Lucky Stars

Time to get our hustle on with Dolly Parton and our Capricorn pals

Thomas and Tranna roast the most ambitious sign of the Zodiac

By Xtra Video

TV & Film

‘Queen of the Universe’ is a sincere drag take on ‘American Idol’

REVIEW: We’ve come a long way from the parodic origins of “Drag Race”

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 2, Episode 10 power ranking: She’s a winner, baby

Come on grandma, winning the whole damn show!

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

Shantay she slayed! Icesis Couture is the winner of ‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 2

Canada’s new reigning drag superstar celebrates her big win with Xtra

By Russ Martin

Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 2 finale recap: A new Queen of the North is here

It’s time to crown Canada’s second Drag Race champion

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 2: After the Sashay Top 3 with Icesis Couture

Xtra contributor Russ Martin gets all the tea ahead of this week’s finale

By Russ Martin

Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 2: After the Sashay Top 3 with Kendall Gender

Xtra contributor Russ Martin gets all the tea ahead of this week’s finale

By Russ Martin

Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 2: After the Sashay Top 3 with Pythia

Xtra contributor Russ Martin gets all the tea ahead of this week’s finale

By Russ Martin

Queer Culture Catch-Up

Fat trans mermen, lesbian erotica and Billy Porter

Our recommendations for what’s up and what’s on, beginning Dec. 16

By S. Bear Bergman

Faith & Spirituality

An unorthodox coming out

Joey Reef was born and raised in an Orthodox Jewish family. Reconciling their faith and trans identity meant finding a new kind of community

By Jesse Caplan

Sports

Activists, celebrities call for boycott of World Cup over Qatar’s extreme anti-gay laws

The country, where same-sex behaviour is punishable with prison sentences, has come under fire ahead of the 2022 games

By Sophie Hurwitz

Drag Race

The Top 10 ‘Drag Race’ lip syncs of 2021

The sickening dips, flips, splits and tricks that had us gagged and gooped all year long

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Queer View Mirror

‘Fried Green Tomatoes’ 30 years later

Revisiting Idgie and Ruth, the iconic (but closeted) onscreen butch/femme duo

By Ingrid Randoja

The Buzz

RIP to Anne Rice, LGBTQ2S+ ally and legend

“Interview with the Vampire” author Anne Rice passed away this week

By Mel Woods

Power

Hate crime ‘hoaxes’ are still extremely rare, despite Jussie Smollett verdict

ANALYSIS: Fewer than 0.2 percent of hate-motivated attacks reported to police are later found to be falsified, according to research

By Nico Lang

Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 2: After the Sashay with Gia Metric

Xtra contributor Russ Martin gets all the tea from this week’s eliminated “Drag Race” contestant

By Russ Martin

Books

8 fantastic books we somehow missed in 2021

It was a bountiful year for queer and trans literature in Canada. It’s hard to keep up

By Christopher DiRaddo

Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 2, Episode 9 power ranking: Reunion and elimination

After a cast reunion, how do the final four queens rank as we head into the finale?

By Kevin O’Keeffe