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Celebrating 10 years of Frank Ocean
Queer View Mirror

Celebrating 10 years of Frank Ocean

It’s been a decade since the artist’s influential debut mixtape “Nostalgia, Ultra” 

By Precious Fondren
Inside the world of trans voice training
The Xtra Long Read

Inside the world of trans voice training

Learning to feminize the voice isn’t like learning to ride a bike; it’s like learning to walk with someone else’s feet

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul
Join singer/songwriter Kìzis’ love-rave of the future
Music

Join singer/songwriter Kìzis’ love-rave of the future

On her new release, the Montreal-based Algonquin Two-Spirit artist is joined by over 50 collaborators including Owen Pallett, Beverly Glenn-Copeland and Tim Nelson

By Jesse Locke
Ballet comes out of the closet with a kiss
Dance

Ballet comes out of the closet with a kiss

After 400 years, classical ballet explicitly celebrates queer lust

By Juan Michael Porter II
How sneaker culture saved my life
Personal Essay

How sneaker culture saved my life

A young man returns to the hobby he shared with his father as a way of survival

By Daria Lynn Cottingham
The trunk-rattling beats and impassioned vocals of R&B singer Quinton Barnes
Music

The trunk-rattling beats and impassioned vocals of R&B singer Quinton Barnes

“I have a fire inside me,” says the 23-year-old musician from Kitchener, Ontario

By Jesse Locke
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Javicia Leslie is a new Batwoman for a new era
TV & Film

Javicia Leslie is a new Batwoman for a new era

The bisexual star leads the charge for a diverse DC universe

By Max Gao
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 2 recap: Ru-versal of fortune
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 2 recap: Ru-versal of fortune

The episode-opening elimination vote is not what it seems

By Kevin O’Keeffe
‘Dream Daddy’ is the gayest game that almost wasn’t
Gaming

‘Dream Daddy’ is the gayest game that almost wasn’t

In between dating a husky outdoorsman, a bad dad and a Goth trans man, writer Bobby Box found time to talk with the hit game’s creators

By Bobby Box
Should straight actors playing gay be a fossil of the past?
Culture

Should straight actors playing gay be a fossil of the past?

A discussion with “Ammonite” director Francis Lee leads to an excavation into the complexities of representation

By Rachel Giese
The year onscreen
Rainbow Rewind 2020

The year onscreen

7 queer and trans movies and shows that made 2020 somewhat bearable

By Tre’vell Anderson
5 of the queerest reality TV moments of the year
Rainbow Rewind 2020

5 of the queerest reality TV moments of the year

Who kept us hopeful, who kept us company and who broke barriers

By Kevin O’Keeffe
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The year in books
Rainbow Rewind 2020

The year in books

A quixotic selection of the 5 best LGBTQ2S+ titles released in 2020

By Zaina Arafat
5 literary debuts that got us excited
Rainbow Rewind 2020

5 literary debuts that got us excited

The resilience of first-time writers was tested in a year without IRL book launches

By Christopher DiRaddo
Occupy Handel: Singing the praises of a diverse creation
Music

Occupy Handel: Singing the praises of a diverse creation

“Messiah/Complex,” an ambitious reimagining of Handel’s “Messiah,” offers holiday fare like no other

By Gordon Bowness
Taylor Mac celebrates the holidays with random acts of fabulousness
TV & Film

Taylor Mac celebrates the holidays with random acts of fabulousness

Mac’s “Holiday Sauce…Pandemic!” is a crazed love letter to a departed friend

By KC Hoard
Experimental hip-hop meets gothic folk in the Kootenays
Music

Experimental hip-hop meets gothic folk in the Kootenays

Uschi Tala’s unique music connects their self-healing to the lush natural environment of Sinixt territory

By Jesse Locke
‘Funny Boy’ is forever precocious and provocative
TV & Film

‘Funny Boy’ is forever precocious and provocative

Shyam Selvadurai’s beloved book gets a gorgeous cinematic makeover

By Gordon Bowness
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