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Culture

2025 Pride collections lean heavily into jorts
Pride

2025 Pride collections lean heavily into jorts

ANALYSIS: From American Eagle to Target, many of this year’s Pride offerings are bland on bland

By Mel Woods
How trans comics can save the world
Culture

How trans comics can save the world

ANALYSIS: The world is growing increasingly hostile toward the LGBTQ2S+ community. We need superheroes now more than ever

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
Sufjan Stevens’s best album broke me—and brought me peace
Music

Sufjan Stevens’s best album broke me—and brought me peace

“Carrie and Lowell” turns ten this year. It got me through the worst time of my life

By KC Hoard
Deborah Vance is the power dyke we deserve
TV & Film

Deborah Vance is the power dyke we deserve

Jean Smart’s character on “Hacks” is just like her turn on “Designing Women”: powerful, trailblazing and authentic

By Angela Mullins
‘Disappoint Me’ is a study in compassion
Books

‘Disappoint Me’ is a study in compassion

Nicola Dinan’s second novel raises big questions about forgiveness, justice and responsibility

By H Felix Chau Bradley
Alberta to create standards for ‘age-appropriate’ school library books
Censorship

Alberta to create standards for ‘age-appropriate’ school library books

Maia Kobabe’s “Gender Queer” and Alison Bechdel’s “Fun Home” are among the books flagged as “extremely graphic”

By Mel Woods
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Hooking up with chronic pain
Excerpt

Hooking up with chronic pain

Olivia was one of the few women I’d matched with on the apps. Sex with her made me want to disappear

By Gabrielle Drolet
Harron Walker on her first book and loving other trans women
Books

Harron Walker on her first book and loving other trans women

“Trans women artists and writers have informed my thinking”

By Denny
Lady Bunny and Miss Fiercalicious know what’s wrong with drag
Drag

Lady Bunny and Miss Fiercalicious know what’s wrong with drag

The two icons talk “Drag Race,” the mall and why drag will always be controversial

By Xtra Staff
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ changes the game for Season 10—and it’s working
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ changes the game for Season 10—and it’s working

Though it seemed convoluted in theory, the tournament system is paying dividends so far

By Kevin O'Keeffe
Womens sports is booming. Can it continue ethically?
Sports

Womens sports is booming. Can it continue ethically?

ANALYSIS: The WNBA and PWHL are thriving, but will problematic partnerships in the interest of profits threaten their success?

By Frankie de la Cretaz
Is it time for Eurovision to face the music over Israel’s participation?
Music

Is it time for Eurovision to face the music over Israel’s participation?

Pressure is mounting for the über-popular song contest to drop its most controversial contestant

By Isaac Würmann
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How ‘Survivor’ and ‘Real Housewives’ got queer
Inside Xtra

How ‘Survivor’ and ‘Real Housewives’ got queer

Mel Woods, host of Xtra’s “Get Queer” podcast, talks about the secret LGBTQ2S+ history of reality television

By KC Hoard
Queer sports leagues offer safety and joy
Sports

Queer sports leagues offer safety and joy

Recreational sports leagues across Canada are offering LGBTQ2S+ people something essential: the freedom to just show up and play

By Tudor Robins
Thirty years ago, ‘When Night Is Falling’ kick-started the golden age of lesbian cinema
Queer View Mirror

Thirty years ago, ‘When Night Is Falling’ kick-started the golden age of lesbian cinema

Hokey, improbable and super sexy, Patricia Rozema’s flick still has my heart 

By Ingrid Randoja
‘The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman’ remixes its author’s transformative life moments
Books

‘The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman’ remixes its author’s transformative life moments

In her new book, Stratis asks an age-old question: Is dad rock for everyone, or is everyone a dad?

By Raechel Anne Jolie
Why are queer people so obsessed with country music right now?
Music

Why are queer people so obsessed with country music right now?

Chappell Roan and Beyoncé are making it cool for us to line dance in bedazzled cowboy boots. I’ve been yee-hawing since childhood

By Tyson Bears
‘I Remember Lights’ is a time machine trip to Montreal’s gay past
Books

‘I Remember Lights’ is a time machine trip to Montreal’s gay past

Ben Ladouceur’s rigorously researched new novel is romantic, harrowing and transportive

By H Felix Chau Bradley
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