Books

Margot Douaihy’s lesbian nun-turned-detective is the star of the first novel from Gillian Flynn’s new imprint

REVIEW: “Scorched Grace” launches the unapologetic career of Sister Holiday

By H Felix Chau Bradley

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 8 power ranking: ‘She was in the bottom three times in one episode’

A favourite queen has a rough go of it in the LaLaPaRuZa

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 8 recap: Sync test

The LaLaPaRuZa returns not as a punishment, but as its own maxi-challenge

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Activism

This Sudbury student is calling out his school for ‘outrageous’ drag cancellation

Ra’Jah Mohamed’s school board cancelled a drag show, calling it “hypersexual.” The 16-year-old activist decided to take action

By Claire Forth

Xtra News Flash

Black queer history, sporting sisterhood, Spanish rights, New York Times protest and beauty queen euphoria

5 queer and trans stories we’re following: Feb. 17

By Maddy Mahoney

Media

The conservative agenda against trans people’s ultimate goal? Eliminating us

OPINION: Their language is clear, conservatives want to literally exterminate trans people

By Katelyn Burns

Music

K-pop’s first openly queer boy band, Lionesses, on fighting for visibility in the industry

Amidst radio bans and discrimination, the breakout group continues to call for inclusion

By Delia Harrington

Politics

Canadian conservatives can’t cherry-pick the ‘culture war’ they want to fight

OPINION: Embracing the convoy also means embracing its anti-LGBTQ2S+ arm

By Dale Smith

Queer Culture Catch-Up

A perfect queer day in NYC, Black history and a trans research takedown

This week, S. Bear Bergman’s Queer Culture Catch-up has got it all

By S. Bear Bergman

TV & Film

In ‘The Stroll,’ Black trans former sex workers recall hard times—and some joy—in the old neighbourhood

REVIEW: The Sundance standout documentary is as intimate as it is revolutionary

By Ren Jender

Media

Contributors, organizations and celebrities call out the New York Times’ transphobia

The paper of record is the target of two open letters

By Oliver Haug

Transphobia

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