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Facebook is making millions off Matt Walsh’s transphobic documentary
Power

Facebook is making millions off Matt Walsh’s transphobic documentary

New research shows that the platform’s parent company likely earned over $4 million in ad revenue from the film

By Oliver Haug
Why does the esteemed author John Irving care so much about queer and trans people?
Books

Why does the esteemed author John Irving care so much about queer and trans people?

In John Irving’s latest novel, “The Last Chairlift,” the straight cis protagonist feels like a minority amidst all the queerness

By Paul Gallant
Ryan Murphy’s obsession with queer trauma must be stopped
TV & Film

Ryan Murphy’s obsession with queer trauma must be stopped

OPINION: From his Dahmer series to the new “American Horror Story” about a serial killer targeting queer people, the writer-director has gone off the deep end

By Mel Woods
‘Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs the World’: Meet the nine returning queens
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs the World’: Meet the nine returning queens

Rita Baga, Ra’Jah O’Hara, Victoria Scone and more are heading back to the workroom

By Mel Woods
‘We have defined, for ourselves, what our relationship looks like:’ Candy Palmater in an excerpt from her new memoir
Books

‘We have defined, for ourselves, what our relationship looks like:’ Candy Palmater in an excerpt from her new memoir

In “Running Down a Dream,” Candy Palmater recounts how dating the woman who was to be her wife felt different from dating men

By Candy Palmater
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 4 power ranking: Improvisation inspiration
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 4 power ranking: Improvisation inspiration

One group sails to the top of the power ranking this week

By Kevin O’Keeffe
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 4 recap: Catfight
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 4 recap: Catfight

An improv challenge introduces us to a new rivalry

By Kevin O’Keeffe
Meet the trans reporter who went viral after coming out live on air
Identity

Meet the trans reporter who went viral after coming out live on air

After over a year working at a U.S. news outlet, Nora J.S. Reichardt reintroduced herself to viewers

By Oliver Haug
Lesbian TikTok is full of drama. Thankfully we have influencers making sense of it
Social Media

Lesbian TikTok is full of drama. Thankfully we have influencers making sense of it

JoJo Siwa, Kylie Prew, Sedona Prince, Fletcher and more have all populated our modern “L-Word” chart

By Eve Cable
In Billy-Ray Belcourt’s ‘A Minor Chorus,’ happiness seems to lurk just out of reach
Books

In Billy-Ray Belcourt’s ‘A Minor Chorus,’ happiness seems to lurk just out of reach

“Despite trauma and tragedy, we Indigenous people and queer people produce joy in our lives”: Billy-Ray Belcourt on his new novel

By Cameron Perrier
I made ‘House of the Dragon’ star Emma D’Arcy’s viral negroni sbagliato
TV & Film

I made ‘House of the Dragon’ star Emma D’Arcy’s viral negroni sbagliato

Is a “Negroni … sbagliato … with Prosecco in it” as iconic of a queer drink as iced coffee?

By Mel Woods
Ann-Marie MacDonald’s latest novel is epic—But why does it use gender the way it does?
Books

Ann-Marie MacDonald’s latest novel is epic—But why does it use gender the way it does?

REVIEW: In “Fayne,” literary legend Ann-Marie MacDonald takes us out for a walk upon the moors in a tale that references “Jane Eyre” and “Orlando”

By Eva Crocker
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 3 power ranking: Fashionable duets
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 3 power ranking: Fashionable duets

The queens were judged in teams this week, but as always, the power ranking judges them individually

By Kevin O’Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 3 recap: Twin winning
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 3 recap: Twin winning

It takes two to make this design challenge go right

By Kevin O’Keeffe
For queer Asians, community means family
Identity

For queer Asians, community means family

After pandemic lockdowns and anti-Asian violence, LGBTQ2S+ Asians across Canada are coming together with a vengeance

By Diamond Yao
Twenty years after the live-action ‘Scooby-Doo’ film, Velma’s finally out
TV & Film

Twenty years after the live-action ‘Scooby-Doo’ film, Velma’s finally out

Director James Gunn fought for “Scooby-Doo”’s Velma to be queer in the 2002 live-action film. Twenty years later, she’s officially a lesbian

By Mel Woods
What happens when a whole family comes out, one at a time?
Books

What happens when a whole family comes out, one at a time?

In Jessi Hempel’s collaborative memoir, “The Family Outing,” the journalist is just the first to show her authentic self

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul
In her new memoir, the legendary Cecilia Gentili introduces us to the witches and mothers in her life
Culture

In her new memoir, the legendary Cecilia Gentili introduces us to the witches and mothers in her life

The literary debut of Argentina-born New York trans and sex work activist deserves all the adjectives

By Grace Byron
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