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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 4 power ranking: You’re perfect, you’re beautiful …
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 4 power ranking: You’re perfect, you’re beautiful …

The queens pay tribute to the past, while we power-rank them in present day

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 4 recap: Greatest hits
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 4 recap: Greatest hits

RuPaul’s latest queens reinterpret their predecessors’ most iconic lines in a very fun music challenge

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘Good Girl’ pulses with rage, joy, violence and pleasure
Books

‘Good Girl’ pulses with rage, joy, violence and pleasure

Aria Aber’s debut novel follows a young, queer Afghan protagonist in 2010s Berlin

By H Felix Chau Bradley
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 3 power ranking: The queens united
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 3 power ranking: The queens united

For the first time this season, we rank all the queens together

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 3 recap: Free parking
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 3 recap: Free parking

A Monopoly-sponsored design challenge tasks the queens with getting opulent

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 5, Episode 9 power ranking: The final showdown
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 5, Episode 9 power ranking: The final showdown

It’s Virgo season, folks!

By Kevin O'Keeffe
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‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 5 finale recap: And the winner is …
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 5 finale recap: And the winner is …

The queens reveal their new singles, and one queen reigns victorious

By Kevin O'Keeffe
Social media platforms are crumbling—and that hurts trans people
Social Media

Social media platforms are crumbling—and that hurts trans people

OPINION: We have long connected with one another, shared resources and advice on navigating the medical system and organized politically online

By Katelyn Burns
Dying with dignity is a right, not a privilege, in Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘The Room Next Door’
TV & Film

Dying with dignity is a right, not a privilege, in Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘The Room Next Door’

REVIEW: In his first English feature, the storied director delivers a poignant mediation on end-of-life

By Christos Tsirbas
Dean Spade offers practical tools for lovers and fighters 
Books

Dean Spade offers practical tools for lovers and fighters 

The author of “Love in a F*cked-Up World” on overcoming the romance myth, recognizing our patterns of conflict and the importance of love in activism

By Misha Pensato
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 2 power ranking: The other side of the coin
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 2 power ranking: The other side of the coin

We finally get to see the other seven queens perform

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 2 recap: Whatcha gonna do with all that dunk
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 2 recap: Whatcha gonna do with all that dunk

The signature twist of the season is revealed in spectacular fashion

By Kevin O'Keeffe
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‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 5, Episode 8 power ranking: Who will win?
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 5, Episode 8 power ranking: Who will win?

It’s time to size up the final four queens’ chances at the crown

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 5, Episode 8 recap: Watch what happens
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 5, Episode 8 recap: Watch what happens

The final four is set, but which queen falls short of the finale?

By Kevin O'Keeffe
Black queer artists share how they’re ‘holding on to joy’ in 2025
Mental Health

Black queer artists share how they’re ‘holding on to joy’ in 2025

“Joy is in a life lived while you’re alive,” says dancer and choreographer Ravyn Wngz

By Syrus Marcus Ware
Ethel Cain embraces the experimental on her new project, ‘Perverts’
Music

Ethel Cain embraces the experimental on her new project, ‘Perverts’

The Florida singer-songwriter follows her 2022 debut album “Preacher’s Daughter” with an industrial-influenced, drone-heavy release

By Adam England
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 1 power ranking: The first seven queens
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 1 power ranking: The first seven queens

While we meet the whole crew this week, only seven queens perform

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17 premiere recap: Hey Squirrel (Games) friend!
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17 premiere recap: Hey Squirrel (Games) friend!

We’re back to the original series, and Rate-a-Queen is back as well

By Kevin O'Keeffe
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