Get To Know: Part 2 – Q Moore

From OnlyFans newcomer to Carnal Media exclusive, Q Moore is just getting started

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Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 2 power ranking: Queens overboard!

How do the power rankings ship-shape up after the first elimination?

By Kevin O'Keeffe

Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 2 recap: Yo-ho, yo-ho, a drag queen’s life for me

The queens hit the high seas for a cruise line commercial challenge

By Kevin O'Keeffe

Consumed

In the closet, I lost my voice. Queen gave it back to me

As a kid, I felt I had to tamp myself down. Freddie Mercury proved I didn’t have to

By KC Hoard

Get To Know: Part 1 – Zander Woodz

Mask Off: Zander Woodz on his full face reveal

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TV & Film

Nearly half of all queer characters on TV will disappear next year

An uptick in series endings and cancellations is bad news for queer and trans representation

By Cody Corrall

Censorship

‘Flaming Creatures’ and the censorship of queer art

Jack Smith’s 1963 film “Flaming Creatures” was deemed legally obscene by the U.S. Supreme Court

By Cody Corrall

Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 1 power ranking: Forever your girls

Which queens find themselves “Straight Up” at the top of the first ranking of the season?

By Kevin O'Keeffe

TV & Film

Is ‘Wicked: For Good’ really what queer and trans people need right now?

Director Jon M. Chu tells Xtra how allyship is intrinsic to the “Wicked” films

By Pat Mullen

Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6 premiere recap: Girl, don’t play the fool

Paula Abdul is the breakout star of an altogether very strong premiere episode

By Kevin O'Keeffe

Drag

Sami Landri is ready for ‘Drag Race.’ Is the world ready for her?

New Brunswick’s biggest drag export got famous for her absurd, multilingual TikToks. She tells Xtra how she trolled her way to the top

By Nadia Trudel

Books

Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore on the link between the COVID-19 and AIDS crises

Sycamore’s new novel “Terry Dactyl” shirks nostalgia, instead showing how queer history often repeats

By Veronica Esposito

Culture

Join us live from the Pink Carpet

LGBTQ2S+ changemakers and their champions to be honoured at Pink Triangle Press event

By Xtra Staff

Celebrity

Jonathan Bailey is the first openly gay ‘Sexiest Man Alive’

The tight pants wearing “Wicked” star earned the honour this year. But what other sexy queers should get the nod one day?

By Mel Woods

Books

This trans zine from the ’90s has never been more relevant

“Gendertrash From Hell” collects all the issues of the iconoclastic publication. It’s a major event

By H Felix Chau Bradley

Love & Sex

Why are cis women suddenly into taking testosterone?

An emerging trend in wellness has women seeking out T to improve their sex lives or energy levels

By Mel Woods

Consumed

Richard Linklater showed me how to love

During a honeymoon phase with a new partner, I clung to Linklater’s “Before” trilogy. His new film, “Blue Moon,” helped me carve a new path forward

By KC Hoard

Books

‘Radical Unlearning’ explores what it takes to shift our beliefs

Lewis Raven Wallace’s new book digs into the science of personal transformation

By Syrus Marcus Ware