Culture

Hollywood fail: Study shows lack of gay characters in studio films

By Raziel Reid

Power

Greyson and Loubani in ‘good health’ and ‘good spirits’

Legal counsel hired for Canadians arrested in Egypt; hearing scheduled for Aug 28

By Xtra Editor

Fashion philosopher

A fascinating doc about the rise of Patricia Field

By Johnnie Walker

Video

Vancouver Queer Film Festival: Pariah

Xtra’s video interview with the film’s director and stars

By Xtra Editor

Breaking out

Laverne Cox talks about her new life as a mainstream trans actress

By Matt Thomas

Culture

Vancouver Queer Film Festival: Taboo . . . Yardies

The relief of fleeing, and the courage to stay in Jamaica

By Natasha Barsotti

Culture

Vancouver Queer Film Festival: She Said Boom

Film explores history of Toronto ‘queercore’ sub-culture

By Xtra Editor

Culture

Vancouver Queer Film Festival: Chitrangada

Centrepiece gala grapples with identity in a rigid world

By Erin Flegg

Arts

Babes in Space

An evening of nerdlesque

By Chris Dupuis

Arts

Local talent brings Lilies back to life

A motley crew of performers gathers to read the beloved script in benefit of the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives

By Jeremy Willard

The nanny

Protagonist Margarita provides the under-appreciated glue of life

By Denise Sheppard

Culture

Vancouver Queer Film Festival: GBF

This season’s must-have gay dates

By Raziel Reid

Power

Gay filmmaker John Greyson remains in Egyptian prison

Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs ‘very concerned’

By Justin Ling

Culture

A mother’s love

Mama Rainbow shows the power of familial support in China

By Niko Bell

Culture

Vancouver trans comedy The Switch wraps pilot shoot

Director describes ‘light, witty, magical’ transition tale

By Natasha Barsotti

Culture

Papa don’t preach

A Polish priest tries to outrun sin in the award-winning In the Name Of

By Raziel Reid

Opinion

Vancouver’s Queer Film Festival turns 25

A quarter century later, festival still strikes a chord

By Natasha Barsotti

Culture

Gerontophiliacs unite! Preview clip of BLAB’s latest oeuvre

By Simon Thibault