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Eight LGBTQ2 movies and TV shows to look out for in 2019
Culture

Eight LGBTQ2 movies and TV shows to look out for in 2019

Praise queer gods for better representation!

By Arvin Joaquin
Xtra’s queer year in review
Year in Review

Xtra’s queer year in review

We hope you were buckled in, because 2018 was a bumpy and beautiful ride

By Arvin Joaquin, Eternity Martis, Rachel Giese
Ellen DeGeneres and the niceness trap
Analysis

Ellen DeGeneres and the niceness trap

The queer comedian charmed straight America — but admits in her new comedy special that fame and acceptance came at a cost

By Stéphanie Verge
Xtra’s six queerest pop culture moments of 2018
Podcasts

Xtra’s six queerest pop culture moments of 2018

Praise lesbian Jesus, it’s been one really gay year

By Xtra Staff
Rewriting my gay narrative with Totally F***ed Up
People Like Me

Rewriting my gay narrative with Totally F***ed Up

What happened to the Gay Boy after the final credits rolled?

By Cason Sharpe
Blondie’s ‘Call Me’ launched my journey as a gay sexual outlaw
People Like Me

Blondie’s ‘Call Me’ launched my journey as a gay sexual outlaw

I wanted to be one who was called the American gigolo

By Dale Corvino
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Why can’t Kevin Hart simply say he’s sorry?
Opinion

Why can’t Kevin Hart simply say he’s sorry?

The comedian’s refusal to apologize for homophobic comments reveals toxic masculinity at work

By Eternity Martis
Coming out with Ellen DeGeneres
People Like Me

Coming out with Ellen DeGeneres

I found my own courage when Ellen Morgan came out as gay

By Lindsay Curtis
Finding my place with Fun Home
People Like Me

Finding my place with Fun Home

I had been looking for someone like me for years

By Melanie Woods
22 iconic pop culture moments that changed the world’s perception of HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS

22 iconic pop culture moments that changed the world’s perception of HIV/AIDS

By Natalie Wee
What do we want? Queer spaces for women
Culture

What do we want? Queer spaces for women

How do we get them? Here are some inspiring tips

By Natalie Wee
Being loved back with Boy Meets Girl
People Like Me

Being loved back with Boy Meets Girl

A possibility for trans love that is rarely realized

By Gwen Benaway
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Long live the radical brown queerness of Freddie Mercury
Culture

Long live the radical brown queerness of Freddie Mercury

Despite its coyness, the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody can’t erase the legacy of the Queen frontman who taught the world to rock

By Eternity Martis
Everything Sucks! stared into my bisexual soul
People Like Me

Everything Sucks! stared into my bisexual soul

With the look between Emaline and Kate, everything made sense to me

By Rachel Chen
Naked Heart festival gets real about success and struggles for queer and trans writers
Opinion

Naked Heart festival gets real about success and struggles for queer and trans writers

The Toronto literary festival is in its fourth year

By Andrea Zanin
He clawed his way to my gay heart — a cartoon tiger
People Like Me

He clawed his way to my gay heart — a cartoon tiger

Discovering myself with the Thundercats

By Andrew Wheeler
Walking the queer tightrope with Janelle Monáe
People Like Me

Walking the queer tightrope with Janelle Monáe

Being queer doesn’t mean any one specific thing

By Mary Ann Thomas
Celebrating being Black and gay with The Wire
People Like Me

Celebrating being Black and gay with The Wire

I began to see the possibility of loving and being loved by women who look like me

By Tobi Abdul
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