Playlist Q

Deck the halls with these queer holiday jams

Lil Nas X, Big Freedia and Tegan and Sara all have some holiday bops and bangers

By Daric L. Cottingham

Sports

Ohio lawmakers kill controversial trans sports bill that would have required genital inspections

Republican lawmakers failed to come to agreement on the controversial provision

By Ursula Muñoz S.

Rainbow Rewind 2022

In 2022, did Hollywood finally figure out the gay rom-com?

ANALYSIS: What we can learn from “Bros,” “Fire Island” and “Spoiler Alert”

By Mel Woods

Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs The World’ finalists talk poutine, edibles and what it would mean to win

Victoria Scone, Silky Nutmeg Ganache and Ra’Jah O’Hara dished it all ahead of this week’s finale

By Russ Martin

Rainbow Rewind 2022

Our favourite queer and trans songs of 2022

From Carly Rae Jepsen to Destin Conrad, here are the songs we couldn’t stop listening to this year

By Xtra Staff

Politics

Minister Pascale St-Onge says ‘more work to be done’ on sport inclusivity

The openly lesbian cabinet minister says she’s not afraid to push back on issues that matter to her

By Dale Smith

TV & Film

10 huge wins in queer animation from 2022

“Flee,” “Strange World” and more headline a fantastic year for queer and trans animation

By Rendy Jones

Rainbow Rewind 2022

2022 was the year ‘Drag Race’ truly went global

Though the franchise has been steadily expanding for years, 2022 was explosive for growth

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs The World’ Episode 5 recap: Acting up and out

In a short season like this, do we need to spend time on an acting challenge?

By Kevin O’Keeffe

TV & Film

The queer guts of ‘Bones and All’

ANALYSIS: Luca Guadagnino’s cannibal love story taps into the heart of queer isolation

By Jordan Currie

Queer Culture Catch-Up

End your year with Chani Nicholas, James Baldwin and big queer feelings

A year-end Queer Culture Catch-up to guide you into 2023

By S. Bear Bergman

TV & Film

Our favourite queer (and sort of queer) holiday movies and TV

From “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” to “A New York Christmas Wedding” Xtra staff picked our favourite watches that make the yuletide gay

By Xtra Staff

TV & Film

Ashly Burch on Season 3 of ‘Mythic Quest,’ her directing debut and riding in a tank

The Emmy-winning pansexual writer and actress gives her advice for balancing a pile of projects

By Rendy Jones

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15 cast: Meet the 16 new queens competing

A pair of biological twins and the legendary Sasha Colby highlight the largest “Drag Race” cast ever

By Mel Woods

Identity

Criticism of Brittney Griner’s release shows a lack of empathy

OPINION: The social media reaction to Brittney Griner is a reminder that empathy is often extended only to those we deem most similar to ourselves

By Femi Redwood

Books

‘I’m so queer I’m not even gay.’ A new biography of Kathy Acker paints a picture of a troublemaker on the page and in life

REVIEW: Kathy Acker was the kind of writer who’d perform sex acts in public; author Jason McBride captures her raucous life in his new biography

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul

Sports

Trudeau government missed opportunity to demand better from Qatar

OPINION: Given the discrimination against LGBTQ+ people and issues at the FIFA World Cup, more was expected from Canada

By Dale Smith

Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs The World’ Episode 4 recap: Stand-up gals

A shocking departure leaves the competition in flux

By Kevin O’Keeffe