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These queer organizations are providing free binders to people in New Brunswick
Identity

These queer organizations are providing free binders to people in New Brunswick

While chest binders can reduce gender dysphoria, they can be expensive and difficult to access in more rural areas

By Maddy Mahoney
World Boxing Council will introduce trans boxer categories
Sports

World Boxing Council will introduce trans boxer categories

The new regulations have been met with criticism from trans athletes, who say they are discriminatory

By Diamond Yao
Meet the historian who is driving a bus full of banned queer books across the U.S.
Censorship

Meet the historian who is driving a bus full of banned queer books across the U.S.

Eric Cervini is turning a school bus into a library of queer literature

By Sarah Prager
The NYT’s trans ‘debate’ isn’t actually a debate
Media

The NYT’s trans ‘debate’ isn’t actually a debate

OPINION: The hiring of David French is just the latest in a string of anti-trans moves from mainstream media 

By Katelyn Burns
The deviant, danceable liberation of My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult’s ‘Sexplosion!’
Queer View Mirror

The deviant, danceable liberation of My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult’s ‘Sexplosion!’

After more than 30 years, the queer-coded album still thrills

By Christopher DiRaddo
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15 premiere recap: It’s a new day in the werk room
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15 premiere recap: It’s a new day in the werk room

It’s the dawn of the MTV era, with 16 new queens to meet

By Kevin O’Keeffe
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15 premiere power ranking: Sweet 16
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15 premiere power ranking: Sweet 16

We’ve got a lot of queens to rank!

By Kevin O’Keeffe
Nova Scotia town rallies around queer-owned store after its Pride flags were repeatedly vandalized 
Homophobia

Nova Scotia town rallies around queer-owned store after its Pride flags were repeatedly vandalized 

Despite the incidents, the owners intend to continuously display the Pride flag

By Diamond Yao
12 queens who defined the VH1 era of ‘Drag Race’
Drag Race

12 queens who defined the VH1 era of ‘Drag Race’

Ahead of the start of “Drag Race” on MTV, we’re looking back at some titans of the last five years

By Kevin O’Keeffe, Mathew Rodriguez
Indian activists embrace the power of queer archiving to rebalance history
History

Indian activists embrace the power of queer archiving to rebalance history

In a world where only the loudest and most powerful voices get heard, the preservation of historical documents give voice to the unrepresented

By Pawan Dhall
December tracks you may have missed, from Phoebe Bridgers to Nakkia Gold
Monthly Tune-Up

December tracks you may have missed, from Phoebe Bridgers to Nakkia Gold

Start your new year off right with a selection of December 2022’s best queer and trans songs

By Jordan Currie
Homophobic soccer chants are alive and well
Sports

Homophobic soccer chants are alive and well

OPINION: It’s going to take more than awareness and education to stop the use of homophobic chants at professional soccer games

By Katelyn Burns
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Vancouver’s Billy Nguyen is paving the way for non-binary chefs in Canada
TV & Film

Vancouver’s Billy Nguyen is paving the way for non-binary chefs in Canada

The “Top Chef Canada” alum’s pop-up concepts are generating buzz

By Dan Clapson
How the death of a lover inspired Lauren John Joseph’s compelling debut novel
Books

How the death of a lover inspired Lauren John Joseph’s compelling debut novel

Artist, performer and writer Lauren John Joseph talks about getting beyond mere trans representation

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul
‘Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs The World’ Episode 6 recap: The Queen of the Mother-Pucking World is …
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs The World’ Episode 6 recap: The Queen of the Mother-Pucking World is …

Brooke Lynn Hytes gets the chance to crown a queen she once competed against

By Kevin O’Keeffe
This Texas city is privatizing its library after a dispute over LGBTQ2S+ books
Censorship

This Texas city is privatizing its library after a dispute over LGBTQ2S+ books

With book bans and restrictions at an all-time high, studies show that 33 percent of challenged books in the U.S. have queer themes or characters 

By Maddy Mahoney
50 queer and trans pop culture moments that defined 2022
Rainbow Rewind 2022

50 queer and trans pop culture moments that defined 2022

From the negroni sbagliato to “Funny Girl” drama, to problematic TikTok emu farmer lesbians, these are the moments we’ll all remember

By Mel Woods
Deck the halls with these queer holiday jams
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 Daria Lynn Cottingham
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