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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 13 recap: Teacher’s pets
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 13 recap: Teacher’s pets

A makeover of educators produces strong results across the board, but someone still has to go home

By Kevin O’Keeffe
‘Yellowjackets’ Season 2, Episode 1 recap: Wish you were ear
TV & Film

‘Yellowjackets’ Season 2, Episode 1 recap: Wish you were ear

Welcome to Xtra’s weekly recap keeping up with everyone’s favourite stranded cannibal soccer team

By Mel Woods
Hathaway/Coel power, trans happiness, Disney dig at DeSantis, trans athletics ban and oldest queen passes
Xtra News Flash

Hathaway/Coel power, trans happiness, Disney dig at DeSantis, trans athletics ban and oldest queen passes

5 queer and trans stories to follow: March 24

By Maddy Mahoney
When will reality dating shows get bisexuality right?
TV & Film

When will reality dating shows get bisexuality right?

OPINION: The fumbling of bi storylines on “Perfect Match” shows there’s still work to do

By Phoebe Fuller
With ‘SAP,’ Mae Martin looks for life’s little joys
TV & Film

With ‘SAP,’ Mae Martin looks for life’s little joys

The comedian discusses their new Netflix special, walking the red carpet with Elliot Page and recording a music album

By Mel Woods
How getting ghosted by ChatGPT showed me the bot’s true colours
Tech

How getting ghosted by ChatGPT showed me the bot’s true colours

ANALYSIS: ChatGPT’s evasive manoeuvres are an accurate analogy for our unfolding relationship with chatbots—a useful reminder for queer folks in particular

By Jon Heggestad
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Queers on TV, P.E.I. Pride nixes politicos, Ugandan death sentence, Grindr’s HIV tests and a super-drag queen telethon
Xtra News Flash

Queers on TV, P.E.I. Pride nixes politicos, Ugandan death sentence, Grindr’s HIV tests and a super-drag queen telethon

5 queer and trans stories to watch: March 22

By Maddy Mahoney
Hockey got gay, New York’s AG hosts Drag Story Hour, anti-trans Scottish candidates, Billie Eilish plays queer and Tinder’s new relationship types
Xtra News Flash

Hockey got gay, New York’s AG hosts Drag Story Hour, anti-trans Scottish candidates, Billie Eilish plays queer and Tinder’s new relationship types

Bite-size queer and trans news for the week of March 20

By Eve Cable
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 12 power ranking: Stars of the stage and screen
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 12 power ranking: Stars of the stage and screen

Who’s at the top of the ranking after this season’s Rusical?

By Kevin O’Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 12 recap: And now, a word from Luxx Noir London
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 12 recap: And now, a word from Luxx Noir London

In an episode already stacked with greatness, a monologue becomes the centrepiece

By Kevin O’Keeffe
‘Willow’ cancelled, historic Hanlan’s, Australia rallies, tracking celebrity allies and a Michigan librarian reads censors to filth
Xtra News Flash

‘Willow’ cancelled, historic Hanlan’s, Australia rallies, tracking celebrity allies and a Michigan librarian reads censors to filth

5 queer and trans news stories to follow: March 17

By Maddy Mahoney
Live theatre virtually, Two-Spirit model Jazz Moise and Black queer history
Queer Culture Catch-Up

Live theatre virtually, Two-Spirit model Jazz Moise and Black queer history

Plus more queer culture to catch up on starting March 16

By S. Bear Bergman
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Cara Delevingne’s globe-trotting ‘Planet Sex’ docuseries doesn’t quite climax
TV & Film

Cara Delevingne’s globe-trotting ‘Planet Sex’ docuseries doesn’t quite climax

REVIEW: Cara Delevingne’s sexual exploration is a vanity project peppered with grounded humanism

By Rendy Jones
Will Meta’s advisory board’s policy to ‘Free the nipple’ really free trans and non-binary people? 
Social Media

Will Meta’s advisory board’s policy to ‘Free the nipple’ really free trans and non-binary people? 

Moderation policies continue to be a topic of debate, leaving people to wonder if the recent changes will be enough 

By Amanda Scriver
In this debut story collection from Anuja Varghese, horror and shame commingle with joy and transformation
Books

In this debut story collection from Anuja Varghese, horror and shame commingle with joy and transformation

REVIEW: With “Chrysalis,” Anuja Varghese’s protagonists reject fairy-tale lives, embracing the unexpected

By H Felix Chau Bradley
Oscars make history, rural Pride networks, India and same-sex marriage, Scream VI is super gay and queer Juno winners
Xtra News Flash

Oscars make history, rural Pride networks, India and same-sex marriage, Scream VI is super gay and queer Juno winners

5 queer and trans news stories we’re watching the week of March 13

By Eve Cable
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 11 power ranking: Stand-up to stand out
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 11 power ranking: Stand-up to stand out

We get our first truly major power shift of the season

By Kevin O’Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 11 recap: ‘Free Willy!’
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 11 recap: ‘Free Willy!’

Longer episodes of “Drag Race” return, in spectacular fashion

By Kevin O’Keeffe
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