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Topline: The ABCs of Black queer history
Xtra Weekly

Topline: The ABCs of Black queer history

From Alvin Ailey to Lena Waithe

By Tre’vell Anderson
Inside the world of trans voice training
The Xtra Long Read

Inside the world of trans voice training

Learning to feminize the voice isn’t like learning to ride a bike; it’s like learning to walk with someone else’s feet

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul
Join singer/songwriter Kìzis’ love-rave of the future
Music

Join singer/songwriter Kìzis’ love-rave of the future

On her new release, the Montreal-based Algonquin Two-Spirit artist is joined by over 50 collaborators including Owen Pallett, Beverly Glenn-Copeland and Tim Nelson

By Jesse Locke
Building a pandemic garden helped me find glory in nature
My Safe Space

Building a pandemic garden helped me find glory in nature

I’m no cottagecore queer, but tilling the land in my parents’ backyard brought a comfort I was missing in New York City

By Gaby Messino
Remembering the 1981 Toronto bathhouse raids
Queer History

Remembering the 1981 Toronto bathhouse raids

Here’s what some of the men caught up in the raids experienced on that pivotal night, and in the protests after

By Lito Howse
Topline: Goodbye, SOPHIE, our immaterial girl
Xtra Weekly

Topline: Goodbye, SOPHIE, our immaterial girl

Mourning the loss of a trans icon 

By Ziya Jones
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What we can learn from ‘Canada’s Stonewall’ more than 40 years later
Activism

What we can learn from ‘Canada’s Stonewall’ more than 40 years later

On the anniversary of the Toronto bathhouse raids, we reflect on the lasting impact the protests had on the LGBTQ2S+ community

By KC Hoard
The gay Kenyans trying to fight homophobia from the inside
Politics

The gay Kenyans trying to fight homophobia from the inside

Why some LGBTQ+ people say running for political office is their best shot at legalizing homosexuality in the country

By Gitonga Njeru
Inside the fight against transphobia in Singapore schools
Dispatch

Inside the fight against transphobia in Singapore schools

A journalist attends a five-person protest for a trans student—a rarity in the restrictive Southeast Asian city-state

By Kirsten Han
What does it really mean to be non-binary?
The Xtra Long Read

What does it really mean to be non-binary?

Editor-at-large Tre’vell Anderson interrogates the growing use of the term by non-trans folk

By Tre’vell Anderson
The world according to Abigail Thorn
Culture

The world according to Abigail Thorn

The personality behind the massive Philosophy Tube brand has come out as trans—and with that comes heaps of expectations

By Niko Stratis
‘Euphoria’s Jules continues to break our hearts
TV & Film

‘Euphoria’s Jules continues to break our hearts

The latest special from the HBO drama, co-written by Hunter Schafer, will hit you right in the feels—as usual

By Casey Plett
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Topline: Out with Tony Soprano, in with Lady Gaga
Xtra Weekly

Topline: Out with Tony Soprano, in with Lady Gaga

Welcoming the Joe Biden presidency also means saying goodbye to Donald Trump

By Erica Lenti
Georgia on my mind: Celebrating a new era of American politics
Dispatch

Georgia on my mind: Celebrating a new era of American politics

Black gay minister Ashton Totten-Reynolds on his efforts to get out the vote in America’s most crucial battleground state

By Ashton Totten-Reynolds
British media is increasingly transphobic. Here’s why
Power

British media is increasingly transphobic. Here’s why

Some lay blame on old-school journalists, others point to hateful politicians. Either way, anti-trans sentiment has become the nation’s accepted bigotry

By V.S. Wells
Celebrating fat queer bodies
Identity

Celebrating fat queer bodies

Why a fat-centric celebration in Manchester could be the next frontier in inclusive Prides for all

By Gina Tonic
‘Edge of Seventeen’ remains a coming-out classic
TV & Film

‘Edge of Seventeen’ remains a coming-out classic

Starring Lea DeLaria in one of her earliest roles, the film’s message, she says, still holds up 20 years later

By Daniel Sanchez Torres
Topline: A sober look at Dry January
Xtra Weekly

Topline: A sober look at Dry January

While exorcising exes and feeding our communities

By Rachel Giese
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