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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 10 power ranking: Lucky seven
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 10 power ranking: Lucky seven

A top two Lip Sync for the Win makes for interesting power rankings

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 10 recap: I’ve got the ‘Power’
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 10 recap: I’ve got the ‘Power’

An early Rumix challenge produces terrific results—with no one going home

By Kevin O'Keeffe
The blurred lines between ‘transamory’ and chasing
Excerpt

The blurred lines between ‘transamory’ and chasing

In this excerpt from their new book, “Gender/Fucking,” writer and professor Florence Ashley unpacks “chaserdom” and the fetishization of trans femininity

By Florence Ashley
‘Frida’ is a serviceable documentary that fails to engage with deeper topics
TV & Film

‘Frida’ is a serviceable documentary that fails to engage with deeper topics

REVIEW: Despite its animated portraits, “Frida” captures its iconic subject in a stationary image

By Michelle Krasovitski
Why is RuPaul’s online store Allstora filled with homophobic books?
Video

Why is RuPaul’s online store Allstora filled with homophobic books?

The online bookstore co-founded by the ‘Drag Race’ icon defended its choice to carry the controversial books

By Xtra Video
Where does ‘Be Gay, Do Crime’ even come from?
History

Where does ‘Be Gay, Do Crime’ even come from?

From graffiti to protests to band T-shirts, the phrase has become a vital part of queer culture 

By Kevin Maimann
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Christina Cooke’s ‘Broughtupsy’ reckons with the queer Jamaican immigrant experience
Books

Christina Cooke’s ‘Broughtupsy’ reckons with the queer Jamaican immigrant experience

The debut novelist talks writing, intersectionality and the queerness of spirituality

By Lynette George
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs. The World’ Season 2 is the international ‘All Stars’ we’ve been waiting for
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs. The World’ Season 2 is the international ‘All Stars’ we’ve been waiting for

Halfway through the season, it finally feels like the promise of the ‘vs. The World’ format is being fulfilled

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 9 power ranking: Drag by design
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 9 power ranking: Drag by design

If this week’s power ranking looks familiar, it should

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 9 recap: Goth girls
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 9 recap: Goth girls

Another design challenge provides predictable results—except for the elimination

By Kevin O'Keeffe
How Jamison Green’s visibility paved the way for a generation of trans men 
History

How Jamison Green’s visibility paved the way for a generation of trans men 

The author, activist and public figure has fought back against trans men’s erasure for decades

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
Why a lesbian ‘Love Is Blind’ just makes sense 
TV & Film

Why a lesbian ‘Love Is Blind’ just makes sense 

OPINION: Netflix, bring out the U-Hauls!

By Tara-Michelle Ziniuk
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‘Firebugs’ pulls at the complex strings of t4t love and the climate crisis 
Books

‘Firebugs’ pulls at the complex strings of t4t love and the climate crisis 

REVIEW: Nino Bulling’s graphic novel is an intimate portrait of a character who can’t bring themself to risk change, while hating how it feels not to

By H Felix Chau Bradley
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 8 power ranking: Comic Ru-lief
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 8 power ranking: Comic Ru-lief

An episode full of comedy challenges twists up the power rankings

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 8 recap: Inventing Snatch
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 8 recap: Inventing Snatch

With more and more original characters, what is Snatch Game even about these days?

By Kevin O'Keeffe
Desire, love triangles and bad gays are at the centre of Hanna Johansson’s ‘Antiquity’
Books

Desire, love triangles and bad gays are at the centre of Hanna Johansson’s ‘Antiquity’

Xtra speaks with the Swedish author about her newly translated novel

By Kerensa Cadenas
‘Drive-Away Dolls’ is a sex-positive lesbian romp
TV & Film

‘Drive-Away Dolls’ is a sex-positive lesbian romp

REVIEW: Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke have crafted the next great lesbian road trip movie

By Barry Levitt
Eccentric folkies the Ophelias are poised to break big
Music

Eccentric folkies the Ophelias are poised to break big

Queer, genre-hopping and mischievous, the indie quartet is gearing up for world domination, one offbeat lyric at a time

By Hannah Jocelyn
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