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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 6’ Episode 1 recap: A gorgeous gaggle of Glamazons
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 6’ Episode 1 recap: A gorgeous gaggle of Glamazons

The largest, single season ‘All Stars’ cast has to stand out in a crowded variety show

By Kevin O’Keeffe
Topline: Behold the 2021 Pride campaign hall of shame
Xtra Weekly

Topline: Behold the 2021 Pride campaign hall of shame

Was there a single queer person in the room when these ads were conceived?

By Erica Lenti
This Canadian senator wants your porn habits tracked
Politics

This Canadian senator wants your porn habits tracked

An Independent senator’s proposed legislation would use facial recognition to keep kids away from sexually explicit content—privacy be damned

By Dale Smith
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under’ Episode 8 recap: She’s a winner, baby
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under’ Episode 8 recap: She’s a winner, baby

It’s been a long road, but at last we have Down Under’s first “Drag Race” superstar

By Kevin O’Keeffe
How much longer will straight white women be our queer superhero stand-ins?
TV & Film

How much longer will straight white women be our queer superhero stand-ins?

Marvel and DC need to do more than offer us blockbusters with female leads who are symbolically marginalized

By Aviva Dove-Viebahn
After transitioning during the pandemic, trans people return to the unknown of real-world interactions
Identity

After transitioning during the pandemic, trans people return to the unknown of real-world interactions

The awkwardness of a transition is a lot easier to negotiate when there’s no one to impress. But what happens when we go back to our pre-COVID-19 ways?

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
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Inside Canada’s chronically underfunded trans-affirming clinics
The Xtra Long Read

Inside Canada’s chronically underfunded trans-affirming clinics

Despite more outward support for the community, legal protections and greater visibility, trans and other LGBTQ2S+ care isn’t being prioritized in the country. And when it is, financial barriers abound

By Sarah Ratchford
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under’ Episode 7 recap: The talent portion
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under’ Episode 7 recap: The talent portion

In the penultimate episode of the season, an underdog falls short

By Kevin O’Keeffe
What’s so good about being natural?
Identity

What’s so good about being natural?

By arguing against allegations of trans unnaturalness with proof of our naturalness, we’re agreeing with our vilifiers’ idea that being natural is somehow significant in the first place

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul
Meet the unlikely senator sponsoring Canada’s bill to end conversion therapy
Politics

Meet the unlikely senator sponsoring Canada’s bill to end conversion therapy

New Brunswick’s René Cormier never expected to be an LGBTQ2S+ advocate in the Senate. But now, he’s the senator ushering Bill C-6 to the finish line

By Dale Smith
The cost of building a family
Parenting

The cost of building a family

Ken McNeilly wants the Canadian government to make tax credits more fair for queer men—and others—grappling with the cost of assisted reproduction

By Alison Motluk
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under’ Episode 6 recap: Rugby realness
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under’ Episode 6 recap: Rugby realness

A makeover challenge gives an under the radar queen the chance to shine

By Kevin O’Keeffe
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Conservatives plan to spend Pride Month pressing for blood ban changes
Politics

Conservatives plan to spend Pride Month pressing for blood ban changes

The opposition party tabled a draft order to end the discriminatory practice for queer men and trans people

By Dale Smith
More WAPs, less cops
Protest and Pleasure

More WAPs, less cops

In the second installment of the “Protest and Pleasure” series, we explore why defunding the police is the best protection against sexual violence

By Chanelle Gallant
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under’ Episode 5 recap: Marketing genius
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under’ Episode 5 recap: Marketing genius

A dynamite lip sync to “Absolutely Everybody” caps an otherwise frustrating episode

By Kevin O’Keeffe
What if we weren’t born that way?
The Xtra Long Read

What if we weren’t born that way?

The immutability of sexual orientation and gender identity has been the cornerstone argument for LGBTQ2S+ rights. The trouble is that not everyone fits that mold

By Heron Greenesmith
Bardish Chagger, our voice at the Cabinet table
Politics

Bardish Chagger, our voice at the Cabinet table

Xtra asks Canada’s Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth about the millions of dollars set aside for LGBTQ2S+ policy and funding in last month’s federal budget

By Dale Smith
The Turkish government is targeting LGBTQ+ communities, but activists refuse to back down
Dispatch

The Turkish government is targeting LGBTQ+ communities, but activists refuse to back down

Despite increased police presence and the derision of LGBTQ+ people by government officials, queer and trans Turks are making themselves even more visible through Pride and protest

By Clare Busch
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