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Decades of activism have prepared Ukrainian LGBTQ+ activists for their biggest challenge yet
Pride 2022: Party & Protest

Decades of activism have prepared Ukrainian LGBTQ+ activists for their biggest challenge yet

Under the shadow of war, Kyiv Pride director Lenny Emson discusses the past, present and future of queer and trans activism in his country

By Adam Zivo
The first person reported dead from AIDS in Canada was an anonymous gay man from Windsor who died in 1982
History

The first person reported dead from AIDS in Canada was an anonymous gay man from Windsor who died in 1982

Teacher and local historian Walter Cassidy became obsessed with the person behind this frightening statistic. So he set out to find him

By Walter Cassidy
Lagos, Nigeria, prepares for the country’s first-ever Pride
Pride 2022: Party & Protest

Lagos, Nigeria, prepares for the country’s first-ever Pride

Even with strict conservative laws, the queer community in Nigeria’s most populated city prepares for a week-long community celebration

By Elvis Kachi
45 years on the edge with legendary DJ David Morales
Pride 2022: Party & Protest

45 years on the edge with legendary DJ David Morales

Morales discusses the history of house, the hard truth about safe spaces, the drama behind diva remixes and being the gayest straight DJ of all time 

By Elio Iannacci
Feeling more anxious than usual about sex? You’re not alone
Sexual Health

Feeling more anxious than usual about sex? You’re not alone

As pandemic precautions have lifted, we’re free to gather and hook up again—so why does sex still feel so anxiety-inducing?

By Bobby Box
As HIV/AIDS ravaged Montreal in the ’90s, gay men were getting murdered—and trying to fight back
History

As HIV/AIDS ravaged Montreal in the ’90s, gay men were getting murdered—and trying to fight back

Season 3 of CBC’s “The Village” takes on the Montreal murders in the midst of the AIDS crisis

By Mel Woods
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Has British iconoclast David Hoyle unwittingly turned himself into an icon?
London Calling

Has British iconoclast David Hoyle unwittingly turned himself into an icon?

At the edge of 60, the performance artist and intense anti-capitalist has been connecting with younger audiences and finding recognition of a sort

By Paul Gallant
Oranges are literally the only fruit
Fashion

Oranges are literally the only fruit

How the Old Navy orange-print button-up became the queer uniform of summer 2022

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
The joyful resistance of queer skate jams
Culture

The joyful resistance of queer skate jams

At Queer Skate Toronto, queer and trans folks are reclaiming skateboarding counterculture

By Jes Mason
Almost 30 years after their breakout literary successes, Shani Mootoo and Shyam Selvadurai are (mostly) no longer outsiders
Books

Almost 30 years after their breakout literary successes, Shani Mootoo and Shyam Selvadurai are (mostly) no longer outsiders

In a conversation hosted by Xtra, the two authors talk about their new books and how far they’ve come

By Shani Mootoo, Shyam Selvadurai
What can we learn from all of history’s ‘bad gays’?
Books

What can we learn from all of history’s ‘bad gays’?

Ben Miller, co-author of the new book “Bad Gays,” takes a look at “evil and complicated” people over the course of centuries

By Isaac Würmann
Queer Britain opens the U.K.’s first LGBTQ+ museum
London Calling

Queer Britain opens the U.K.’s first LGBTQ+ museum

“There’s just as great a diversity of sexuality and gender identities and experiences in the past as there is today”

By Gordon Bowness
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Edafe Okporo on writing ‘Asylum’ and finding home as a Black gay man in America
Books

Edafe Okporo on writing ‘Asylum’ and finding home as a Black gay man in America

The activist and founder of Refuge America shares his inspiring story in a new memoir

By Dika Ofoma
Fall boozily in love with London’s queer performance scene
London Calling

Fall boozily in love with London’s queer performance scene

From seedy dives and lavishly decorated halls to twisted drag and acerbic social commentary, here are the venues and shows to check out this summer

By Toby Reynolds
Inside Brontez Purnell’s ‘100 Boyfriends,’ a collection of complex love stories
Books

Inside Brontez Purnell’s ‘100 Boyfriends,’ a collection of complex love stories

“My life was always dependent on my needs and also the network of people needing to depend on me”

By Daniel Sanchez Torres
The House of Machos brought the ballroom scene to Mexico City and made it ‘fabuloso’
Drag

The House of Machos brought the ballroom scene to Mexico City and made it ‘fabuloso’

What happens when voguing and waacking migrate south of the border?

By Jonathan Bertucchi
Rina Sawayama rides a mechanical bull in hell while Remi Wolf sings tenderly of longing
Monthly Tune-Up

Rina Sawayama rides a mechanical bull in hell while Remi Wolf sings tenderly of longing

This month I’m serving up everything from the melancholic warmth of sunlight streaming through stained glass to a gay one-night-stand anthem for the ages

By Jordan Currie
Singer SHAH is keeping R&B alive
Playlist Q

Singer SHAH is keeping R&B alive

This queer Gen Z songbird has all the right ingredients to be the next big thing

By Daria Lynn Cottingham
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