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Culture

COVID-19: Your Communities in Action, Mar. 19
Your Communities in Action

COVID-19: Your Communities in Action, Mar. 19

A running diary of LGBTQ2 folk coping and caring for each other. Today: Your invitation to the partypocalypse and something darling for the kiddies

By Xtra Staff
Vladimir Putin’s possible term extension, Billy Eichner’s plea and RuPaul’s big ruveal
Xtra Weekly

Vladimir Putin’s possible term extension, Billy Eichner’s plea and RuPaul’s big ruveal

Here’s what to expect from Xtra Weekly, March 20

By Xtra Staff
COVID-19: Your Communities in Action, Mar. 18
Your Communities in Action

COVID-19: Your Communities in Action, Mar. 18

A running diary of LGBTQ2 folk caring and coping for each other. Today: queer Berliners mobilize to help the most vulnerable, the oldest LGBTQ2 bookstore in the world reinvents itself again, and Charli XCX spreads positivity

By Arvin Joaquin, Erica Lenti, Gordon Bowness
Cassils transforms the way we see
Arts

Cassils transforms the way we see

Performance artist uses their trans body to fascinate and challenge

By Gordon Bowness
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 12, Episode 3 power ranking: The first queen falls
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 12, Episode 3 power ranking: The first queen falls

By Kevin O’Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 12, Episode 3 recap: Drag in the time of pandemic
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 12, Episode 3 recap: Drag in the time of pandemic

The first elimination of the season means the expected loss of a lower-tier queen

By Kevin O’Keeffe
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How Disney used disability to showcase flaws in its characters
Power

How Disney used disability to showcase flaws in its characters

What messages do we internalize, as disabled children, when we see a world that looks so easy on the screen and then struggle with the world in real life?

By Amanda Leduc
The Canadian government’s bill to ban conversion therapy, Halsey’s candidate and Joel Kim Booster’s gay romcom
Xtra Weekly

The Canadian government’s bill to ban conversion therapy, Halsey’s candidate and Joel Kim Booster’s gay romcom

Here’s what to expect from Xtra Weekly, March 13

By Xtra Staff
David Byrne and Jessica Simpson are the comeback kids of 2020
Obsessions

David Byrne and Jessica Simpson are the comeback kids of 2020

A 67-year-old straight man channels queer joy and a millennium pop diva gets the last word

By Thomas Leblanc, Tranna Wintour
What happens now that Sherry Pie is disqualified from ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’?
Culture

What happens now that Sherry Pie is disqualified from ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’?

VH1 and World of Wonder handled the controversy the right way. Here’s how they can prevent this from happening in the future

By Kevin O’Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 12, Episode 2 power ranking: They can’t do it alone
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 12, Episode 2 power ranking: They can’t do it alone

By Kevin O’Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 12, Episode 2 recap: Cell Tuck Tango
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 12, Episode 2 recap: Cell Tuck Tango

Six more queens make their first appearances—but who stands out?

By Kevin O’Keeffe
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Angelica Ross is living and speaking her truth
Culture

Angelica Ross is living and speaking her truth

The ‘American Horror Story’ star talks about her journey and supporting her community

By Jon Higgins
LGBTQ2 voters backed Bernie Sanders, Cher for Biden and Barbra Streisand on Trump
Xtra Weekly

LGBTQ2 voters backed Bernie Sanders, Cher for Biden and Barbra Streisand on Trump

Here’s what to expect from Xtra Weekly, Mar. 6

By Xtra Staff
Carly Rae Jepsen’s music was the soundtrack of my first gay love
Love Like Mine

Carly Rae Jepsen’s music was the soundtrack of my first gay love

Somewhere between the lyrics and catchy harmony, I fell in love

By KC Hoard
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 12, Episode 1 power ranking: Top dog
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 12, Episode 1 power ranking: Top dog

By Kevin O’Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 12, Episode 1 recap: Splits for your nerves
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 12, Episode 1 recap: Splits for your nerves

It’s the first split premiere since Season 6, so it’s time to meet only half the queens

By Kevin O’Keeffe
The 11 must-see titles that make up the Black queer film canon
TV & Film

The 11 must-see titles that make up the Black queer film canon

From the legendary ‘Paris is Burning’ to the lesser known ‘Still Black: A Portrait of Black Transmen,’ here are the seminal films charting the best of Black LGBTQ2 visibility on screen

By Tre’vell Anderson
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