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Winter Olympics not for you? Try these pieces of queer media instead!
Sports

Winter Olympics not for you? Try these pieces of queer media instead!

Actual sports not your thing? From anime to comics to games, here are three alternatives

By V.S. Wells
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Versus The World’ Episode 2 recap: Give them a sewing challenge and they’ll give Ru what she likes
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Versus The World’ Episode 2 recap: Give them a sewing challenge and they’ll give Ru what she likes

The RuPaul Ball sees a beloved legend fall into the bottom two—but does she go home?

By Kevin O’Keeffe
TikTok is finally cracking down on deadnaming, misgendering and conversion therapy
Power

TikTok is finally cracking down on deadnaming, misgendering and conversion therapy

Social media giant is ramping up efforts to stop anti-LGBTQ2S+ content 

By Nico Lang
Werk, ‘hen’-ny: Norway may add a gender-neutral pronoun
Identity

Werk, ‘hen’-ny: Norway may add a gender-neutral pronoun

Gender-neutral term likely to become an official word in the Norwegian language and added to its national dictionaries

By Jordan Daniels
2022 Oscar nominations: The queerest films to watch
TV & Film

2022 Oscar nominations: The queerest films to watch

From “The Power of The Dog” to Kristen Stewart let the rainbow movie marathon begin

By Ross Dias
The ‘Family Feud’ audience chanting ‘gay lovemaking’ will make your week
The Buzz

The ‘Family Feud’ audience chanting ‘gay lovemaking’ will make your week

Survey says: name an activity that brings men closer together!

By Mel Woods
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 14, Episode 5 power ranking: The top 10
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 14, Episode 5 power ranking: The top 10

With two departures this week, we’ve reached an even 10 queens

By Kevin O’Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 14, Episode 5 recap: In the arms of the angles
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 14, Episode 5 recap: In the arms of the angles

A parody charity PSA challenge brings back past first-out favourites

By Kevin O’Keeffe
Jennifer McGuire, former head of CBC News, takes the helm at Xtra
Inside Xtra

Jennifer McGuire, former head of CBC News, takes the helm at Xtra

New content streams and audience growth are in the works for 51-year-old Pink Triangle Press

By Gordon Bowness
How fanfiction helped me fall in love with my fat, Black, queer self

How fanfiction helped me fall in love with my fat, Black, queer self

PERSONAL ESSAY: My protagonists were the blueprint of an existence I wanted to build

By Cheyenne M. Davis
Andrea Gibson, Sam Jay and a spicy collection of sexy stories
Queer Culture Catch-Up

Andrea Gibson, Sam Jay and a spicy collection of sexy stories

 This week’s queer culture-catch up features plenty to love

By S. Bear Bergman
Mexican alt-rock band Trends is no passing fad
Playlist Q

Mexican alt-rock band Trends is no passing fad

Lead by Marina Paiz, the Los Angeles-based outfit is slowly but surely making a name for themselves

By Daria Lynn Cottingham
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500 Che’s of summer
TV & Film

500 Che’s of summer

OPINION: How Che Diaz in “And Just Like That” is the textbook Manic Pixie Dream Queer

By Andi Schwartz
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Versus The World’ season premiere recap: Drag is all over the world
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Versus The World’ season premiere recap: Drag is all over the world

Nine queens from across multiple Drag Race franchises face off, and one goes home

By Kevin O’Keeffe
‘Encanto’ star Jessica Darrow is your new favourite queer icon
The Buzz

‘Encanto’ star Jessica Darrow is your new favourite queer icon

Jessica Darrow spoke this week about the signifiance of soft butches like her character Luisa

By Mel Woods
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 14, Episode 4 power ranking: Press ‘Play’
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 14, Episode 4 power ranking: Press ‘Play’

One queen has already racked up her second win of the season

By Kevin O’Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 14, Episode 4 recap: Such a tease
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 14, Episode 4 recap: Such a tease

A self-referential acting challenge brings out the spirit of overacting in the queens

By Kevin O’Keeffe
Ignored for 40 years, Kay Dick’s paranoid dystopian novel ‘They’ rings true today
Books

Ignored for 40 years, Kay Dick’s paranoid dystopian novel ‘They’ rings true today

A bisexual writer and editor who was ahead of her time, Kay Dick’s prescient oeuvre deserves reappraisal

By Eli Cugini
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