Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Episode 3 recap: Car boots the house down

With sharp queens and perfectly adjusted challenges, this version of the franchise is staying strong

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Episode 2 power ranking: Upstairs, downstairs

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Episode 2 recap: Paul. RuPaul

It’s so sad to see strong twinks pitted against each other

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Culture

Adam Rippon on falling in love with skating—and finally belonging

After watching female Olympians on ice as a child, I decided to give skating a chance

By Adam Rippon

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Episode 1 power ranking: Long live the queens

By Kevin O’Keeffe

TV & Film

Pedro Almodóvar gets personal with ‘Pain and Glory’

The Spanish director’s latest explores how to age with grace as a gay man and an artist

By Gordon Bowness

Culture

Is RuPaul still good for the gays?

He broke the mold as a Black gay man on TV. But in the decade since Drag Race aired, visibility isn’t enough to claim diversity

By Arvin Joaquin

TV & Film

‘Judy’ biopic speaks to the #MeToo era

Starring Renée Zellweger as Judy Garland, the movie examines Hollywood abuse and exploitation

By Gordon Bowness

Drag Race

A beginner’s guide to ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’

Don’t know your Snatch Games from your Shangelas? We’re here to help

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Xtra Weekly

Happy bi-visibility week, beautiful

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, September 20

By Arvin Joaquin

TV & Film

A round up of LGBTQ2 offerings from TIFF

This year’s film festival showcased aging gay artists, lesbians on fire and Canada’s queerest politician

By Gordon Bowness

Culture

Meet the Two-Spirit couple competing to win ‘The Amazing Race Canada’

Anthony Johnson and James Makokis talk about the race, representation and each other

By Arvin Joaquin

Culture

It’s TIFF season, but LGBTQ2 representation in films still sucks

By Arvin Joaquin

Culture

9 reasons Blanca from Pose is the best character on TV right now

Mother of the year!

By Scarlett Harris

Culture

Are You The One gives queer and trans people a shot at happily ever after (whatever that means)

It’s about time LGBTQ2 folks get to be as messy in love on reality TV as our straight counterparts

By Alex V Green

Vancouver Queer Film Festival highlights Two-Spirit and queer Indigenous artists

‘I’ve been trying to find myself far too long in stories that were not mine or in characters that never looked like me’

Created for Vancouver Queer Film Festival

Culture

The L Word’s Jenny Schecter might still be alive. What we think she’s been up to

Still talking to the manatees all these years later

By Erica Lenti

Vancouver Queer Film Festival

What to see at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival based on your mood

Honestly babe, tell us who you are and we’ll tell you what’s up

By Arvin Joaquin