Xtra News Flash

New Janelle Monáe, AMA president vows to fight for trans people, GLAAD media awards, trans teens sue Montana and a Sapphic horror biopic

5 queer stories we’re watching: May 15

By Maddy Mahoney

Music

Just how queer is Eurovision 2023?

We rank 10 of the campiest, butchiest, limp-wristiest music acts at this year’s contest

By Tim Forster

Queer Culture Catch-Up

Little Richard doc, Billy Porter tour, park sex, Liz Glazer comedy and music from SOFI TUKKER

“I have been singing and dancing and laughing along with so many things since last we met”

By S. Bear Bergman

Monthly Tune-Up

New music from Yaeji, ZORA, Blondshell, Michael Medrano and more

Behold spring’s bounteous harvest of infectious pop

By Jordan Currie

Music

Distance makes the music grow stronger for bicoastal duo Bestfriend

The band’s sophomore EP, “places i’ve left,” tucks our confusing world into a hazy, bedroom alt-pop soundtrack

By Jordan Currie

Queer Culture Catch-Up

Music by Lynnee Breedlove and Juba Kalamka, a Charlie Jane Anders trilogy, queer Brit hobby groups and Kit Yan, Melissa Li and Michael R. Jackson in NYC

This week’s gay enticements to engage in queer culture

By S. Bear Bergman

Music

The ultimate 2023 queer music festival guide

From Coachella to Bonnaroo, Lil Nas X to boygenius, queer artists are taking over fests this summer

By Sylvia Anne

Xtra News Flash

Supportive families key to trans youth health, boygenius slams anti-LGBTQ2S+ laws, Trans Bill of Rights reintroduced, Lizzo’s affirming shapewear and Texas lawmaker pranked

5 queer and trans news stories we’re watching: March 31

By Maddy Mahoney

Monthly Tune-Up

Yves Tumor and DEBBY FRIDAY bookend March’s new music with big, brash, rock-oriented throwbacks

Plus a Venn diagram of “Yellowjackets” and Florence + The Machine fans

By Jordan Currie

Xtra News Flash

Nashville shooting blame game, censoring ‘Rainbowland,’ media progress in India, Twitter’s hateful cash haul and ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ queer rumours confirmed

5 queer and trans news stories we’re watching: March 29

By Maddy Mahoney

Xtra News Flash

Madonna queers Nashville, ‘Gen Q’ cancelled (sort of), Scotland’s new first minister, Grindr users targeted by police and queer curling in Halifax

5 queer and trans news stories we’re following: March 27

By Eve Cable

Xtra News Flash

Oscars make history, rural Pride networks, India and same-sex marriage, Scream VI is super gay and queer Juno winners

5 queer and trans news stories we’re watching the week of March 13

By Eve Cable

TV & Film

The 5 queerest moments from the 2023 Oscars

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” was everything, the queers ate on the champagne carpet and yes, Lady Gaga made an appearance

By Mel Woods

Xtra News Flash

Miley’s getting queerer, RIP Georgina Beyer, gay NYC homicides, angry Ontario Catholics and trans protests/counter-protests in Calgary

The buzziest LGBTQ2S+ stories for the week of March 6

By Eve Cable

Queer Culture Catch-Up

In praise of queer dumplings and other miraculous creations from Nakhane, Ryan Ken and more

S. Bear Bergman serves up a feast of love and understanding

By S. Bear Bergman

Monthly Tune-Up

Hot collabs from PinkPantheress/Ice Spice and Bully/Soccer Mommy, plus indie pop bliss from Chris Pierce make this one of the best Tune-Ups ever

My music column turns one year old … and it’s a banger

By Jordan Currie

Playlist Q

With ‘Constellations’ debut, Jade LeMac is a rising star to watch

The Vancouver-based singer-songwriter brings listeners into her melodic orbit with new EP

By Daric L. Cottingham

Music

K-pop’s first openly queer boy band, Lionesses, on fighting for visibility in the industry

Amidst radio bans and discrimination, the breakout group continues to call for inclusion

By Delia Harrington