The world may be grim, but new queer music shone a joyful light in June

With anti-drag protests intensifying and spilling across borders, drag artists worldwide are losing gigs and fearing violence

Creator ND Stevenson and star Eugene Lee Yang discuss making the queer and trans subtext explicit in the fun, family-friendly animated feature

Ahead of next month’s World Cup, the Canadian midfielder discusses mentorship, inclusion and trans sports myth-busting

We’re at the final four—with no end to this season in sight

Five All Stars winners’ spirits are in the room for this week’s design challenge

Plus queer poetry and two big film festivals online

Vivian Tylinska joins a wave of queer and trans musicians reshaping metal, noise and dissonance

The Mexican-American non-binary actor takes Xtra behind the scenes of Netflix’s newest queer-led comedy

Before Che Diaz, there was Syd—here, we trace the original show’s wayward queerness

Easton discusses writing their first book and the pleasures and pain of country music

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: June 19

Who stands tallest in this season’s latest improv challenge?

It takes a wake-up call from RuPaul to snap the cast out of their spiral

Fraser’s revolutionary adaptation of “Richard II” and Jackman-Torkoff’s energetic performance are bringing the Bard to new audiences

Attention: We’ve arrived at peak party season

The multi-talented artist is ready to shed some cosmic light on the real Sahar

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Bloc Party, Janelle Monáe and Olive Klug top Pride Month releases

Drag artists are workers, and protests are putting them in danger

‘Nimona’ is the queer movie of the moment

Canadian soccer star Quinn is blazing trans trails on—and off—the field

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8’ Episode 8 power ranking: They’re all (dressed up as) winners, baby

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8’ Episode 8 recap: Paying respects to the legendary legends

Miss Major, Big Freedia, Dykanite and trans science fiction on deck for Pride Month

Victory Over the Sun’s brutal beauty embodies trans rage and hope

‘Glamorous’ star Damian Terriquez talks fashion, politics and being starstruck

A timeline of surprisingly queer ‘Sex and the City’ episodes

Non-binary author Steacy Easton digs deep into the life of the country singer in ‘Why Tammy Wynette Matters’

Pixar non-binary character, Rishi Sunak makes transphobic comments, South Korean Pride clashes, Moldova Pride is peaceful and Trump-appointed judge blocks Indiana trans ban

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8’ Episode 7 power ranking: Ru crime genre

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8’ Episode 7 recap: ‘Mama is here to straighten shit out’

Playwright Brad Fraser and actor Stephen Jackman-Torkoff are queering Shakespeare and sexing up the Stratford Festival

Mexico City, New York, Toronto, Madrid… at which Pride in which city are you celebrating?

‘Pose’ star Hailie Sahar charts a new course with debut single ‘Star Traveler’

Florida’s drag ban is facing a new test: comic conventions