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Queer Spaces take to the silver screen

Queer Spaces take to the silver screen

From city streets to a far-off beach, LGBTQ2S+ destinations can be a film’s character in their own right

Created for Inside Out Film Festival
Inside Brontez Purnell’s ‘100 Boyfriends,’ a collection of complex love stories
Books

Inside Brontez Purnell’s ‘100 Boyfriends,’ a collection of complex love stories

“My life was always dependent on my needs and also the network of people needing to depend on me”

By Daniel Sanchez Torres
The House of Machos brought the ballroom scene to Mexico City and made it ‘fabuloso’
Drag

The House of Machos brought the ballroom scene to Mexico City and made it ‘fabuloso’

What happens when voguing and waacking migrate south of the border?

By Jonathan Bertucchi
Rina Sawayama rides a mechanical bull in hell while Remi Wolf sings tenderly of longing
Monthly Tune-Up

Rina Sawayama rides a mechanical bull in hell while Remi Wolf sings tenderly of longing

This month I’m serving up everything from the melancholic warmth of sunlight streaming through stained glass to a gay one-night-stand anthem for the ages

By Jordan Currie
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7’ Episode 3 power ranking: Legendary Legend Stars galore
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7’ Episode 3 power ranking: Legendary Legend Stars galore

Five of our eight winners now have one star, meaning the competition is staying very close

By Kevin O’Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7’ Episode 3 recap: Ball of Fortune
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7’ Episode 3 recap: Ball of Fortune

“All Stars 7” is shaping up to be a series of showcase episodes for our champions

By Kevin O’Keeffe
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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 Daria Lynn 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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