Traveler’
Playlist Q

‘Pose’ star Hailie Sahar charts a new course with debut single ‘Star Traveler’

The multi-talented artist is ready to shed some cosmic light on the real Sahar

By Daria Lynn Cottingham
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