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Inside ‘The People’s Joker,’ the TIFF sensation that got pulled after one screening
TV & Film

Inside ‘The People’s Joker,’ the TIFF sensation that got pulled after one screening

Vera Drew’s trans superhero masterpiece made headlines for copyright problems. We spoke to Drew about the creatively triumphant film

By Christos Tsirbas
Inside the mind of the ‘Encyclopedia Madonnica’ author who can’t stop adding entries (Madge was great in ‘Evita’!?)
Books

Inside the mind of the ‘Encyclopedia Madonnica’ author who can’t stop adding entries (Madge was great in ‘Evita’!?)

The latest version of Matthew Rettenmund’s “Encyclopedia Madonnica” is a testament to the power of the Queen of Pop—and a fan’s obsession

By Matthew Hays
Montreal author Neil Smith mines the tragedy (and dark comedy) of his own life for his heartbreaking new novel
Books

Montreal author Neil Smith mines the tragedy (and dark comedy) of his own life for his heartbreaking new novel

Neil Smith’s tortuous upbringing made “family” the ultimate F word

By Matthew Hays
‘The Sandman’ actor Mason Alexander Park on the ‘liberation’ of playing Desire
TV & Film

‘The Sandman’ actor Mason Alexander Park on the ‘liberation’ of playing Desire

The non-binary actor spoke to Xtra about portraying one of fiction’s most beloved non-binary characters

By Mel Woods
From winning a ‘beautiful baby’ pageant in Appalachia to working as a dominatrix in L.A., Chris Belcher recounts a multifaceted life in her new memoir
Books

From winning a ‘beautiful baby’ pageant in Appalachia to working as a dominatrix in L.A., Chris Belcher recounts a multifaceted life in her new memoir

In “Pretty Baby,” Belcher makes intriguing connections between the patriarchy, capitalism and queerness

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul
‘Third Person’ captures what it’s like to be a trans person with dissociative identity disorder
Mental Health

‘Third Person’ captures what it’s like to be a trans person with dissociative identity disorder

In her debut memoir, graphic novelist Emma Grove chronicles her experience navigating the mental healthcare system while trans

By Cassandra Kislenko
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Queer spaces are, in fact, whatever we damn well declare them to be
Books

Queer spaces are, in fact, whatever we damn well declare them to be

In a beautiful new book, artist and designer Adam Nathaniel Furman has co-edited a celebration of places around the world that bring LGBTQ2S+ people together

By Paul Gallant
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 3: After the Sashay with Halal Bae
Canada’s Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 3: After the Sashay with Halal Bae

This week’s eliminated “Canada’s Drag Race” contestant talks Palestine, politics and being gone too soon

By Lito Howse, Russ Martin
Set amidst futuristic political turmoil, Davey Davis’s new book unpacks pain and pleasure
Books

Set amidst futuristic political turmoil, Davey Davis’s new book unpacks pain and pleasure

In Davey Davis’s “X,” a sadist has their world upended by an elusive sexual partner

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul
One of the world’s first gay rights activists was racist and sexist. The author of a new book explores how much should it bug us
Books

One of the world’s first gay rights activists was racist and sexist. The author of a new book explores how much should it bug us

Laurie Marhoefer’s book on Magnus Hirschfeld looks at the famed German sexologist’s darker side and his relationship with a younger Asian man

By Isaac Würmann
After ‘Pose,’ Michaela Jaé Rodriguez is ready to delve into something new
TV & Film

After ‘Pose,’ Michaela Jaé Rodriguez is ready to delve into something new

Rodriguez stars in the new Apple TV+ comedy “Loot” alongside Maya Rudolph

By Max Gao
Almost 30 years after their breakout literary successes, Shani Mootoo and Shyam Selvadurai are (mostly) no longer outsiders
Books

Almost 30 years after their breakout literary successes, Shani Mootoo and Shyam Selvadurai are (mostly) no longer outsiders

In a conversation hosted by Xtra, the two authors talk about their new books and how far they’ve come

By Shani Mootoo, Shyam Selvadurai
What can we learn from all of history’s ‘bad gays’?
Books

What can we learn from all of history’s ‘bad gays’?

Ben Miller, co-author of the new book “Bad Gays,” takes a look at “evil and complicated” people over the course of centuries

By Isaac Würmann
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