Queer third places are making a comeback

Gen Z is fuelling the revival of LGBTQ2S+ social spaces

How the ‘All Stars 10’ bracket format could save ‘Global All Stars’

The global season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” largely missed the mark. Could the tournament-style bracket format of “All Stars 10” be the way to get it right?

By Cody Corrall, Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 10’ delivers a wildly entertaining finale—after a waste-of-time semifinals

It’s hard to figure out just what producers were thinking with this merge format

By Kevin O'Keeffe

Proud Lives

Andrea Gibson helped me see life in the good light

Gibson’s poetry about queerness and mortality taught thousands of people how to reject apathy and embrace life

By Lindsay Lee Wallace

Taking Space

We need queer gathering spaces more than ever

The 11-part series “Taking Space” explores where we go next as the lights of gay bars dim

By Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

Rainbow Rodeo: Inside Calgary Stampede’s Pride Day

Drag, denim and Rainbow Deposits for good — how the most iconic event in the West made space for Pride, powered by BMO

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Fashion

Summer 2025 is all about the moustache

OPINION: But never forget that a silly little moustache will always be a little bit gay

By Mel Woods

TV & Film

Where is Cynthia Nixon in the evolution of Miranda Hobbes?

OPINION: There should be butches in the “And Just Like That …” universe

By Tara-Michelle Ziniuk

Identity

Life after twink death is trans joy

ANALYSIS: Twinks don’t have to die—they can transition

By Mixie Wholey

Censorship

China is cracking down on gay fiction and erotica writers

ANALYSIS: Danmei authors say they have been increasingly targeted with arrests and censorship

By Cody Corrall, Mel Woods

TV & Film

In defence of ‘The Ultimatum: Queer Love’ and its straight host

OPINION: Netflix’s “The Ultimatum: Queer Love” just wrapped another mess-heavy season. Host JoAnna Garcia Swisher may be the key to the future of queer reality TV

By Mel Woods

Books

‘Hot Girls with Balls’ is deliciously, painfully online

Benedict Nguyễn’s debut novel is both tender and ruthless about the frictions of being internet famous

By H Felix Chau Bradley

Culture

What does an assault story look like in 2025?

“Sorry, Baby,” “John Proctor Is the Villain” and “Trauma Plot” are changing the narrative about rape stories by reflecting how it hasn’t changed

By Lindsay Lee Wallace

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ Season 10’s final bracket rains on the parade

A season that was fostering potential best-of-all-time conversation hit its rough patch

By Kevin O'Keeffe

Pride

Trump’s attack on DEI isn’t Pride Toronto’s only major problem

ANALYSIS: One of Canada’s largest Prides has scrambled to cover sponsor losses, and some wonder if that was inevitable

By Kevin Hurren

Identity

Where did Fletcher and JoJo Siwa go wrong?

The Sapphic stars “came out” as dating men—and rebranded accordingly

By Anna Govert

Culture

Shea Couleé’s superhero moment

Since winning “Drag Race,” Chicago’s brightest export has been on an historic run. With her starring role on Marvel’s “Ironheart,” she’s going home—and bringing the world with her

By Micco Caporale

TV & Film

‘Noah’s Arc: The Movie’ is a bit out of step. But it’s urgently needed

The latest installment of the groundbreaking series is satisfying and necessary

By Tre’vell Anderson