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Joshua Whitehead’s new book of essays is a bold testament to the power of Two-Spirit storytelling
Books

Joshua Whitehead’s new book of essays is a bold testament to the power of Two-Spirit storytelling

Playing with format and voice, the award-winning Indigenous writer not only makes love with the land—he makes love with language

By Ronkwahrhakónha Dube
‘Please Baby Please’ is a brilliant manifesto of sexual liberation
TV & Film

‘Please Baby Please’ is a brilliant manifesto of sexual liberation

REVIEW: Amanda Kramer’s film is bursting with pleasure and self-discovery

By Sara Clements
Motherhood is hell in the Mexican horror film ‘Huesera’
TV & Film

Motherhood is hell in the Mexican horror film ‘Huesera’

REVIEW: The crushing weight of familial pressures on women and queer people make for juicy horror flick fare

By Sara Clements
‘Freedom From Everything’ is a puzzling documentary with too many pieces
TV & Film

‘Freedom From Everything’ is a puzzling documentary with too many pieces

Mike Hoolboom’s documentary reinvents Hito Steyerl’s essay of the same name and connects COVID-19 to the AIDS crisis

By Michelle Krasovitski
‘Nelly & Nadine’ unearths a love story lost to time
TV & Film

‘Nelly & Nadine’ unearths a love story lost to time

REVIEW: Magnus Gertten’s documentary is a tender look at hidden love

By Michelle Krasovitski
‘A League of Their Own’ becomes the queer story it should have been all along
TV & Film

‘A League of Their Own’ becomes the queer story it should have been all along

REVIEW: While uneven in its execution, Abbi Jacobson and Will Graham’s reboot justifies its own existence

By Ren Jender
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‘Anonymous Club’ finds Australian musician Courtney Barnett in flux
TV & Film

‘Anonymous Club’ finds Australian musician Courtney Barnett in flux

REVIEW: The new documentary follows the Australian musician on the road

By Michelle Krasovitski
Queer teens take centre stage in Netflix’s ‘First Kill’
TV & Film

Queer teens take centre stage in Netflix’s ‘First Kill’

REVIEW: The steamy new show ramps up the drama when vampire and slayer fall in love

By Asha Swann
The life and hope in literature: the message behind a Japanese literary sensation, newly translated into English
Books

The life and hope in literature: the message behind a Japanese literary sensation, newly translated into English

In her debut novel, “Solo Dance,” Taiwanese-Japanese author Li Kotomi follows her character through Japan’s “queer desert”

By Erica H Isomura
‘It’s called intersectionality, bitch’: the new ‘Queer as Folk’ brings the mess of queer life
TV & Film

‘It’s called intersectionality, bitch’: the new ‘Queer as Folk’ brings the mess of queer life

REVIEW: Stephen Dunn’s reboot flirts with so many issues it’s hard to know which one to go home with at the end of the night

By Mel Woods
‘Modern Whore’ is a love letter to sex workers—and the art of the hustle
Books

‘Modern Whore’ is a love letter to sex workers—and the art of the hustle

Andrea Werhun’s memoir captures the challenges, joys and humour of a career in sex work

By Noelle Perdue
Julia Shaw’s new book continues the conversation about bisexuality, but is it the one we need right now?
Books

Julia Shaw’s new book continues the conversation about bisexuality, but is it the one we need right now?

Podcaster, psychologist and scientist Julia Shaw brings her own personal experiences to her survey on the science and culture of bisexuality

By Bren Frederick
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Our pick of books to help you celebrate Pride season (plus some edgier reads, too)
Books

Our pick of books to help you celebrate Pride season (plus some edgier reads, too)

Check out the 14 LGBTQ2S+ books we’re most excited to dive into this Pride

By Paul Gallant
In Season 2, ‘Gentleman Jack’ gets even gayer as it delves into married life
TV & Film

In Season 2, ‘Gentleman Jack’ gets even gayer as it delves into married life

REVIEW: The lesbian period drama returns for a delightfully gay and messy second season

By Sara Clements
Janelle Monáe’s new book offers a glimpse into a reimagined world
Books

Janelle Monáe’s new book offers a glimpse into a reimagined world

In “The Memory Librarian And Other Stories of Dirty Computer,” the songstress tackles oppressive political systems and surveillance in a series of curated short stories

By Shar Jossell
I joined the ‘ball sex revolution’ and turned my scrotum into a dildo
Love & Sex

I joined the ‘ball sex revolution’ and turned my scrotum into a dildo

The new sex toy Balldo promises to help users acheive a “ballgasm.” But is that something any of us really need to have?

By Bobby Box
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ captures the multitudes of all of us
TV & Film

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ captures the multitudes of all of us

REVIEW: Michelle Yeoh stars in a delightfully dick-filled and tender exploration of queer family dynamics

By Mel Woods
Ignored for 40 years, Kay Dick’s paranoid dystopian novel ‘They’ rings true today
Books

Ignored for 40 years, Kay Dick’s paranoid dystopian novel ‘They’ rings true today

A bisexual writer and editor who was ahead of her time, Kay Dick’s prescient oeuvre deserves reappraisal

By Eli Cugini
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