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Singer SHAH is keeping R&B alive
Playlist Q

Singer SHAH is keeping R&B alive

This queer Gen Z songbird has all the right ingredients to be the next big thing

By Daric L. Cottingham
Stonewall history, a Two-Spirit powwow and your new favourite Black trans TikToker
Queer Culture Catch-Up

Stonewall history, a Two-Spirit powwow and your new favourite Black trans TikToker

Plus more of what’s on and happening starting May 26

By S. Bear Bergman
Speed Date with comedian and TikTok star Isabel Kanaan
Speed Date

Speed Date with comedian and TikTok star Isabel Kanaan

The executive producer, writer and performer says she wanted to create a sketch comedy show with a different point of view

By Lito Howse
Happy corporate Pride season from Netflix’s transphobic Ricky Gervais special
TV & Film

Happy corporate Pride season from Netflix’s transphobic Ricky Gervais special

OPINION: Dave Chappelle’s “The Closer” prompted a backlash in 2021.The company just decided to double down on the hate

By Mel Woods
A writer for screen, stage and page, R. Eric Thomas uses comedy to recalibrate the American experience
Books

A writer for screen, stage and page, R. Eric Thomas uses comedy to recalibrate the American experience

“It’s important that we find love,” says R. Eric Thomas, “but it’s also important that we we queer people find community and a sense of belonging”

By S. Bear Bergman
There’s a new non-binary Power Ranger, and everyone thinks they’re hot
The Buzz

There’s a new non-binary Power Ranger, and everyone thinks they’re hot

Plus the end of “Ellen,” and “Heartstopper” gets renewed for two more seasons

By Mel Woods
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Joyful Joyful sing their own sacred hymns after being exiled from the church
Music

Joyful Joyful sing their own sacred hymns after being exiled from the church

Expelled from a religious community because of their queerness, Peterborough’s Cormac Culkeen is reinventing devotional traditions

By Jesse Locke
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7’ premiere power ranking: Star meter
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7’ premiere power ranking: Star meter

We’re in an entirely new kind of Drag Race now

By Kevin O’Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7’ Episode 2 recap: Double Snatch
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7’ Episode 2 recap: Double Snatch

Original recipe Snatch Game returns to All Stars—but with a twist

By Kevin O’Keeffe
Tomson Highway invites listeners to ‘Cree Country,’ the Two-Spirit artist’s new Cree-language country album
Music

Tomson Highway invites listeners to ‘Cree Country,’ the Two-Spirit artist’s new Cree-language country album

The celebrated playwright, author and musician teams up with singer Patricia Cano in a loving act of reclamation

By Jesse Locke
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7’ premiere recap: Winner, winner, eight chicken dinners
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7’ premiere recap: Winner, winner, eight chicken dinners

The long-fabled all-winners season has finally arrived

By Kevin O’Keeffe
Cameron Esposito on the changing world of stand-up and new possibilities for young queers
Comedy

Cameron Esposito on the changing world of stand-up and new possibilities for young queers

Later this month, the queer icon will perform at Just For Laughs Vancouver

By Mel Woods
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Canadian Museum for Human Rights makes all restrooms gender-inclusive
Power

Canadian Museum for Human Rights makes all restrooms gender-inclusive

The news follows years of controversies surrounding the Winnipeg museum

By V.S. Wells
The gospel of ‘Legendary’: How the ballroom series keeps spreading the good word
TV & Film

The gospel of ‘Legendary’: How the ballroom series keeps spreading the good word

Leiomy Maldonado, Keke Palmer and more take us behind the scenes of Season 3

By Cameron Scheetz
Trans people are being murdered in record numbers. The media is failing to report it
Media

Trans people are being murdered in record numbers. The media is failing to report it

TV news networks in the U.S. spent just 43 minutes covering anti-trans violence last year, according to new research

By Oliver Haug
‘Chasing Amy’ taught me how to date bi men
Queer View Mirror

‘Chasing Amy’ taught me how to date bi men

Kevin Smith’s controversial straight movie about queer culture changed my life

By Lauren Parker
This 17-year-old just became Britain’s first pro soccer player to come out in 32 years
Sports

This 17-year-old just became Britain’s first pro soccer player to come out in 32 years

Jake Daniels became the first male soccer star in the U.K. to open up about his sexuality since the late Justin Fashanu in 1990

By Nico Lang
The queer highlights of Eurovision 2022
The Buzz

The queer highlights of Eurovision 2022

We’ve got plenty of Euro camp, a trans breakthrough on “Doctor Who” and the return of “Black Mirror”

By Mel Woods
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