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Culture

Running for Pride: How Online Casinos Are Supporting the 2SLGBTQIA Community in Canada

Running for Pride: How Online Casinos Are Supporting the 2SLGBTQIA Community in Canada

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Celebrities, activists take red carpet at Pink Awards
Video

Celebrities, activists take red carpet at Pink Awards

Catch them here and on YouTube as LGBTQ2S+ changemakers and their champions are honoured at the inaugural celebration

By Xtra Staff
‘Masquerade’ offers a queer take on indulgence and ennui 
Books

‘Masquerade’ offers a queer take on indulgence and ennui 

REVIEW: Mike Fu’s novel is a coming of age mystery set between New York and Shanghai

By H Felix Chau Bradley
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars’ finale recap: Queen of the mothertucking globe
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars’ finale recap: Queen of the mothertucking globe

Another season ends in an expected winner—but not for the reason you’d think

By Kevin O'Keeffe
Let’s transvestigate Godzilla
TV & Film

Let’s transvestigate Godzilla

Scientifically explaining the most transgender monster of all time

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars’ Episode 11 recap: G-Ru-test hits
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars’ Episode 11 recap: G-Ru-test hits

It’s LaLaPaRuZa time with the eliminated queens!

By Kevin O'Keeffe
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Tegan and Sara catfishing doc shows the good—and bad—of internet fandom
TV & Film

Tegan and Sara catfishing doc shows the good—and bad—of internet fandom

The documentary discusses a catfisher who targeted Tegan for 16 years and the complicated nature of fan culture 

By Gabrielle Drolet
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars’ Episode 10 recap: The final four is set
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars’ Episode 10 recap: The final four is set

And they’re exactly the four you think they are

By Kevin O'Keeffe
The surprising queer utopia of Duolingo
Culture

The surprising queer utopia of Duolingo

ANALYSIS: From LGBTQ+ characters in their lessons to hunky owls in the streets, Duolingo’s blend of inclusivity and absurdity has me primed for my next lesson

By Jon Heggestad
In ‘American Teenager,’ trans youth get to speak for themselves
Books

In ‘American Teenager,’ trans youth get to speak for themselves

Nico Lang’s book takes us into the lives of seven trans youth across the U.S.

By Ziya Jones
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars’ Episode 9 recap: A global family
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars’ Episode 9 recap: A global family

The queens pair up with their already-eliminated sisters for a makeover challenge

By Kevin O'Keeffe
On her new album, Orla Gartland is her own hero
Music

On her new album, Orla Gartland is her own hero

The singer-songwriter talks writing nuanced pop songs, intense female friendships, and her new album “Everybody Needs A Hero”

By Hannah Jocelyn
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In defence of simply being ‘gay famous’
Music

In defence of simply being ‘gay famous’

OPINION: Chappell Roan’s mainstream success is overwhelming. But what if she’d just stayed famous with the gays?

By Mel Woods
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars’ Episode 8 recap: International roast
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars’ Episode 8 recap: International roast

A true bummer of an elimination caps off what might be the worst “Global All Stars” episode yet

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘Will & Harper’ is an aspirational portrait of the work our allies should do
TV & Film

‘Will & Harper’ is an aspirational portrait of the work our allies should do

REVIEW: Will Ferrell and Harper Steele’s road trip doc demonstrates what standing by loved ones actually looks like

By Rendy Jones
With posthumous album, SOPHIE gets one final goodbye
Music

With posthumous album, SOPHIE gets one final goodbye

‘SOPHIE’ is a fitting farewell that might never feel like it is enough

By Niko Stratis
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars’ Episode 7 recap: Global Snatch
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars’ Episode 7 recap: Global Snatch

We get our first truly international Snatch Game—unfortunately, it’s the Snatch Game of Love

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘What I Know About You’ is a tale of the silence the repression of gay desire can wreak
Books

‘What I Know About You’ is a tale of the silence the repression of gay desire can wreak

REVIEW: Éric Chacour’s first novel is at turns gorgeously lush and frustratingly opaque

By H Felix Chau Bradley
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