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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 5’ Episode 2 power ranking: Verse-atility
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 5’ Episode 2 power ranking: Verse-atility

By Kevin O’Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ Season 5, Episode 2 recap: Everybody sing ‘Love’
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ Season 5, Episode 2 recap: Everybody sing ‘Love’

The queens split up into girl groups, but only one can hit the top of the charts

By Kevin O’Keeffe
The last straw: How gay bars and other LGBTQ2 businesses are facing disaster
Power

The last straw: How gay bars and other LGBTQ2 businesses are facing disaster

They’ve withstood the e-commerce boom and hookup apps, recession and gentrification. Can they survive this pandemic?

By Rob Csernyik
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 5’ premiere power ranking: Werq the Ranking
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 5’ premiere power ranking: Werq the Ranking

By Kevin O’Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ Season 5 premiere recap: Let’s get All-Started
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ Season 5 premiere recap: Let’s get All-Started

It’s Old School versus New School on the fifth season of ‘All Stars’

By Kevin O’Keeffe
The transformative power of trans underwear
Analysis

The transformative power of trans underwear

Companies claim to be making more gender-neutral undergarments for trans and non-binary folks. But not everyone has access to underwear that makes them feel affirmed

By Ziya Jones
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 12: Who are the true winners and losers of the season?
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 12: Who are the true winners and losers of the season?

By Kevin O’Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season finale recap: Who won Season 12?
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season finale recap: Who won Season 12?

The first-ever socially distant finale gave us Drag Race’s 12th winner

By Kevin O’Keeffe
Canadian medical researchers unveil groundbreaking LGBTQ2-focused curriculum
Health

Canadian medical researchers unveil groundbreaking LGBTQ2-focused curriculum

The University of Toronto will now teach medical trainees how to address critical social factors when dealing with queer and trans folk—and how COVID-19 exacerbates those factors

By Fae Johnstone
Who will win ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 12?
Drag Race

Who will win ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 12?

Who will win based on their performance this season? And who deserves to?

By Kevin O’Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race’ was a hit, but is that enough?
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race’ was a hit, but is that enough?

A bad choice of first episode limited the miniseries’ potential to grow

By Kevin O’Keeffe
How Nigeria’s COVID-19 lockdown affected queer folks
Power

How Nigeria’s COVID-19 lockdown affected queer folks

For some, it was marked by a return to homophobic homes. For others, it was a chance to reflect on their reprieve

By Nelson C.J
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When queer TikTok memes get political
Politics

When queer TikTok memes get political

LGBTQ2 users are fighting for change and visibility on the social media platform—one short video snippet at a time

By Jake Pitre
‘Feel Good’ and the messy heartbreak of falling in love with a ‘straight’ girl
Relationships

‘Feel Good’ and the messy heartbreak of falling in love with a ‘straight’ girl

Like Mae and George’s relationship in the Netflix series, I feared my ex would return to the safe heterosexual universe she came from

By Ray Levy Uyeda
Fighting to exist in Guatemala
Politics

Fighting to exist in Guatemala

LGBTQ Guatemalans are battling on all fronts: against a discriminatory government, against a religious society that marginalizes them and against the racism that divides their own community

By Jonathan Bertucchi
Everything you need to know about Canada’s HIV non-disclosure laws
Analysis

Everything you need to know about Canada’s HIV non-disclosure laws

How LGBTQ2 communities are affected, what laws remain in place and what’s being done to end unjust criminalization

By Cameron Perrier
Finding refuge and belonging in ‘We’re Here’
Culture

Finding refuge and belonging in ‘We’re Here’

With actual queer spaces shut down, this drag makeover show provides the feels we need now

By KC Hoard
‘2gether: The Series’ celebrates the lasting sweetness of young love
Culture

‘2gether: The Series’ celebrates the lasting sweetness of young love

Yes, the rumours are true. Tine and Sarawat’s story will make you remember your first queer love

By Arvin Joaquin
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