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

‘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

‘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

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

‘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

Canada’s Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 3, Episode 7 recap: Rusically inclined

A technically strong Rusical nonetheless feels a bit underwhelming

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Culture

Trail-blazing trans artist Greer Lankton gave the girls the dolls we need

Through two permanent archives and the artists she influenced, the legendary doll-maker’s work lives on

By Grace Byron

Canada’s Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 3, Episode 6 power ranking: So Fierce

Miss Fiercalicious storms to the top of the ranking, but who falls off?

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Canada’s Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 3, Episode 6 recap: Palette cleanser

This season’s branding challenge takes on makeup, and one queen makes good

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 3, Episode 5 power ranking: Characters welcome

It’s another round of Snatch Game, but there can only be one winner

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 3, Episode 5 recap: Snatched again

How does the third installment of Canada’s Snatch Game stack up to the first two?

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 3, Episode 4 power ranking: who wore it best?

We got perhaps our best chance to compare these queens on an equal scale this week

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 3, Episode 4 recap: Same, same, but different

In a twist fans have clamoured for for years, the queens must design with the same materials

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Politics

International AIDS Conference a time for Trudeau government to live up to its rhetoric

State of Canadian funding for HIV/AIDS is dismal

By Dale Smith

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7’ Episode 12 power ranking: Old school reigns supreme

After a season that saw three “All Stars” winners make the final four, it was Logo-era winners who reigned supreme

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7’ finale recap: Another one in the basket

The twinners’ tie is finally broken, and Logo-era “Drag Race” reigns supreme

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 3, Episode 3 power ranking: Double dutch

While this week’s challenge was in pairs, the power ranking is as solo as ever

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 3, Episode 3 recap: Lip Sync for … Your Partner?

A duet lip sync challenge tests the queens on a necessary survival skill

By Kevin O’Keeffe