Who is the real Reneé Rapp?

On her new album “BITE ME,” the outspoken star plays two different characters—and remains remarkably true to herself

Pete Buttigieg latest Democrat to oppose trans women in women’s sports

The openly gay presidential hopeful joined Gavin Newsom and Rahm Emanuel as high-profile Democrats turning against trans issues

By Mel Woods

Tech

Will AI companions usher in a new age of queer courtship?

Anyone in a relationship with an AI companion is already having a post-gender romance

By Jon Heggestad

Music

Madonna’s ‘Ray of Light’ is everywhere

Addison Rae, FKA Twigs and Lorde all seem to be drawing inspiration from the Queen of Pop’s seminal 1998 album. What makes “Ray of Light” so timeless?

By KC Hoard

TV & Film

‘Big Brother 27’ star Jimmy Heagerty is making for great TV. It could be even better with more queer people

By very virtue of their sexuality, queer houseguests cannot have the same experience as their straight competitors

By Kevin O'Keeffe

Politics

Queer youth need suicide hotlines more than ever. The Trump admin is gutting them

Failure to provide adequate care to queer youth stands to have a generational impact

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle

Activism

As hunger and violence in Palestine rage on, queer Arabs are reimagining resistance

“Queer” and “Arab” are not contradictory—they’re a harmonious set of qualities that comprise the essence of millions of people

By Shanzae Zaeem

Sports

The lesser-known gay history of high-fives

Glenn Burke made history as the first Major League Baseball player to publicly come out as gay. He’s also credited with inventing the high-five

By Cody Corrall, Mel Woods

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 10’ delivers a wildly entertaining finale—after a waste-of-time semifinals

It’s hard to figure out just what producers were thinking with this merge format

By Kevin O'Keeffe

Marriage Equality

20 years of Canada’s same-sex marriage revolution

The dream of a handful of queer couples to have their love recognized in law catalyzed a global movement

By Rob Salerno

Relationships

Where are the queer divorce stories?

ANALYSIS: Messy, vulnerable narratives remind us that queer marriage isn’t always the happily-ever-after we hope for

By Zena Sharman

Censorship

This controversial advocacy group has a connection to Alberta’s new school library standards

ANALYSIS: Alberta referenced a book rating website with ties to Moms For Liberty, report says

By Mel Woods

Censorship

New Alberta school library standards ban ‘sexually explicit’ books

After previously flagging several LGBTQ2S+ titles as “inappropriate,” the province says schools must remove “sexually explicit” books by Oct. 1

By Mel Woods

Identity

Life after twink death is trans joy

ANALYSIS: Twinks don’t have to die—they can transition

By Mixie Wholey

Culture

What does an assault story look like in 2025?

“Sorry, Baby,” “John Proctor Is the Villain” and “Trauma Plot” are changing the narrative about rape stories by reflecting how it hasn’t changed

By Lindsay Lee Wallace

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ Season 10’s final bracket rains on the parade

A season that was fostering potential best-of-all-time conversation hit its rough patch

By Kevin O'Keeffe

Pride

Trump’s attack on DEI isn’t Pride Toronto’s only major problem

ANALYSIS: One of Canada’s largest Prides has scrambled to cover sponsor losses, and some wonder if that was inevitable

By Kevin Hurren

Politics

What are we really talking about when we talk about ‘political violence’?

ANALYSIS: The vast majority of political violence in America is coming from the right wing, and is aimed at marginalized people

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle