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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Art & Photography

Of course Isabel Okoro wants the world to end

The Toronto-based Nigerian photographer thinks we deserve better than the world we’ve inherited

By Connor Garel

TV & Film

The best, worst and queerest films of TIFF 2022

From “The People’s Joker” to “Bros” to “The Whale,” we’ve got awards to give out

By Mel Woods

TV & Film

Inside ‘The People’s Joker,’ the TIFF sensation that got pulled after one screening

Vera Drew’s trans superhero masterpiece made headlines for copyright problems. We spoke to Drew about the creatively triumphant film

By Christos Tsirbas

Sports

Major marathons in the U.S. and U.K. are now allowing gender-neutral registration options

The decision is part of a concerted effort within queer running communities around the world to make the sport more inclusive for trans and gender nonconforming athletes

By Ursula Muñoz S.

TV & Film

‘Something You Said Last Night’ is the kind of trans film we’ve been asking for

REVIEW: Luis De Filippis’s debut feature is a brilliant and tightly constructed family portrait

By Mel Woods

Canada’s Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 3: ‘After the Sashay’ with Gisèle Lullaby

The Season 3 winner talks about bringing the crown home to Quebec, being a backup dancer for Rita Baga and why she was afraid of Lady Boom Boom

By Lito Howse, Russ Martin

Books

Inside the mind of the ‘Encyclopedia Madonnica’ author who can’t stop adding entries (Madge was great in ‘Evita’!?)

The latest version of Matthew Rettenmund’s “Encyclopedia Madonnica” is a testament to the power of the Queen of Pop—and a fan’s obsession

By Matthew Hays

Canada’s Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 3: ‘After the Sashay’ with Miss Fiercalicious

The top four contestant talks about her Drag Race showmance, being a TV villain and getting hate from fans

By Lito Howse, Russ Martin

TV & Film

‘Bros’ does exactly what it sets out to do, for better and for worse

REVIEW: Billy Eichner’s blockbuster gay rom-com is hilarious, but misses out trying to please everyone

By Mel Woods

Canada’s Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 3: ‘After the Sashay’ with Jada Shada Hudson

The top four contestant talks Black artistry, being judged by her old pal Brooke Lynn Hytes and her love/hate relationship with Miss Fiercalicious

By Russ Martin, Sarah Taher

Canada’s Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 3: ‘After the Sashay’ with Kimmy Couture

The top four contestant talks Asian excellence, representing trans drag queens and the advice she got from her mom, Icesis Couture

By Russ Martin, Sarah Taher