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Ryan Murphy’s obsession with queer trauma must be stopped
TV & Film

Ryan Murphy’s obsession with queer trauma must be stopped

OPINION: From his Dahmer series to the new “American Horror Story” about a serial killer targeting queer people, the writer-director has gone off the deep end

By Mel Woods
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 4 power ranking: Improvisation inspiration
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 4 power ranking: Improvisation inspiration

One group sails to the top of the power ranking this week

By Kevin O’Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 4 recap: Catfight
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 4 recap: Catfight

An improv challenge introduces us to a new rivalry

By Kevin O’Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 3 power ranking: Fashionable duets
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 3 power ranking: Fashionable duets

The queens were judged in teams this week, but as always, the power ranking judges them individually

By Kevin O’Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 3 recap: Twin winning
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 3 recap: Twin winning

It takes two to make this design challenge go right

By Kevin O’Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 2 power ranking: See my name in neon lights
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 2 power ranking: See my name in neon lights

This week’s wonky judging results in an unusual power ranking

By Kevin O’Keeffe
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 2 recap: Rocker chicks
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 2 recap: Rocker chicks

This franchise doesn’t wanna break up (bye bye) with its signature challenge

By Kevin O’Keeffe
A love letter to video game vixens
Identity

A love letter to video game vixens

One writer pays tribute to the video game characters that have helped LGBTQ2S+ folks feel at home in their queerness

By Bobby Box
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 1 power ranking: This is the BBC
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 1 power ranking: This is the BBC

A two-look runway challenge separated the fashion queens from those struggling to make an impression

By Kevin O’Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4 premiere recap: Absolutely fabulous
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4 premiere recap: Absolutely fabulous

Joanna Lumley is the star of a very competent season premiere

By Kevin O’Keeffe
The best, worst and queerest films of TIFF 2022
TV & Film

The best, worst and queerest films of TIFF 2022

From “The People’s Joker” to “Bros” to “The Whale,” we’ve got awards to give out

By Mel Woods
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 3, Episode 9 power ranking: Hey now, you’re all stars
Canada’s Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 3, Episode 9 power ranking: Hey now, you’re all stars

There could be only one winner, but we have high hopes for all of these queens’ futures

By Kevin O’Keeffe
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‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 3 finale recap: Our new Queen of the North is …
Canada’s Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 3 finale recap: Our new Queen of the North is …

A swift season comes to an end as a new champion is crowned

By Kevin O’Keeffe
How a proposed book publishing merger will further marginalize LGBTQ2S+ authors across the English-speaking world
Books

How a proposed book publishing merger will further marginalize LGBTQ2S+ authors across the English-speaking world

Will Simon & Schuster’s conservative bent infect the more welcoming Penguin Random House?

By Stephenie Magister
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 3, Episode 8 power ranking: ‘Burning glances, turning heads’
Canada’s Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 3, Episode 8 power ranking: ‘Burning glances, turning heads’

Who came out the best after the Masquerade Ball?

By Kevin O’Keeffe
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 3, Episode 8 recap: Ball is life
Canada’s Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 3, Episode 8 recap: Ball is life

“Masquerade! Look around—there’s another mask behind you!”

By Kevin O’Keeffe
New legal victories give hope to Caribbean queer people whose sex lives remain criminalized
Activism

New legal victories give hope to Caribbean queer people whose sex lives remain criminalized

Saint Kitts and Nevis is just the latest win. Here’s our guide to the many court cases unfolding in the Caribbean

By Rob Salerno
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 3, Episode 7 power ranking: Clearing the air
Canada’s Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 3, Episode 7 power ranking: Clearing the air

We’re down to a final five, with a potential new frontrunner

By Kevin O’Keeffe
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