From the lead-footed Belgians to the high-flying French, we rate the world in heels

In Sarah Blakley-Cartwright’s latest novel, a young woman starts an affair with her childhood best friend’s mother—and chaos ensues

Two queens go home after the lip sync tournament, suddenly leaving us with a final six

The queens of the north face off in this franchise’s first lip sync battle royale

From M3GAN to George Santos to “Padam Padam,” these are the pop culture things the gays will remember from 2023

Get ready to love and laugh with Miss Chief Eagle Testickle

REVIEW: “Creep: Accusations and Confessions” is a scathing essay collection that analyzes the rotted power structures buttressing North American culture

From “Baldur’s Gate 3” to “Bomb Rush Cyberfunk”

An annual tradition returns: the highs and the lows of the past year, personified

New year, new ink? Check out some picks for artists to inspire your next tattoo

Where do we stand heading into the next big twist of the season?

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

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Our power ranking of all 14 seasons of ‘Drag Race’ that aired in 2023

The sexy cruelty of ‘Alice Sadie Celine’

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4, Episode 6 power ranking: Double trouble

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4, Episode 6 recap: Syncing up

50 queer and trans pop culture moments that defined 2023

A deeply Cree and gloriously queer conversation with Kent Monkman and Gisèle Gordon

Myriam Gurba’s penetrating insights into the inexorable fog of trauma and abuse

The best—and queerest—games I played in 2023

Righteous Queens and Shady Bitches 2023

20 Canadian queer and trans tattooers to check out

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4, Episode 5 power ranking: Total knock-out

‘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!