TV & Film

After ‘Pose,’ Michaela Jaé Rodriguez is ready to delve into something new

Rodriguez stars in the new Apple TV+ comedy “Loot” alongside Maya Rudolph

By Max Gao

History

A new Stonewall visitor centre will honour the legacy of LGBTQ2S+ activism

This will be the first visitor centre in the U.S. park system to highlight queer and trans history

By Jackie Richardson

Queer Culture Catch-Up

Celebrate Pride with ‘The Annie Sprinkle Project’ and theatre from Bilal Baig

Plus more of what’s up and on, starting June 23

By S. Bear Bergman

Playlist Q

Chicago rapper Cuee is ‘Coming Out’ swinging

The artist’s recently released EP, centred on liberation and Pride, is a reintroduction to the world

By Daric L. Cottingham

Sports

International rugby league bans trans women from competition

The decision comes on the heels of a similar policy change from an international swimming governing body

By Oliver Haug

TV & Film

Gina Yashere’s dream was to play a best friend on a sitcom. Now she’s writing for one of TV’s most popular shows and making other people famous

How comedian Gina Yashere, once shy about being out, became a Hollywood powerhouse with a little help from “Bob ❤️ Abishola”

By Paul Gallant

The Buzz

Billy Eichner pokes fun at clickbait, ‘comes out’ as straight and dating Anna Kendrick

Plus Jennifer Lopez’s kid uses they/them pronouns and Amy Schneider’s first pitch

By Mel Woods

Sports

World swimming body bans vast majority of trans women from competition

The organization called for the creation of an “open” category for trans athletes

By Nico Lang

Pride 2022: Party & Protest

Lagos, Nigeria, prepares for the country’s first-ever Pride

Even with strict conservative laws, the queer community in Nigeria’s most populated city prepares for a week-long community celebration

By Elvis Kachi

Pride 2022: Party & Protest

45 years on the edge with legendary DJ David Morales

Morales discusses the history of house, the hard truth about safe spaces, the drama behind diva remixes and being the gayest straight DJ of all time

By Elio Iannacci

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7’ Episode 6 power ranking: A whole new ballgame

Suddenly, the underdogs are the frontrunners

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7’ Episode 6 recap: Totally Y2K

It’s a big day for Yvie Oddly, as she suddenly rises to the top of the pack

By Kevin O’Keeffe

History

As HIV/AIDS ravaged Montreal in the ’90s, gay men were getting murdered—and trying to fight back

Season 3 of CBC’s “The Village” takes on the Montreal murders in the midst of the AIDS crisis

By Mel Woods

London Calling

Has British iconoclast David Hoyle unwittingly turned himself into an icon?

At the edge of 60, the performance artist and intense anti-capitalist has been connecting with younger audiences and finding recognition of a sort

By Paul Gallant

The Buzz

Rebel Wilson came out—but a newspaper threatened to out her first

Plus the Tony Awards, Netflix’s queer comedy special and Alison Bechdel on “Fire Island”

By Mel Woods

Fashion

Oranges are literally the only fruit

How the Old Navy orange-print button-up became the queer uniform of summer 2022

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle

Books

The life and hope in literature: the message behind a Japanese literary sensation, newly translated into English

In her debut novel, “Solo Dance,” Taiwanese-Japanese author Li Kotomi follows her character through Japan’s “queer desert”

By Erica H Isomura

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7’ Episode 5 power ranking: Star generosity

Who will be the recipients of the two extra Legendary Legend Stars?

By Kevin O’Keeffe