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

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

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

People Like Me

Coming out with Ellen DeGeneres

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

By Lindsay Curtis

People Like Me

Finding my place with Fun Home

I had been looking for someone like me for years

By Melanie Woods

HIV/AIDS

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

By Natalie Wee

Culture

What do we want? Queer spaces for women

How do we get them? Here are some inspiring tips

By Natalie Wee

People Like Me

Being loved back with Boy Meets Girl

A possibility for trans love that is rarely realized

By Gwen Benaway

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

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

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

People Like Me

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

Discovering myself with the Thundercats

By Andrew Wheeler

People Like Me

Walking the queer tightrope with Janelle Monáe

Being queer doesn’t mean any one specific thing

By Mary Ann Thomas

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

People Like Me

Escaping suburbia with The Kids in The Hall

Buddy Cole was the fearless queer impresario I longed to be

By EC Marcon

Culture

Four short films to look out for at ImagineNATIVE 2018

Here are some of the films you don’t want to miss in this year’s film and media arts festival

By Xtra Staff

Editorial

Meet Xtra’s new director of editorial

‘I can’t wait to launch this new chapter’

By Rachel Giese

People Like Me

How Mashrou’ Leila helped me celebrate my queer Arab identity

Mashrou’ Leila’s music reflects ways in which I, like other queer Arabs, am allowed to exist

By Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch