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

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

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

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

Books

Molly Ostertag talks bringing her new graphic novel to your email inbox

The “Witch Boy” author will publish her latest offering exclusively through a Substack newsletter

By Mel Woods

Politics

Meet Ophelia Ravencroft, the goth non-binary trans lesbian elected in Newfoundland and Labrador

The first non-binary person elected in the province and the first trans woman elected in St. John’s is not what you might expect from a city councillor

By V.S. Wells

Identity

Finding queerness and finding God

Sharon Lewis’ documentary “With Wonder” asks BIPOC participants around the world how they reconcile their religion and sexualities

By Ashleigh-Rae Thomas

Politics

Nova Scotia’s first genderqueer MLA is blazing a trail

Lisa Lachance is the province’s first “Mx. Deputy Speaker”

By Mel Woods

Arts

Raven Two Feathers envisions bright Indigiqueer futures

The Two-Spirit award-winning artist showcases candid and hopeful audio and video installations at this year’s ImagineNATIVE Festival

By Thirza Cuthand

History

How one gay man fought the medical establishment and won

A new documentary explores gay psychiatrist John Fryer’s efforts to end the American Psychiatric Association classification of homosexuality as an illness

By KC Hoard

Politics

Blake Desjarlais is ready to make his mark on Parliament

Canada’s first openly Two-Spirit MP is headed to Ottawa after a historic election win

By Mel Woods

TV & Film

‘The Bravest Knight’ star T.R. Knight talks about toxic Hollywood culture and his multistaged coming out

Knight also shares his experience returning to “Grey’s Anatomy” a decade after he quit

By Max Gao

TV & Film

Finally! ‘Sort Of’ is a series with a queer, brown gender-fluid star

Co-creator Bilal Baig talks about their show’s ‘Jee Your Zindagi’ spirit

By Sanchari Sur

Music

Eve Parker Finley’s smooth moves between music and comedy has built her an impressive fan base

The Montreal musician has a strategy for dealing with fans who think they really know her

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul

TV & Film

‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’ has that secret sauce that gets queerness and class just right

Co-creator Tom MacRae realized that the high-school drag musical’s lead character had to be flawed: “Teenagers are awful”

By Frank M. Miller

Politics

Annamie Paul wants a greener, queerer Canada

The Green leader on passing LGBTQ2S+ policy in the House, the importance of representation and what’s gone wrong within her own party

By Erica Lenti

TV & Film

Irish filmmaker Kate Dolan harnessed family trauma and mental illness to make a genuinely scary horror film

“You Are Not My Mother,” which debuted this week at TIFF, uses ancient folklore to reveal modern truths

By Christos Tsirbas

Books

What writing about his life taught Brian Broome about being a queer Black man and battling addiction

Brian Broome’s best-selling memoir “Punch Me Up to the Gods” cuts close to the bone

By Jon Higgins