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Please don’t mistake up-and-coming pop star Siena Liggins for a rapper
Music

Please don’t mistake up-and-coming pop star Siena Liggins for a rapper

With her new visual album, this Atlanta-based musician wants to move beyond buzzwords

By vivi hansen
8 scintillating queer YA books for every type of reader
Books

8 scintillating queer YA books for every type of reader

From lesbian necromancers to trans superheroes, which young adult book should you pick up this summer?

By Mel Woods
Lady Gaga’s ‘Born This Way’ turns 10 this week. Queer landmark or sell-out mess?
That’s the Way It Is

Lady Gaga’s ‘Born This Way’ turns 10 this week. Queer landmark or sell-out mess?

Mother Monster was starting to take herself much too seriously

By Thomas Leblanc, Tranna Wintour
What people got wrong—and what Sarah Schulman wants to get right—about the history of ACT UP and early AIDS activism
Books

What people got wrong—and what Sarah Schulman wants to get right—about the history of ACT UP and early AIDS activism

In her new book, the New York writer lays bare the achievements and embarrassments of an astonishingly successful social movement

By Paul Gallant
I created a drag persona to get me through quarantine
My Safe Space

I created a drag persona to get me through quarantine

Connecting with my own queerness through Mairy Dilk gave me a lifeline when I couldn’t connect with anyone else

By Melanie Jayne Ashford
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under’ Episode 3 recap: Break up, bye bye
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under’ Episode 3 recap: Break up, bye bye

The “Down Under” queens take on their own version of the “Drag Race UK” girl group challenge

By Kevin O’Keeffe
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Companies are back at it with the Pride nonsense
Culture

Companies are back at it with the Pride nonsense

From glitter cereal to whatever Target is doing, we’ve launched an ongoing rating of this year’s crop of rainbow capitalism

By Mel Woods
Ellen’s talk show is ending. What is its legacy?
Culture

Ellen’s talk show is ending. What is its legacy?

“The Ellen DeGeneres Show” debuted two decades ago. After bullying allegations, sliding ratings and that Dakota Johnson interview, it’s finally ending

By Mel Woods
When a circle of Vancouver queers sponsors a Ugandan refugee, both sides learn hard lessons
TV & Film

When a circle of Vancouver queers sponsors a Ugandan refugee, both sides learn hard lessons

An award-winning new documentary teaches us about the importance—and the pitfalls—of helping LGBTQ+ people flee persecution

By Niko Bell
It’s queers versus TikTok moderation
Tik Talk

It’s queers versus TikTok moderation

LGBTQ2S+ people are being inexplicably censored on the platform—and they’re finding creative ways to get around it

By Mel Woods
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under’ Episode 2 recap: Aussie Snatch and Kiwi Snatch
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under’ Episode 2 recap: Aussie Snatch and Kiwi Snatch

It’s a rough day on the runway after a disappointing Snatch Game

By Kevin O’Keeffe
Topline: Representation still matters
Xtra Weekly

Topline: Representation still matters

With “Small Town Pride” premiering at Inside Out, co-director Chelle Turingan reflects on the power of representation and queer cinema

By Chelle Turingan
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Provocative pairings, from graphic books to the New York art world
Queer Culture Catch-Up

Provocative pairings, from graphic books to the New York art world

Our recommendations for what’s up and what’s on, beginning May 6

By S. Bear Bergman
A non-binary drummer in a noise rock band on the prairies?
Music

A non-binary drummer in a noise rock band on the prairies?

Meet Dan Unger from Winnipeg punk trio Tunic: “Being queer rocks” 

By Jesse Locke
A photographer’s celebration of love and pride in colour
Books

A photographer’s celebration of love and pride in colour

Jamal Jordan’s new book “Queer Love in Color” documents diverse couples and families around the world

By Daria Lynn Cottingham
Why Janet Mock’s takedown of Hollywood matters more than who’s sleeping with who on the set of ‘Pose’
That’s the Way It Is

Why Janet Mock’s takedown of Hollywood matters more than who’s sleeping with who on the set of ‘Pose’

Talented queer and trans people shouldn’t have to stay quiet to get work

By Thomas Leblanc, Tranna Wintour
Queer and trans people are calling out Caitlyn Jenner’s bullshit
Politics

Queer and trans people are calling out Caitlyn Jenner’s bullshit

The California governor candidate said trans girls shouldn’t be allowed to play girls sports

By Mel Woods
How Montreal writer Christopher DiRaddo turned his queer parenting experiences into fiction
Books

How Montreal writer Christopher DiRaddo turned his queer parenting experiences into fiction

“The only two critics I really care about are my parents,” says the founder of The Violet Hour reading series

By Matthew Hays
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