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For sci-fi author Charlie Jane Anders, queer hope and camaraderie are just as important as explosions and spaceships
Books

For sci-fi author Charlie Jane Anders, queer hope and camaraderie are just as important as explosions and spaceships

“There’s just so much weird, imaginative, bizarre stuff being published now”

By Cassandra Roxburgh
Mal Blum talks new EP, trans masc music and who’s gonna win ‘Drag Race’
Music

Mal Blum talks new EP, trans masc music and who’s gonna win ‘Drag Race’

The musician’s new EP “Ain’t It Nice” is a rough and tumble tribute to loneliness

By Mel Woods
Rhoyle Ivy King on playing The CW’s first Black non-binary character
TV & Film

Rhoyle Ivy King on playing The CW’s first Black non-binary character

King plays Nathaniel on “All American: Homecoming,” which wraps up its first season next month

By Murtz Jaffer
Speed Date with queer, Danish pop star Asbjørn
Speed Date

Speed Date with queer, Danish pop star Asbjørn

The musician says he’s looking forward to touring his new album “Boyology”

By Lito Howse
A little bit ‘The Baby-Sitters Club,’ a little bit body horror; Megan Milks’ novel is a real pre-trans trip
Books

A little bit ‘The Baby-Sitters Club,’ a little bit body horror; Megan Milks’ novel is a real pre-trans trip

The prolific author talks drawing on 1990s young adult fiction, the trans book boom and the best approach to writing about eating disorders

By Eli Cugini
Erotic model (and musical theatre guy) David Pevsner reveals how he got to where he is now
Books

Erotic model (and musical theatre guy) David Pevsner reveals how he got to where he is now

Author, actor and sex worker David Pevsner talks about his new memoir, “Damn Shame”

By Andy Bandyopadhyay
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In Edmund White’s latest novel, Edmund White is dead but remembered by the lover who broke his heart
Books

In Edmund White’s latest novel, Edmund White is dead but remembered by the lover who broke his heart

In a very meta work of fiction, the gay icon turns a recent breakup into a meditation on aging and lost love

By Christos Tsirbas
Lavender Country, the self-proclaimed ‘screaming Marxist bitch’ of country music, is back
Music

Lavender Country, the self-proclaimed ‘screaming Marxist bitch’ of country music, is back

After 50 years, Patrick Haggerty returns with songs of timeless sorrow and outrage

By Jesse Locke
Speed Date with comedian Mae Martin
Speed Date

Speed Date with comedian Mae Martin

This enby heartthrob discusses non-binary representation in comedy

By Chelle Turingan, Mel Woods
Mae Martin and Brandon Ash-Mohammed on making their fellow icons laugh
Comedy

Mae Martin and Brandon Ash-Mohammed on making their fellow icons laugh

“Last One Laughing: Canada” is a refreshingly silly balm to the current comedy conversation

By Mel Woods
Vivek Shraya keeps changing. Is she going to change us, too?
Books

Vivek Shraya keeps changing. Is she going to change us, too?

In her newest book, Shraya explores personal transformations, including Sathya Sai Baba’s, Madonna’s and her own

By Sanchari Sur
Amy Schneider on her incredible ‘Jeopardy!’ run
Culture

Amy Schneider on her incredible ‘Jeopardy!’ run

The trans trailblazer’s historic winning streak ranks third of all time

By J.E. Reich
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Sammy Rae wants you to be their friend. Seriously
Music

Sammy Rae wants you to be their friend. Seriously

The charismatic bandleader’s formula for success is simple: throw a party on stage

By Sophie Guimaraes
Shantay she slayed! Icesis Couture is the winner of ‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 2
Drag Race

Shantay she slayed! Icesis Couture is the winner of ‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 2

Canada’s new reigning drag superstar celebrates her big win with Xtra

By Russ Martin
Speed Date with ‘The L Word: Generation Q’ actor Leo Sheng
Speed Date

Speed Date with ‘The L Word: Generation Q’ actor Leo Sheng

This trans activist and queer heartthrob discusses representation in TV and film

By Chelle Turingan
In a queer galaxy far, far away
Culture

In a queer galaxy far, far away

The writer behind disaster lesbian Doctor Chelli Lona Aphra, Alyssa Wong is slowly queering the “Star Wars” universe

By Dale Smith
Meet the Canada-based activists fighting the Australian refugee crisis from abroad
Activism

Meet the Canada-based activists fighting the Australian refugee crisis from abroad

Ads Up Canada brought together a group of Aussie ex-pats to help queer and trans refugees out of detention and into safe homes

By KC Hoard
Marci Ien is Canada’s new representative for LGBTQ2S+ issues. What’s her plan?
Politics

Marci Ien is Canada’s new representative for LGBTQ2S+ issues. What’s her plan?

The first-time minister talks money, mandates and representation

By Dale Smith
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