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Shady queens and gay best friends: the price of being queer on reality TV
Inside Xtra

Shady queens and gay best friends: the price of being queer on reality TV

Xtra launches Season one of our new podcast, “Get Queer”—here’s where it all started

By Daniel MacIvor
Queer and trans families are intentional. They take the shape of what you and your loved ones need most
Queering Family

Queer and trans families are intentional. They take the shape of what you and your loved ones need most

In the nine-part series Queering Family, Xtra guest editor Stéphanie Verge introduces us to people who are redefining what it means to build and sustain a family

By Stéphanie Verge
Celebrated theatre artist Daniel MacIvor to join Xtra’s publisher 
Inside Xtra

Celebrated theatre artist Daniel MacIvor to join Xtra’s publisher 

MacIvor to head up new creative studio at Pink Triangle Press

By Gordon Bowness
Everyone is friends here
Inside Xtra

Everyone is friends here

Welcome to the launch of the new Xtra Community!

By Michelle da Silva
Topline: What good is sitting alone in your room?
Xtra Weekly

Topline: What good is sitting alone in your room?

LGBTQ2S+ cinematic history provides a critical lifeline to a queer newbie during lockdown

By Morgan Lightle
A federal election?! Don’t worry, Xtra has you covered
Inside Xtra

A federal election?! Don’t worry, Xtra has you covered

Senior politics editor Erica Lenti gives you a sneak peek into our extensive coverage of the forthcoming Canadian election

By Erica Lenti
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Topline: Love and lesbians on screen
Xtra Weekly

Topline: Love and lesbians on screen

When “The L Word” premiered, the Showtime series offered some of the boldest representations of lesbians on TV, but it wasn’t the first to do so

By Chelle Turingan
Topline: The X-tacy of non-binary gender markers
Xtra Weekly

Topline: The X-tacy of non-binary gender markers

As a non-binary person of trans experience in the U.S., Tre’vell Anderson is looking forward to options beyond “male” and “female” on government-issued ID

By Tre’vell Anderson
Topline: The delightful mess of offline human interaction
Xtra Weekly

Topline: The delightful mess of offline human interaction

I’ve been finding myself feeling both socially anxious and desperate for company—and Zoom isn’t helping

By Zaina Arafat
Topline: Connecting to community through food
Xtra Weekly

Topline: Connecting to community through food

Half-vaxxed picnic season is here

By Riley Sparks
How activism can improve our sex lives
Inside Xtra

How activism can improve our sex lives

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of our publisher Pink Triangle Press, Xtra is looking for a new sexual revolution—one based on social justice and mutual care

By Rachel Giese
Topline: The practice of being present
Xtra Weekly

Topline: The practice of being present

How taking photos while out on walks is helping one Toronto resident stop and notice the beauty around them

By Lito Howse
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Topline: Living in a post-pandemic theatre of the absurd
Xtra Weekly

Topline: Living in a post-pandemic theatre of the absurd

A vaccinated New Yorker attends a taping of “Saturday Night Live” and ponders the crucial relationship between performer and audience

By Zaina Arafat
Topline: A history of anti-Asian violence
Xtra Weekly

Topline: A history of anti-Asian violence

Following last week’s mass murder in Atlanta, Asian people and allies are demanding an end to anti-Asian hate

By Rachel Giese
Topline: In bed with Carole Pope and Dusty Springfield
Xtra Weekly

Topline: In bed with Carole Pope and Dusty Springfield

Calling the diva squad to dispel the fog

By Gordon Bowness
Topline: The great escape of film
Xtra Weekly

Topline: The great escape of film

Travelling through screens as we wait for the pandemic to end

By Riley Sparks
Topline: Finding community from the seat of my bike
Xtra Weekly

Topline: Finding community from the seat of my bike

The Peloton is a surprising virtual space for LGBTQ2S+ friendship

By Michelle da Silva
Topline: Video calls saved my life
Xtra Weekly

Topline: Video calls saved my life

The surprising siblinghood of depression, Kurt Cobain and Super Mario 

By Chelle Turingan
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