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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
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
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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
The right tried to cancel Kathy Griffin, but the tenacious comedian is determined to have the last laugh
That’s the Way It Is

The right tried to cancel Kathy Griffin, but the tenacious comedian is determined to have the last laugh

After surviving the T***p mask controversy, Griffin reveals her cancer diagnosis and struggle with addiction

By Thomas Leblanc, Tranna Wintour
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Ivan Coyote’s latest book demonstrates the power of listening
Books

Ivan Coyote’s latest book demonstrates the power of listening

“To think that transphobia is any less a part of the fabric of this country is to let your guard down”

By Marjorie Celona
From a drag queen street fighter biopic to a trans musical to star-crossed lovers in Kenya
TV & Film

From a drag queen street fighter biopic to a trans musical to star-crossed lovers in Kenya

These cinematic portrayals of Black queer life from around the world are as diverse as our community

By Valerie Complex
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 6’ Episode 8 power ranking: I will always Snatch Game of Love You
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 6’ Episode 8 power ranking: I will always Snatch Game of Love You

One queen’s Whitney impression wasn’t right—but it was okay enough for safe

By Kevin O’Keeffe
When Frankie shot it in exactly the right direction
Queer View Mirror

When Frankie shot it in exactly the right direction

“Relax” and “Two Tribes” were 1980s clickbait, but there was radical genius at the core of the Frankie Goes to Hollywood hype machine

By vivi hansen
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 6’ Episode 8 recap: Snatch and release
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 6’ Episode 8 recap: Snatch and release

A former titan of Snatch Game falls in surprising fashion

By Kevin O’Keeffe
The best TikToks by and about queer Olympians
Tik Talk

The best TikToks by and about queer Olympians

The Tokyo Olympics have made it to TikTok. So have the Games’ queer stars

By Mel Woods
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