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Music

Get ready to plot Kehlani on your ‘The L Word: Generation Q’ chart
The Buzz

Get ready to plot Kehlani on your ‘The L Word: Generation Q’ chart

Plus Abbi Jacobson is engaged, Shea Couleé joins the MCU and Frank Ocean’s latest business venture

By Mel Woods
From bisexual R&B artist Steve Lacy’s trippy slow groove to trans rapper Mykki Blanco’s dreamy proclamation of new love
Monthly Tune-Up

From bisexual R&B artist Steve Lacy’s trippy slow groove to trans rapper Mykki Blanco’s dreamy proclamation of new love

Jordan Currie programs a splendidly queer summer of music, just for you

By Jordan Currie
The thrilling horrors of singer Diamanda Galás
Music

The thrilling horrors of singer Diamanda Galás

Thirty-five years after launching her harrowing AIDS trilogy with the release of “The Divine Punishment,” Galás turns her unflinching gaze at the depravity of the First World War

By Jesse Locke
‘Anonymous Club’ finds Australian musician Courtney Barnett in flux
TV & Film

‘Anonymous Club’ finds Australian musician Courtney Barnett in flux

REVIEW: The new documentary follows the Australian musician on the road

By Michelle Krasovitski
Speed Date with Irish musician SOAK
Speed Date

Speed Date with Irish musician SOAK

The recording artist calls their latest album “emotional, kind of dramatic … very honest”

By Lito Howse
You have spoken: the most iconic queer anthem of all time is … ‘Dancing Queen’?
Music

You have spoken: the most iconic queer anthem of all time is … ‘Dancing Queen’?

Xtra readers voted and ABBA’s classic ran away with the final tally

By Mel Woods
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Cabaret star Tyreece is the toast of London—and the internet!
London Calling

Cabaret star Tyreece is the toast of London—and the internet!

The non-binary burlesque performer and “Slag Wars” winner gives Xtra a personal tour of LGBTQ+ London

By Russ Martin
Singles from Lil Nas X, Perfume Genius and MUNA keep Pride alive
Monthly Tune-Up

Singles from Lil Nas X, Perfume Genius and MUNA keep Pride alive

From camp excess to sapphic joy, music columnist Jordan Currie has your summer playlist ready

By Jordan Currie
Chicago rapper Cuee is ‘Coming Out’ swinging
Playlist Q

Chicago rapper Cuee is ‘Coming Out’ swinging

The artist’s recently released EP, centred on liberation and Pride, is a reintroduction to the world 

By Daria Lynn Cottingham
45 years on the edge with legendary DJ David Morales
Pride 2022: Party & Protest

45 years on the edge with legendary DJ David Morales

Morales discusses the history of house, the hard truth about safe spaces, the drama behind diva remixes and being the gayest straight DJ of all time 

By Elio Iannacci
‘Sex Is as Sex Does,’ Kelechi, Green Room 42 and more Pride Month happenings
Queer Culture Catch-Up

‘Sex Is as Sex Does,’ Kelechi, Green Room 42 and more Pride Month happenings

Plus more of what’s up and on starting June 10

By S. Bear Bergman
Help Xtra find the greatest Pride anthem of all time
Pride 2022: Party & Protest

Help Xtra find the greatest Pride anthem of all time

Lady Gaga? Gloria Gaynor? Lil Nas X? Which artist’s song tops them all?

By Mel Woods
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Fall boozily in love with London’s queer performance scene
London Calling

Fall boozily in love with London’s queer performance scene

From seedy dives and lavishly decorated halls to twisted drag and acerbic social commentary, here are the venues and shows to check out this summer

By Toby Reynolds
Rina Sawayama rides a mechanical bull in hell while Remi Wolf sings tenderly of longing
Monthly Tune-Up

Rina Sawayama rides a mechanical bull in hell while Remi Wolf sings tenderly of longing

This month I’m serving up everything from the melancholic warmth of sunlight streaming through stained glass to a gay one-night-stand anthem for the ages

By Jordan Currie
Singer SHAH is keeping R&B alive
Playlist Q

Singer SHAH is keeping R&B alive

This queer Gen Z songbird has all the right ingredients to be the next big thing

By Daria Lynn Cottingham
Joyful Joyful sing their own sacred hymns after being exiled from the church
Music

Joyful Joyful sing their own sacred hymns after being exiled from the church

Expelled from a religious community because of their queerness, Peterborough’s Cormac Culkeen is reinventing devotional traditions

By Jesse Locke
Tomson Highway invites listeners to ‘Cree Country,’ the Two-Spirit artist’s new Cree-language country album
Music

Tomson Highway invites listeners to ‘Cree Country,’ the Two-Spirit artist’s new Cree-language country album

The celebrated playwright, author and musician teams up with singer Patricia Cano in a loving act of reclamation

By Jesse Locke
The queer highlights of Eurovision 2022
The Buzz

The queer highlights of Eurovision 2022

We’ve got plenty of Euro camp, a trans breakthrough on “Doctor Who” and the return of “Black Mirror”

By Mel Woods
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