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

The episode-opening elimination vote is not what it seems

‘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

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

Rainbow Rewind 2020

The year onscreen

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

By Tre’vell Anderson

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

Rainbow Rewind 2020

The year in books

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

By Zaina Arafat

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

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

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

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

TV & Film

‘Funny Boy’ is forever precocious and provocative

Shyam Selvadurai’s beloved book gets a gorgeous cinematic makeover

By Gordon Bowness

Health

Canada has every tool it needs to end the spread of HIV—but it hasn’t

Now, rates of transmission are up, especially among young Canadians

By Kevin Hurren

Books

A divinely illustrated history of drag

This detour through the demented world of Divine and John Waters is just a sample of delights from the comprehensive new book “The Art of Drag”

By Jake Hall

My Queer Kitchen

Cream puffs of the world unite!

Delicate yet sturdy, these little marvels can hold multitudes

By Jennifer E. Crawford

Education

In virtual classrooms, Canadian students keep getting deadnamed

Preferred name policies in schools have proven even more challenging during COVID-19

By Marsha McLeod

Ask an Expert

New to fisting? Here’s our handy guide

Nurse practitioner Miles Harris answers every question—and we mean EVERY question—you might have about fisting

By Andy Bandyopadhyay

Books

Catherine Hernandez’s new dystopian novel feels very real in 2020

In “Crosshairs,” the author conjures a near-future world where a resistance movement rises up against authoritarianism, racism and environmental disaster

By Rachel Giese

Identity

In Nigeria, podcasts give voice to LGBTQ people

While queer and trans Nigerians remain persecuted, shows like ‘Queercity’ and ‘The Pride Diaries’ create a sense of community among the country’s LGBTQ population

By Nelson C.J