Brianna Ghey deserved better than the U.K.’s transphobia

OPINION: The U.K.’s normalization of anti-trans hate has real-world consequences—the trans teen murdered this week should be alive

By V.S. Wells

Music

5 queer songs to get you in the mood (plus 20 more to keep it going)

For Valentine’s Day, we’ve curated your perfect queer sex playlist

By Sylvia Anne

Mental Health

Trans and queer folks can’t solely rely on our resilience to survive

Perhaps LGBTQ2S+ writers, creatives and historians can teach us how to do more than just get by

By Leigh Hendrix

Drag

San Francisco to celebrate drag artistry with new laureate position

The announcement of the position comes at a time of political backlash against drag artistry

By Luca Della Penna

TV & Film

The ‘Harley Quinn’ Valentine’s Day special is the chaotic queerness we need

REVIEW: The DC animated series has become a surprising bastion of sex-positive queerness

By Rendy Jones

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 7 power ranking: Sweeps week

Who’s helping “The Daytona Wind” hit the top of the Nielsen charts?

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 7 recap: A comedy Ru-boot

Surreal humour makes this version of “The Daytona Wind” one to remember

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Comedy

Darcy & Jer talk marriage, live show and showing up against homophobic hate

The pair have racked up nearly 3.5 million TikTok followers since the start of the pandemic

By Mel Woods

TV & Film

Your big queer guide to the 2023 Super Bowl

A sports gay? A Rihanna stan? Just there for the tacos? Whoever you are, we’ve got you covered

By Mel Woods

Books

A haunted house is a metaphor for right-wing terror in Alison Rumfitt’s frightening new novel

REVIEW: The modern gothic thriller “Tell Me I’m Worthless” grapples with how fascist tendencies urge us turn on each other

By Grace Byron

TV & Film

Director Ashley McKenzie talks ‘Queens of the Qing Dynasty,’ Cape Breton and asexuality

The Nova Scotia director’s second feature was a TIFF stand-out in 2022

By Danita Steinberg

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 6 power ranking: Battle of the Bands, Senior Edition

We have a remarkably rare occurrence at the top of the charts this week

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 6 recap: Golden oldies

A gimmicky girl group challenge produces one of the strangest challenge winner edits in “Drag Race” herstory

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Mental Health

The passing of transphobic laws increased internet searches for ‘suicide’ and ‘depression,’ study finds

The study also found that when a transphobic bill was defeated, the number of searches on those topics decreased

By Diamond Yao

Queer Culture Catch-Up

Fat activism, trans literature and Sam Smith

Plus more queer culture curations to get you through chilly times

By S. Bear Bergman

Sexual Health

Why the world’s only Vagina Museum deserves a permanent home

OPINION: On Wednesday, when the Vagina Museum in Bethnal Green, U.K., was forced to shutter for the second time in less than two years, the community lost a vital sexual health resource

By Quinn Rhodes

TV & Film

‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’ is as complex as its subject

REVIEW: The standout Sundance doc pays tribute to a musical icon who didn’t get his flowers

By Rendy Jones

TV & Film

I’m obsessed with whatever Drew Barrymore is doing on her talk show

OPINION: Noted bisexual Drew Barrymore’s daytime talk show has become an unlikely space for delightfully naughty queerness

By Mel Woods