Media

Meet Kissy Duerré, a fast-rising star on TikTok who embraces righteous politics and hard conversations

With 600,000-plus followers, the trans TikTok creator talks to the world from her home in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

By Niko Stratis

Books

The sass and fire of grief written in fuchsia

Queer Canadian cartoonist Shira Spector’s debut graphic memoir is unlike anything you’ve seen before

By Molly Sprayregen

Creating Community

A millennial journalist in Leicestershire started a virtual theatre club with her friends to watch and discuss online productions

Planning events and having something specific to talk about reminds her that she has a community and social life

By Jess Amy Dixon

Books

‘Kink’ anthology explores desire, BDSM and pleasure across the sexual spectrum

Kink is rarely portrayed to its fullest, queerest potential in popular culture. Editors R.O. Kwon and Garth Greenwell decided to remedy that

By Ilana Masad

Books

The novel ‘Milk Fed’ queers—and redeems—the manic pixie dream girl trope

Melissa Broder’s latest book is a delightfully deranged exploration of sex, food and faith

By Harron Walker

TV & Film

Art, horror, glamour: The queer legacy of Udo Kier

In “Swan Song,” the acclaimed German actor plays a character whose gay history mirrors his own contributions to queering the movies

By Frank M. Miller

TV & Film

Indie Canadian drag film ‘Jump, Darling’ nabs a major Hollywood star and spawns a surprising love affair

The film’s director and lead actor discuss how they connected on set and the wonder of working with a legend like Cloris Leachman in her final role

By Max Gao

Creating Community

A bisexual artist in Toronto discovers the queer joys of snail mail

The founder of Toronto’s Bi+ Arts Festival started a postcard exchange to foster a sense of belonging

By Catherine Jones

Music

The unholy trinity of drugs, lockdowns and queers

Toronto singer Danny Dymond explores an unexpected toxic relationship in his latest release

By Rolyn Chambers

The Xtra Long Read

Making tech queer- and trans-friendly is about much more than hiring

Diversity is not an end in itself. Technologies need to serve their users

By Caitlin Stall-Paquet

Music

Dax Pierson’s experimental techno chases a ‘queer divine dissatifaction’

The Oakland-based musician says being multi-marginalized helped him face mental and physical recovery

By Jesse Locke

The Xtra Long Read

How rescue dogs embody the transformative power of unconditional love

A unique bicontinental project, “Don’t You Want Me,” connects rescue dogs with trans and queer would-be owners

By andrea bennett

Health

Chosen family versus COVID-19

The death of a dear friend inspires a writer to ask: Who gets to make decisions about your health care if you’re incapacitated?

By Nancy Irwin

Creating Community

A polyamorous couple decides that swapping stories of their sexual exploits isn’t enough

A favourite sex club points the way with its online parties

By Tiffany Regaudie

TV & Film

‘My Name is Pauli Murray’ celebrates an overlooked Black queer civil rights leader and non-binary role model

The latest documentary from the directors of “RBG” tells the story of Pauli Murray, a queer lawyer, racial justice activist and priest born in 1910

By Ilana Masad

Creating Community

A non-binary writer and editor banished from London starts an online zine

Trapped in their parents’ house in Bristol, Sam Moore has found a whole new community of queer writers and editors

By Sam Moore

Books

Whether epic or humdrum, ‘Gay Bar’ chases the elusive possibility of queer social spaces

U.K. writer Jeremy Atherton Lin’s new book chronicles the history of the gay bars he’s visited—and his adventures inside them

By Paul Gallant

Creating Community

A queer settler communications pro finds connection in another world

She and a group of friends have thoroughly queered “Dungeons and Dragons”

By Meg Shannon