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‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 2 finale recap: A new Queen of the North is here
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
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 2: After the Sashay Top 3 with Icesis Couture
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
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 2: After the Sashay Top 3 with Kendall Gender
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
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 2: After the Sashay Top 3 with Pythia
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
Fat trans mermen, lesbian erotica and Billy Porter
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
An unorthodox coming out
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
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Activists, celebrities call for boycott of World Cup over Qatar’s extreme anti-gay laws
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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
The Top 10 ‘Drag Race’ lip syncs of 2021
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
‘Fried Green Tomatoes’ 30 years later
Queer View Mirror

‘Fried Green Tomatoes’ 30 years later

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

By Ingrid Randoja
RIP to Anne Rice, LGBTQ2S+ ally and legend
The Buzz

RIP to Anne Rice, LGBTQ2S+ ally and legend

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

By Mel Woods
Hate crime ‘hoaxes’ are still extremely rare, despite Jussie Smollett verdict
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
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 2: After the Sashay with Gia Metric
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
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8 fantastic books we somehow missed in 2021
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
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 2, Episode 9 power ranking: Reunion and elimination
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
Navigating love and life with compassion and grace
Books

Navigating love and life with compassion and grace

A conversation with S. Bear Bergman on his new illustrated advice book, “Special Topics in Being a Human”

By Andy Bandyopadhyay
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 2, Episode 9 recap: Reunited and it feels… like someone’s going home
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 2, Episode 9 recap: Reunited and it feels… like someone’s going home

Lip Sync for the Crown? More like Lip Sync for the Finale

By Kevin O’Keeffe
Pastor forced to step down from his church after doing drag on HBO show
Culture

Pastor forced to step down from his church after doing drag on HBO show

Former pastor Craig Duke received a barrage of hate following his appearance on an episode of HBO’s “We’re Here”

By Oliver Haug
Here are 6 queer Brazilian superstars you need to know
Music

Here are 6 queer Brazilian superstars you need to know

Their radically sexy music is taking the country—and the world—by storm

By Nicole Froio
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