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Editorial

Topline: The ABCs of Black queer history
Xtra Weekly

Topline: The ABCs of Black queer history

From Alvin Ailey to Lena Waithe

By Tre’vell Anderson
Topline: A sober look at Dry January
Xtra Weekly

Topline: A sober look at Dry January

While exorcising exes and feeding our communities

By Rachel Giese
Topline: Gay for pay
Xtra Weekly

Topline: Gay for pay

Down the rabbit hole with Rupert Everett, James Corden and Kate Winslet

By Gordon Bowness
Check out our glow up!
Inside Xtra

Check out our glow up!

Xtra is evolving… new look, new logo… but same commitment to LGBTQ2S+ journalism and community building

By Rachel Giese
A record of outrage and an instrument of change
Rainbow Votes 2020

A record of outrage and an instrument of change

What to expect from Rainbow Votes 2020, from our U.S. political correspondent Nico Lang

By Nico Lang
We’re launching ‘Rainbow Votes 2020,’ a U.S. election newsletter
Inside Xtra

We’re launching ‘Rainbow Votes 2020,’ a U.S. election newsletter

This November’s election is one of the best opportunities to make the U.S. a better place; Xtra has you covered

By Erica Lenti
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We need the joyous anarchy of Pride now more than ever
DIY Pride

We need the joyous anarchy of Pride now more than ever

Amid a pandemic and anti-racism protests—and with large Pride events cancelled—how will LGBTQ2 folks step up to fill the void?

By Gordon Bowness
Why Xtra is giving away ad space this Pride season
Inside Xtra

Why Xtra is giving away ad space this Pride season

We’re partnering with LGBTQ2 organizations whose fundraising has been disrupted by COVID-19 to help them boost their message

By Mitchell Cheeseman
This would have been the season of glitter and rainbows
Inside Xtra

This would have been the season of glitter and rainbows

But with COVID-19, widespread anti-Black violence and mass protests against police brutality, this isn’t the time for a glittering Pride. We stand with LGBTQ2 folk as they, once more, aim to rise to the moment

By Rachel Giese
Xtra’s social distancing mixtape
Pandemic Pastimes

Xtra’s social distancing mixtape

Our favourite bops for dancing on your own

By Chelle Turingan
Lessons from AIDS on how to survive coronavirus
Inside Xtra

Lessons from AIDS on how to survive coronavirus

As we shut our offices and send staff home to work, we find inspiration in our history of community care

By Rachel Giese
Hey sweeties, we’re changing
Inside Xtra

Hey sweeties, we’re changing

Help us build an even better Xtra

By Rachel Giese
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Xtra launches “Off the Chart,” a podcast about The L Word
Off the Chart

Xtra launches “Off the Chart,” a podcast about The L Word

Ahead of the Generation Q reboot, we re-watched the groundbreaking queer women’s series from the early 2000s—and we have *feelings*

By Eternity Martis
We need to talk about the last 50 years of LGBTQ2 activism
Still Fighting: LGBTQ2 Rights at 50

We need to talk about the last 50 years of LGBTQ2 activism

Introducing our new series, Still Fighting

By Erica Lenti
No more shame, no more silence: Why Xtra is talking about periods
Health

No more shame, no more silence: Why Xtra is talking about periods

All this month, we look at menstruation from an LGBTQ2 perspective

By Eternity Martis
Meet Xtra’s new director of editorial
Editorial

Meet Xtra’s new director of editorial

‘I can’t wait to launch this new chapter’

By Rachel Giese
So You Dance You Can Think
Culture

So You Dance You Can Think

Hard-bodied twentysomethings strut their stuff for hit TV show’s season finale

By Gordon Bowness
Give & take during Pride
Editorial

Give & take during Pride

By Gordon Bowness
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