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adrienne maree brown offers loving course corrections for a world on the brink

adrienne maree brown offers loving course corrections for a world on the brink

The “Emergent Strategy” author on turning toward each other in moments of conflict, and getting to know her favourite tree

By Syrus Marcus Ware
Taking a closer look at the history of queer women’s spaces
Books

Taking a closer look at the history of queer women’s spaces

Author, journalist and podcaster June Thomas’ new book, “A Place of Our Own,” tells the stories of six spaces that helped define queer women’s culture

By Abbey Bilotta
Walter Scott on alter egos, elder Millennials and knowing when to give up
Books

Walter Scott on alter egos, elder Millennials and knowing when to give up

With ‘The Wendy Award,’ Scott is stepping away from his beloved titular character—for now

By H Felix Chau Bradley
‘National Anthem’ is a breakout role for Eve Lindley’s free-spirited cowgirl
TV & Film

‘National Anthem’ is a breakout role for Eve Lindley’s free-spirited cowgirl

The trans actress says the queer rodeo film gave her space to shape new dimensions of herself 

By Veronica Esposito
‘Cora Bora’ is a coming-of-age movie for people in their thirties
TV & Film

‘Cora Bora’ is a coming-of-age movie for people in their thirties

Meg Stalter, Jojo T. Gibbs and Ayden Mayeri talk about creating a endearing, messy, realistic Sapphic love triangle

By Lindsay Lee Wallace
Lauren Cook on naive narrators, ‘just chilling’ and loving love
Books

Lauren Cook on naive narrators, ‘just chilling’ and loving love

The author’s new book, “Sex Goblin,” is a collection of short prose about violence, sexuality and trying to process life 

By Thea McLachlan
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Zoe Whittall on writing sex scenes, capturing trauma and what people get wrong about queer femmes
Books

Zoe Whittall on writing sex scenes, capturing trauma and what people get wrong about queer femmes

In “Wild Failure,” the poet and novelist challenges queer femme erasure in fiction

By Paula Espinosa
Miranda July on midlife crises, open marriages and the erotic potential of tampons
Books

Miranda July on midlife crises, open marriages and the erotic potential of tampons

Her latest novel, “All Fours,” unpacks the transformative, sometimes painful process of rediscovering oneself in middle age

By Kerensa Cadenas
‘Stress Positions’ captures the uncomfortable hilarity of millennial loserdom
TV & Film

‘Stress Positions’ captures the uncomfortable hilarity of millennial loserdom

Writer-director Theda Hammel weighs in on her debut film, modern-day slapstick and the difference between being evil and being a loser

By Rendy Jones
Bollywood flair quickens the tender heart of ‘The Queen of My Dreams’
TV & Film

Bollywood flair quickens the tender heart of ‘The Queen of My Dreams’

Filmmaker Fawzia Mirza discusses her feature debut and how the intergenerational drama echoes much of her own life

By Tariq Raouf
Christina Cooke’s ‘Broughtupsy’ reckons with the queer Jamaican immigrant experience
Books

Christina Cooke’s ‘Broughtupsy’ reckons with the queer Jamaican immigrant experience

The debut novelist talks writing, intersectionality and the queerness of spirituality

By Lynette George
Desire, love triangles and bad gays are at the centre of Hanna Johansson’s ‘Antiquity’
Books

Desire, love triangles and bad gays are at the centre of Hanna Johansson’s ‘Antiquity’

Xtra speaks with the Swedish author about her newly translated novel

By Kerensa Cadenas
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‘Canada’s Drag Race’ showrunner Trevor Boris talks Season 4, Golden Beavers and ‘Big Brother Canada’
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ showrunner Trevor Boris talks Season 4, Golden Beavers and ‘Big Brother Canada’

If you wonder where the game theory of “CDR” comes from, look no further than Boris’s previous production credits

By Kevin O'Keeffe
How Heather María Ács is queering intimacy coordination
TV & Film

How Heather María Ács is queering intimacy coordination

The field of intimacy coordination is young—which means there’s still time to help it expand beyond heteronormative standards

By Lindsay Lee Wallace
Alison Rumfitt’s ‘Brainwyrms’ is trans body horror that feels all too real
Books

Alison Rumfitt’s ‘Brainwyrms’ is trans body horror that feels all too real

The author talks life on the internet, anti-trans backlash in the U.K., and the horror of seeing your loved ones radicalized

By Thea McLachlan
In ‘Love and Money, Sex and Death,’ McKenzie Wark writes to the people who shaped her
Books

In ‘Love and Money, Sex and Death,’ McKenzie Wark writes to the people who shaped her

Renowned trans academic McKenzie Wark blends memory, theory, fiction and myth in new memoir 

By Misha Pensato
Comedian Jes Tom on the art of being horny online
Comedy

Comedian Jes Tom on the art of being horny online

They bring their Elliot Page–presented show “Less Lonely” to Just For Laughs Toronto later this month

By Mel Woods
Kai Cheng Thom’s ‘Falling Back in Love with Being Human’ is an ode to the love letter
Books

Kai Cheng Thom’s ‘Falling Back in Love with Being Human’ is an ode to the love letter

Cheng Thom discusses her latest book, and how she holds on to love and hope

By Ziya Jones
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