Pandemic shutdowns gave some organizers an opportunity to rethink their celebrations and make them more inclusive

Five senators sent a letter calling on harsher ratings on programs that include queer and trans characters

“A Strange Loop” actress made history this week

Friends and colleagues recall one of Canada’s most infamous journalists and longtime board member of Xtra’s publisher

Director Chase Joynt and historian Jules Gill-Peterson on the present resonance of their groundbreaking documentary

Despite being dismissed as frivolous spectacle in North America, the song contest has always shaped geopolitics and been a force for queer and trans representation

The multi-hyphenate performer says joy can be “worldmaking”

Netflix’s “Heartstopper” presents a world a generation wishes it had

Check out the 14 LGBTQ2S+ books we’re most excited to dive into this Pride

Plus other pop culture, from Taco Bell drag brunch and Ellen Degeneres saying goodbye

Phoebe Bridgers, Mal Blum and Doechii all made some bops this month

Joris Bas Backer talks to Maia Kobabe about going beyond the narrative of “I always knew”

Here are our picks of what’s new and streaming this month

Plus other recommendations for what’s up and what’s on, beginning April 28

A new book and compilation finally give the 1960s singer (and former lover of Dusty Springfield) the attention she deserves

OPINION: The Taika Waititi-starring pirate comedy gives fans real queer emotional payoffs to silly set-ups

The bilingual musician talks up her latest album “8”

Stephen Carpenter and Eric Bourne became the first same-sex couple married in British Antarctic territory this past Sunday

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What Pride events around the world are doing to lure you back—and what they’re doing to keep you safe

These U.S. lawmakers want to police LGBTQ2S+ content in kids’ shows

L Morgan Lee is the first trans performer nominated for a Tony Award

Gerald Hannon, a key figure in the gay liberation movement, has died at age 77

‘Framing Agnes’ lets our trans ancestors tell their own stories

Beyond the camp and frivolity of Eurovision

ALOK on stand-up comedy, love as ‘daily practice’ and non-binary joy

How watching ‘Heartstopper’ helped heal the hurt teen inside me

Our pick of books to help you celebrate Pride season (plus some edgier reads, too)

Queer and trans folks slayed at the 2022 Met Gala

From mellow vibes to chaotic bangers, the best queer songs of April

In the graphic novel ‘Kisses for Jet,’ a gender-questioning teenager wrestles with who they are

New ‘Hacks,’ ‘Girls5Eva’ and film festivals are all streaming this May

Celebrate Lesbian Visibility Week with the Indigo Girls and roller derby YA

Norma Tanega was a queer woman of colour who found success and laughter in the folk music world

How ‘Our Flag Means Death’ embraces fanfiction tropes

Antarctica just had its first gay wedding