Topline: Harry Styles and Janaya Khan’s duelling covers

Here’s what to expect from the Xtra Weekly newsletter, Nov. 20


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THIS WEEK ON XTRA

👉Given the strain and tumult of the last few months, many queer and trans people are having difficulty sleeping. We got you covered… in the warm, soft, dulcet tones of sleep expert Kathryn Nicolai, podcast host and author of Nothing Much Happens, who shares her insights about how to de-stress and fall aslee…zzz 🛏.

QUEER NEWS AROUND THE WORLD

👉Local elections in Brazil last week delivered a setback to president Jair Bolsonaro—and they also delivered a record number of victories for trans candidates in a country considered one of the most dangerous for trans people.

TBH, CULTURE IS QUEER 🤷🌈

👉Duelling cover shoots . British singer-songwriter Harry Styles is on the cover of U.S. Vogue, the first man to appear solo. Meanwhile, Black Lives Matter Canada co-founder Janaya Khan is on the cover of Out (one of four covers as part of the magazine Out100 issue). And Schitt’s Creek star Dan Levy made it to People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive 2020 list.

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