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Mimiyuuuh is fun, fierce and unapologetic
Culture

Mimiyuuuh is fun, fierce and unapologetic

The Filipino YouTube personality talks about his rise to fame, being queer in the Philippines and his crushes

By Arvin Joaquin
A rainbow prism of pop: Hit songs refracted through shoegaze—and they’re totally gay
Music

A rainbow prism of pop: Hit songs refracted through shoegaze—and they’re totally gay

Two Gays Shoegaze provides the emotional wall of sound we need right now

By Rosie Long Decter
Not every lesbian wants to U-Haul
TV & Film

Not every lesbian wants to U-Haul

Wendy Jo Carlton explores lesbian non-monogamy in her new film ‘Good Kisser’

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul
Fanning the flames of flamboyant fabulist Walter Mercado
Culture

Fanning the flames of flamboyant fabulist Walter Mercado

Kareem Tabsch, producer of ‘Mucho Mucho Amor,’ on how they convinced the famous Puerto Rican astrologer to return to the screen

By Chantal Braganza
After the Sashay: Ilona Verley talks Indigenous representation on ‘Canada’s Drag Race’
Canada’s Drag Race

After the Sashay: Ilona Verley talks Indigenous representation on ‘Canada’s Drag Race’

How the competition helped the Two-Spirit artist find her true self

By Arvin Joaquin
His smell haunts me, even after he disappeared from my life
Love Like Mine

His smell haunts me, even after he disappeared from my life

I tried to commit the layers and notes of his aroma to memory so that I had no regrets when he left

By Daniel Sanchez Torres
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Lady Shug serves looks, culture and advocacy
Culture

Lady Shug serves looks, culture and advocacy

The Diné non-binary drag artist talks about amazing drag, Indigenous heritage and Spanx

By Arvin Joaquin
After the Sashay: BOA departs the competition
Canada’s Drag Race

After the Sashay: BOA departs the competition

BOA talks about her name’s origin, support from the LGBTQ2 community and life after Canada’s Drag Race

By Arvin Joaquin
Desmond Child is more than your favourite songs
Culture

Desmond Child is more than your favourite songs

For 40 years, Child has been behind hits by Christina Aguilera, KISS, Katy Perry, Bon Jovi, Ricky Martin, Cher and many others. But as a gay artist, his path to success hasn’t been easy

By Juwan J. Holmes
After the sashay: Juice Boxx is squeezed out in the premiere episode
Canada’s Drag Race

After the sashay: Juice Boxx is squeezed out in the premiere episode

The Toronto queen is proud of making herstory as the first competitor to go home on Canada’s Drag Race

By Arvin Joaquin
Inhabiting the in-between with Zaina Arafat
Books

Inhabiting the in-between with Zaina Arafat

The Palestinian-American author on her debut novel, ‘You Exist Too Much’

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul
Being Black and queer in Canada
Identity

Being Black and queer in Canada

Four queer Black men discuss how they deal with anti-Black racism while caring for themselves and each other

By Jumol Royes
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The trans doctor who helped flatten the curve a century ago
History

The trans doctor who helped flatten the curve a century ago

Dr. Alan Hart’s groundbreaking use of X-ray in the 1920s helped save the lives of patients with Tuberculosis, a reminder of the LGBTQ2 doctors at the frontlines of public health crises

By Sarah Prager
Filmmaker Elegance Bratton wants to diversify consciousness
Arts

Filmmaker Elegance Bratton wants to diversify consciousness

His message? Homeless queer and trans youth of colour are still here

By Elizabeth Hoover
Where to get your (remote) art fix during Pride
DIY Pride

Where to get your (remote) art fix during Pride

Six virtual exhibits on this summer bring LGBTQ2 art from the gallery into your home

By Meredith J. Batt
Meet the queer designer behind Lady Gaga’s ‘Chromatica’ looks
Style

Meet the queer designer behind Lady Gaga’s ‘Chromatica’ looks

Kristina Kiss has been dripping silicone on celebrities from Gaga to Debbie Harry, Billy Porter and the queens of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’

By Mikhail Gillman
Writing complicated trans characters with John Elizabeth Stintzi
Books

Writing complicated trans characters with John Elizabeth Stintzi

The award-winning author on finding comfort in uncertainty, not-so-straightforward identities and their new novel, ‘Vanishing Monuments’

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul
Meet the queens of the first-ever ‘Canada’s Drag Race’
Canada’s Drag Race

Meet the queens of the first-ever ‘Canada’s Drag Race’

These contestants are serving you true north eleganza extravaganza

By Arvin Joaquin
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