Xtra Weekly

Xtra Weekly: A patient seems to have been cured of HIV

International Women’s Day, lesbian power, and straight men’s masturbation clubs. Here’s your Xtra Weekly, Mar 8.

By Arvin Joaquin

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 11’s queens shake up the ranking

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 11 Episode 2 recap: Good God, girl, get a grip

Season 11 is in trouble — and it’s only week two

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Culture

Ariana Grande’s ‘thank u, next’ is the queer break-up track we need

How the hit song embraces the LGBTQ2 tradition of gratitude for our exes

By Andi Schwartz

Xtra Weekly

Xtra Weekly: Conservative attack on trans people

Donald Trump Jr supported an anti-trans story, gay Walmart ad and queerness at the Oscars. Here’s your Xtra Weekly, Mar 1.

By Arvin Joaquin

Drag Race

Which ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 11 queens shined brightest in the premiere?

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 11 premiere recap: Queens here, queens there, queens everywhere

‘Drag Race’ looks to the past while pushing the fast-forward button in the present

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Personal Essay

What Meryl Streep taught me about trans identity and allyship

Streep was there to support and empower women like her, women who’d spent a lifetime sidestepping entitled men. And in me, she saw a man

By Lorimer Shenher

Opinion

Jussie Smollett’s story doesn’t mean we should ignore Black queer survivors

‘From now on, will innocent queer Black men be treated as liars when they come forward with their stories of survival?’

By Arkee E

Culture

The 2019 Oscars: So, how queer were they?

Even with a Lady Gaga performance and several queer-adjacent films, the awards weren’t queer enough for us

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Xtra Weekly

Xtra Weekly: Jussie Smollett allegedly staged attack

The Empire actor faces a felony charge, and other LGBTQ2 content from Xtra and around the world. Here’s your Xtra Weekly, Feb 22.

By Arvin Joaquin

Drag Race

How can ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ become great — and gay — again?

In the wake of a loathed double win, a diagnosis of the franchise’s maladies

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 4’: Who are the true winners of the season?

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 4’ recap: Which queen joins the ‘Drag Race’ Hall of Fame?

The battle comes down to Season 9 versus Season 10

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Love & Sex

13 LGBTQ2 heroes we’re crushing on this month

In honour of Pink Triangle Day and Valentine’s, let’s share some queer love

By Arvin Joaquin, Erica Lenti

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 4’: what are the queens’ chances heading into the finale?

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 4’ recap: The final four is set

One final queen goes home before the ‘All Stars 4’ finale

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 4’ power rankings embrace the inevitable

By Kevin O’Keeffe