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Why are Democrats pivoting to transphobia?
Politics

Why are Democrats pivoting to transphobia?

ANALYSIS: Throwing trans people to the wolves to win elections is wrong. It’s also not going to work

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 12 power ranking: Double your pleasure, double your fun
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 12 power ranking: Double your pleasure, double your fun

The queens compete in pairs, but we’re power-ranking them solo

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 12 recap: Dance til the day is done
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 12 recap: Dance til the day is done

A new interpretive twist on an old challenge produces some odd results

By Kevin O'Keeffe
How streaming services oversell queer content
TV & Film

How streaming services oversell queer content

ANALYSIS: Are Netflix’s personalized offerings indicative of a queer utopia or only a surface-level mirage?

By Jon Heggestad
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 11 power ranking: Doing something ‘Unholy’
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 11 power ranking: Doing something ‘Unholy’

We’re down to the final six, as one of the last underdogs left sashays away

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 11 recap: Ducks soup
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 11 recap: Ducks soup

The queens act alongside Ross Mathews, and the underdog story comes to an end

By Kevin O'Keeffe
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Where does Mark Carney stand on queer and trans issues?
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Where does Mark Carney stand on queer and trans issues?

ANALYSIS: The new Liberal leader and prime minister-designate should affirm his party’s stance before going toe to toe with Pierre Poilievre

By Mel Woods
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 10 power ranking: Roast with the most
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 10 power ranking: Roast with the most

One of the queens with a maxi-challenge win goes home, and only one queen without a victory remains

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 10 recap: Going to the underdogs
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 10 recap: Going to the underdogs

A roast challenge fractures a friendship, while two underrated queens score major victories

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 9 power ranking: Cartwheeling through life
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 9 power ranking: Cartwheeling through life

Emulating Betsey Johnson produces some terrific looks from the final nine

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 9 recap: A living legend
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 9 recap: A living legend

The queens take fashion inspiration from an iconic free spirit

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 8 power ranking: Follow the yellow brick power ranking
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 8 power ranking: Follow the yellow brick power ranking

Ranking here in this brand new world might be a fantasy, but it’s real to me

By Kevin O'Keeffe
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 8 recap: Defying g-Ru-vity
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 8 recap: Defying g-Ru-vity

And you won’t bring them down!

By Kevin O'Keeffe
Here’s how the U.S. government is defining ‘biological sex’
Video

Here’s how the U.S. government is defining ‘biological sex’

ANALYSIS: A new document featuring the administration’s attempt to categorize ‘two sexes’ is needlessly convoluted and contradictory

By Mel Woods
In a world on fire, caring for each other is the best resistance
Mental Health

In a world on fire, caring for each other is the best resistance

ANALYSIS: It’s a dire time to be trans. Here’s what we can learn from the past about how to survive the moment and despair itself

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 7 power ranking: Nailed it? Not quite!
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 7 power ranking: Nailed it? Not quite!

 A disappointing Snatch Game leads to a shocker elimination

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 7 recap: Snatched by the nails
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 7 recap: Snatched by the nails

It’s time to bring rules and structure back to Snatch Game—but these judges won’t do it

By Kevin O'Keeffe
How easy is it to just ‘move to Canada’?
Video

How easy is it to just ‘move to Canada’?

ANALYSIS: While many queer and trans people might consider fleeing the U.S., it’s important to understand the complexities of Canada’s immigration system

By Mel Woods
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