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For award-winning writer Casey Plett, the beauty of trans lives resides in the details
Books

For award-winning writer Casey Plett, the beauty of trans lives resides in the details

In her latest collection of short stories, characters find themselves in unexpected places and situations

By Niko Stratis
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 6’ Episode 10 power ranking: Gamers within gamers
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 6’ Episode 10 power ranking: Gamers within gamers

Reconsidering the eliminated queens after they lip-synced for the chance to return

By Kevin O’Keeffe
Time to get ready with Beyoncé and all our Virgo friends
Lucky Stars

Time to get ready with Beyoncé and all our Virgo friends

Thomas and Tranna talk big Virgo energy

By Xtra Video
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 6’ Episode 10 recap: Lip sync for your life—and then do it again
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 6’ Episode 10 recap: Lip sync for your life—and then do it again

It’s finally time to reveal the game-within-a-game. Surprise! It’s a whole lot of lip syncs

By Kevin O’Keeffe
Topline: Ever wondered what it’s like coming out to South Asian parents?
Xtra Weekly

Topline: Ever wondered what it’s like coming out to South Asian parents?

Coming out to my noncommunicative Indian parents over FaceTime was a journey—one that’s not quite over yet

By Karan Saxena
A trans man modelled nude for 150 photographers, and fell in love with his body
Identity

A trans man modelled nude for 150 photographers, and fell in love with his body

Xtra contributor Andy Bandyopadhyay wanted to see artful, intimate portraits of trans men, so he made his own

By Andy Bandyopadhyay
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‘The L Word: Generation Q’ Season 2, Episode 2: Texas hold her
Off the Chart

‘The L Word: Generation Q’ Season 2, Episode 2: Texas hold her

Apparently this poker game is for hot L.A. lesbians only

By Chelle Turingan, Erica Lenti
12 LGBTQ2S+ emojis we need now
Identity

12 LGBTQ2S+ emojis we need now

New emojis are added to the Emojipedia yearly, but we still have some suggestions

By Mel Woods
Pride had its moments, but I’m still not ready for ‘normal’
Culture

Pride had its moments, but I’m still not ready for ‘normal’

Vancouver Pride arrived toward the end of the 2021 Pride season. But were things good enough yet to be “normal”?

By Mel Woods
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 6’ Episode 9 power ranking: The final four—or is it?
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 6’ Episode 9 power ranking: The final four—or is it?

Here’s the status quo—for now!—before the long promised game-within-a-game reveals itself

By Kevin O’Keeffe
What went on behind the scenes at Palm Drive Video, which produced some of the wildest gay fetish porn ever made?
TV & Film

What went on behind the scenes at Palm Drive Video, which produced some of the wildest gay fetish porn ever made?

Bruce LaBruce talks to the makers of the new doc “Raw! Uncut! Video!” about the horny work of legendary pornographer Jack Fritscher

By Bruce LaBruce
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 6’ Episode 9 recap: Tot Girl Summer
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 6’ Episode 9 recap: Tot Girl Summer

Have we finally reached the game-within-a-game?

By Kevin O’Keeffe
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Topline: Love and lesbians on screen
Xtra Weekly

Topline: Love and lesbians on screen

When “The L Word” premiered, the Showtime series offered some of the boldest representations of lesbians on TV, but it wasn’t the first to do so

By Chelle Turingan
Communing butch voices, dance documentaries and writers on writing
Queer Culture Catch-Up

Communing butch voices, dance documentaries and writers on writing

Our recommendations for what’s up and what’s on, beginning Aug. 12

By S. Bear Bergman
Robin’s queer. We love to see it!
Culture

Robin’s queer. We love to see it!

A new Batman comic finally makes the homosexual subtext text

By Mel Woods
From Iranian pop divas to video game music, Fatima Al Qadiri’s eclectic influences
Music

From Iranian pop divas to video game music, Fatima Al Qadiri’s eclectic influences

With “Medieval Femme,” the Los Angeles-based musician taps into longing and loneliness

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul
Why Devery Jacobs felt so at home making the Rez comedy ‘Reservation Dogs’
TV & Film

Why Devery Jacobs felt so at home making the Rez comedy ‘Reservation Dogs’

After breakout roles in “Rutherford Falls” and “American Gods,” Jacobs relished a project populated with so many queer and Indigenous people

By Riley Yesno
‘The L Word: Generation Q’ Season 2, Episode 1: Sophie’s choice
Off the Chart

‘The L Word: Generation Q’ Season 2, Episode 1: Sophie’s choice

We dissect the season opener’s very lesbian dilemma: the love triangle

By Chelle Turingan, Erica Lenti
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