In a stunning reversal, a queen goes from wanting to leave to winning the most crucial challenge

The best and brightest—even most bewildering—stories from a back catalogue brimming with insight

Putting a bow on a banner year for queer and trans lit

ANALYSIS: What do Troye Sivan, Gigi Gorgeous, Tom Daley and Dodie have in common? They all came out on YouTube. But the platform is no longer as central to queer and trans narratives

This year, we loved these tunes from Chappell Roan, 100 gecs, Janelle Monáe and more!

“Renegades: San Francisco, The 1990s” captures a vital and vibrant era of queer and trans life

No elimination hardly means no movement on the power rankings, as our Golden Beaver winner shakes things up

A design challenge leads into a heated Mini-“Untucked”, giving us a shocking Golden Beaver decision

REVIEW: The Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie film misses what made Ottessa Moshfegh’s book so compelling

The field of intimacy coordination is young—which means there’s still time to help it expand beyond heteronormative standards

First study of its kind looks at some of the reasons why

Our culture maven S. Bear Bergman has some terrific suggestions on navigating family drama and crafting your own traditions

Which of our top three took home the crown, and how’d they do it?

REVIEW: Trappings of the camp aesthetic tell emotional truths in this acidic melodrama

A unique judging structure for the girl groups challenge produces an unusual power ranking

A pre-season favourite goes home far earlier than we expected

Which of our final three snatched the crown?

Plus drag queen Pattie Gonia’s environmental anthem performed with trans Indigenous singer-songwriter Quinn Christopherson and acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma

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‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4, Episode 5 recap: Turn the game around

Xtra’s top LGBTQ2S+ stories of the year

5 books we missed this year

The queer and trans songs we couldn’t get enough of in 2023

‘Renegades’ documents the queer history Chloe Sherman helped create

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4, Episode 4 power ranking: Drama coming through!

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4, Episode 4 recap: Sew emotional

‘Eileen’ is an adequate adaptation that doesn’t go far enough

Majority of non-binary youth aren’t participating in team sports

Holidays got you blue? Here’s some joy and fight and warm hugs

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 5, Episode 10 power ranking: The UK’s Next ‘Drag Race’ Superstar is …

‘May December’ is Todd Haynes at his most camp

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4, Episode 3 power ranking: Love Bugs and Vixens galore

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4, Episode 3 recap: Heartbeats, heartbroken

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 5 finale recap: Queen of the Northeast

New tunes from Sleater-Kinney and Kevin Abstract