Culture

Is ‘Joker’ about angry white men or for them? It’s still unclear

The film distorts real histories of racism in favour of depicting the victimhood of a single white man

By Rachel Giese

Rainbow Votes 2019

Dear federal leaders: We have questions

By Erica Lenti

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Episode 1 power ranking: Long live the queens

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Episode 1 recap: Royal flush

A strong start to the new series sees plenty of British in-jokes, and some fun UK drag

By Kevin O’Keeffe

TV & Film

Pedro Almodóvar gets personal with ‘Pain and Glory’

The Spanish director’s latest explores how to age with grace as a gay man and an artist

By Gordon Bowness

Salty Queers

If Trump is impeached and Pence becomes president, we’re screwed

And you thought Agent Orange was bad

By Arvin Joaquin, Erica Lenti

Rainbow Votes 2019

Federal politics: Where queer representation goes to die

Why are so few LGBTQ2 candidates elected in Canada?

By Erica Lenti

Drag Race

A beginner’s guide to ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’

Don’t know your Snatch Games from your Shangelas? We’re here to help

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Rainbow Votes 2019

Fear and transphobia on the campaign trail

A campaign manager talks queer and trans visibility in politics

By Erica Lenti

Salty Queers

Welcome to the election campaign of bad choices and apologies

Moisturize, it’s going to be a long ride

By Arvin Joaquin, Erica Lenti

Bisexuality

Lilly Singh is bringing bisexual visibility to late-night TV

She’s the first bisexual woman of colour to host a late-night TV show—and that comes with a new kind of pressure

By Ishani Nath

Salty Queers

All the queer and trans people Maxime Bernier should dine with

If Mike Pence can do it, so can the People’s Party leader!

By Arvin Joaquin, Erica Lenti

Bisexuality

Hard truths bisexuals will relate to this Bisexual Visibility Week

*Cries in bisexual*

By Eternity Martis

TV & Film

A round up of LGBTQ2 offerings from TIFF

This year’s film festival showcased aging gay artists, lesbians on fire and Canada’s queerest politician

By Gordon Bowness

Rainbow Votes 2019

Is it too late for Scheer to say sorry for his remarks on same-sex marriage?

It’s time for the Conservative leader to come clean

By Erica Lenti

Politics

Dear Canadian politicians: My queer rights are not vote bait

Politicians of all stripes are dredging up the same-sex marriage debates — all in a cheap effort to win votes

By RM Vaughan

Hate Watch

We went to Toronto’s Chick-fil-A protest — and a lot of people didn’t care about all the homophobia

Gay rights or fried chicken? Can’t decide

By Arvin Joaquin, Erica Lenti

Hate Watch

It’s September and the homophobes are busy spreading hate

Seriously, they need hobbies

By Arvin Joaquin