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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
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 2 power ranking: See my name in neon lights
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 2 power ranking: See my name in neon lights

This week’s wonky judging results in an unusual power ranking

By Kevin O’Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 2 recap: Rocker chicks
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 2 recap: Rocker chicks

This franchise doesn’t wanna break up (bye bye) with its signature challenge

By Kevin O’Keeffe
Rina Sawayama, The Paranoyds and more queer artists with new September tracks
Monthly Tune-Up

Rina Sawayama, The Paranoyds and more queer artists with new September tracks

The days are getting shorter, but these queer and trans artists will lift your spirits

By Jordan Currie
Speed Date with drag thing Toddy
Video

Speed Date with drag thing Toddy

The winner of “Call Me Mother” Season 1 talks stand-up, opera and Vancouver’s diverse drag scene

By Lito Howse
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‘Moonage Daydream’ is as unconventional as the artist it is inspired by
TV & Film

‘Moonage Daydream’ is as unconventional as the artist it is inspired by

REVIEW: The David Bowie documentary is a cinematic musical odyssey

By Rendy Jones
Four books (and a TikToker) to inspire your queer disability justice work
Queer Culture Catch-Up

Four books (and a TikToker) to inspire your queer disability justice work

Plus more of what’s up and on starting Sept. 29

By S. Bear Bergman
Guy Branum on embracing the gay best friend role in queer rom-com ‘Bros’
TV & Film

Guy Branum on embracing the gay best friend role in queer rom-com ‘Bros’

The veteran comedian talks rom-com tropes and the importance of straight women for gays

By Mel Woods
Kezra Leon’s ‘Pink Moon’ is a club banger in the making
Playlist Q

Kezra Leon’s ‘Pink Moon’ is a club banger in the making

Florida rapper and drag performer Kezra Leon’s new EP is an homage to club culture

By Daria Lynn Cottingham
June Jones’s ‘Pop Music for Normal Women’ is full of emotionally devastating earworms
Music

June Jones’s ‘Pop Music for Normal Women’ is full of emotionally devastating earworms

REVIEW: Jones deftly knits together cheeky humour and emotional vulnerability on her third album

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul
How the ¡Cuéntamelo! anthology inspired me to collect queer Latine stories
Queer View Mirror

How the ¡Cuéntamelo! anthology inspired me to collect queer Latine stories

Julián Delgado Lopera’s oral history collection gave me the confidence to engage in community storytelling

By Alexi Chacon
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A love letter to video game vixens
Identity

A love letter to video game vixens

One writer pays tribute to the video game characters that have helped LGBTQ2S+ folks feel at home in their queerness

By Bobby Box
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 1 power ranking: This is the BBC
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 1 power ranking: This is the BBC

A two-look runway challenge separated the fashion queens from those struggling to make an impression

By Kevin O’Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4 premiere recap: Absolutely fabulous
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4 premiere recap: Absolutely fabulous

Joanna Lumley is the star of a very competent season premiere

By Kevin O’Keeffe
‘Will-o’-the-Wisp’ is a delicate ballet of the erotic and the polemic
TV & Film

‘Will-o’-the-Wisp’ is a delicate ballet of the erotic and the polemic

REVIEW: João Pedro Rodrigues’s experimental TIFF standout is worth seeking out

By Pat Mullen
‘I Was a Teenage Exocolonist’ plays with genre, gender and growing up
Gaming

‘I Was a Teenage Exocolonist’ plays with genre, gender and growing up

Writer and narrative designer Lindsay Ishihiro explains how queer and trans themes are baked into the genre-busting indie game

By V.S. Wells
Have these queer writers captured your deepest fears?
Books

Have these queer writers captured your deepest fears?

REVIEW: A new horror anthology, “Queer Little Nightmares,” sets the monsters loose among us—and we are delighted to be so scared

By H Felix Chau Bradley
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