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Rainbow Rewind 2021

The queer and trans songs we loved in 2021

The queer and trans songs we loved in 2021

Lil Nas X and MUNA made some of Xtra staff’s favourite songs of the year

By Xtra Staff • December 21, 2021 at 11:20 am EDT
Power

Credit unions are helping sex workers take charge of their finances. But is it enough?

Credit unions are helping sex workers take charge of their finances. But is it enough?

For sex workers, managing money can be endlessly frustrating. Community credit unions are trying to change that—if only the Canadian government would let them

By Niko Bell • December 17, 2021 at 9:21 am EDT
Faith & Spirituality

An unorthodox coming out

An unorthodox coming out

Joey Reef was born and raised in an Orthodox Jewish family. Reconciling their faith and trans identity meant finding a new kind of community

By Jesse Caplan • December 16, 2021 at 10:23 am EDT
Books

8 fantastic books we somehow missed in 2021

8 fantastic books we somehow missed in 2021

It was a bountiful year for queer and trans literature in Canada. It’s hard to keep up

By Christopher DiRaddo • December 13, 2021 at 10:38 am EDT
Faith & Spirituality

Queer Muslims find comfort and safety by ‘coming in’

Queer Muslims find comfort and safety by ‘coming in’

For some LGBTQ2S+ Muslims, choosing between family and acceptance isn’t an option. Instead, they’ve found a way to have both

By Swidda Rassy • December 6, 2021 at 10:51 am EDT
Music

Music duo Crown Lands bends time, space and gender

Music duo Crown Lands bends time, space and gender

Anthemic prog rockers unite Indigenous resilience with snarling guitars and lots of hair

By Christos Tsirbas • December 1, 2021 at 9:40 am EDT
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Music

Under scarlet lights, Coeur de pirate’s lyrical disco gets our hearts pumping

Under scarlet lights, Coeur de pirate’s lyrical disco gets our hearts pumping

The lush sounds and kick-ass energy of Montreal singer/songwriter Béatrice Martin 

By Jesse Locke • November 24, 2021 at 9:53 am EDT
Health

For LGBTQ2S+ people, the term ‘universal’ health care is a misnomer

For LGBTQ2S+ people, the term ‘universal’ health care is a misnomer

Zena Sharman’s “The Care We Dream Of” allows queer and trans people to imagine a health care system that actually works for them

By Ziya Jones • November 22, 2021 at 5:02 pm EDT
Music

Claude Vivier is the most famous composer you’ve never heard of

Claude Vivier is the most famous composer you’ve never heard of

Killed by a trick in Paris at age 34, his tragic end is perhaps the least interesting thing about him

By Gordon Bowness • November 18, 2021 at 10:40 am EDT
TV & Film

On the road to Mi’kma’ki

On the road to Mi’kma’ki

Director Bretten Hannam discusses his beautiful and difficult new film “Wildhood” 

By S. Bear Bergman • November 17, 2021 at 12:18 pm EDT
That’s the Way It Is

Why do people love Adele so much?

Why do people love Adele so much?

Is it her voice, her artistry, her relatability, her ascent to Mount Olympus?

By Thomas Leblanc, Tranna Wintour • November 16, 2021 at 9:03 am EDT
Identity

The rise of the he/they: an investigation

The rise of the he/they: an investigation

ANALYSIS: Claiming non-binary identity gives people space to explore. If queerness already puts you at a distance from normative masculinity, why stop there?

By Alex V Green • November 12, 2021 at 11:29 am EDT
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Queer View Mirror

Why ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ keeps winning over new generations

Why ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ keeps winning over new generations

Being in a dark room full of like-minded weirdos is a supremely liberating experience

By Mira Miller • November 5, 2021 at 8:00 am EDT
TV & Film

Here’s everything queer coming to streaming platforms in November

Here’s everything queer coming to streaming platforms in November

From a gay detective series and Jojo Siwa to the return of “Tiger King”

By Sarah Taher • November 1, 2021 at 4:27 pm EDT
Opinion

We need to talk about transphobia in Canadian media

We need to talk about transphobia in Canadian media

Three recent pieces from the “Toronto Star,” CBC and CTV show a worrying trend towards anti-trans narratives

By Mel Woods • October 25, 2021 at 4:34 pm EDT
TV & Film

How is the new drag show ‘Call Me Mother’ different from ‘Drag Race’?

How is the new drag show ‘Call Me Mother’ different from ‘Drag Race’?

Competing houses, superstar mentors—plus kings, things and everyone in between

By Mel Woods • October 25, 2021 at 10:53 am EDT
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 2, Episode 2 recap: The clown comes back to bite

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 2, Episode 2 recap: The clown comes back to bite

A near-disastrous Rusical nonetheless entertains wildly. Is this the season of camp?

By Kevin O’Keeffe • October 22, 2021 at 4:09 pm EDT
That’s the Way It Is

Ricky Martin at 49 is the Latin pop daddy we deserve

Ricky Martin at 49 is the Latin pop daddy we deserve

His tour with Enrique Iglesias proves that masculinity is performative

By Thomas Leblanc, Tranna Wintour • October 19, 2021 at 11:28 am EDT
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