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That’s the Way It Is

Thomas and Tranna dissect ‘Framing Britney Spears’

Thomas and Tranna dissect ‘Framing Britney Spears’

Xtra’s resident debate club wrangles with media, misogyny and that magical child, Britney

By Thomas Leblanc, Tranna Wintour • February 23, 2021 at 10:10 am EDT
Creating Community

A bisexual writer in Ottawa fights isolation one focaccia recipe at a time

A bisexual writer in Ottawa fights isolation one focaccia recipe at a time

Alanna Why’s group chat offers practical advice, new connections and healthy servings of gossip

By Alanna Why • February 17, 2021 at 9:33 am EDT
The Xtra Long Read

Inside the world of trans voice training

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 • February 10, 2021 at 10:04 am EDT
Music

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

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 • February 9, 2021 at 12:04 pm EDT
Culture

4 queer and trans happenings to wind you up or down beginning Jan. 28

4 queer and trans happenings to wind you up or down beginning Jan. 28

What to watch, read, listen to or look this week

By Sarah Taher • January 28, 2021 at 9:57 am EDT
Music

The trunk-rattling beats and impassioned vocals of R&B singer Quinton Barnes

The trunk-rattling beats and impassioned vocals of R&B singer Quinton Barnes

“I have a fire inside me,” says the 23-year-old musician from Kitchener, Ontario

By Jesse Locke • January 27, 2021 at 10:07 am EDT
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Rainbow Rewind 2020

The righteous queens and shady bitches who dominated 2020

The righteous queens and shady bitches who dominated 2020

Celebrating the best and condemning the worst of a year unlike any other

By Erica Lenti, Gordon Bowness, Rachel Giese, Ziya Jones • December 17, 2020 at 4:18 pm EDT
Rainbow Rewind 2020

5 literary debuts that got us excited

5 literary debuts that got us excited

The resilience of first-time writers was tested in a year without IRL book launches

By Christopher DiRaddo • December 14, 2020 at 11:14 am EDT
Culture

4 queer and trans happenings to wind you up or down this week

4 queer and trans happenings to wind you up or down this week

What to watch, read, listen to or look at beginning Dec. 3

By Sarah Taher • December 3, 2020 at 11:48 am EDT
Music

Don’t fake the funk, says pop-powerhouse TiKA

Don’t fake the funk, says pop-powerhouse TiKA

Mining pain and vulnerability leads to the Montreal-based singer’s spectacular artistic metamorphosis

By Jesse Locke • November 2, 2020 at 1:01 pm EDT
Culture

Remembering poet, novelist and playwright RM Vaughan

Remembering poet, novelist and playwright RM Vaughan

A friend recalls the magically talented and gregarious artist

By Paul Gallant • October 30, 2020 at 9:27 am EDT
Health

We need a queer and trans revolution in care for older adults

We need a queer and trans revolution in care for older adults

Our current system is a nightmare; it’s time to dream differently

By Zena Sharman • October 23, 2020 at 9:13 am EDT
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Music

Regina Gently’s glamorous reinvention

Regina Gently’s glamorous reinvention

An all-star lineup of guest vocalists gives the Toronto singer-songwriter’s latest album its soulful groove

By Jesse Locke • October 21, 2020 at 9:23 am EDT
Power

Bathhouses outlasted the AIDS epidemic, but will they survive COVID-19?

Bathhouses outlasted the AIDS epidemic, but will they survive COVID-19?

These crucial sites for sex, community, education and protest are at risk of disappearing forever

By Paul Gallant • October 19, 2020 at 11:51 am EDT
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

I’m a young lesbian who wants to play the field. Does that make me a fuckboi?

I’m a young lesbian who wants to play the field. Does that make me a fuckboi?
By Kai Cheng Thom • October 13, 2020 at 12:58 pm EDT
Music

There’s ‘no question too gay’ for post-classic rockers Partner

There’s ‘no question too gay’ for post-classic rockers Partner

Founding frontwomen Lucy Niles and Josée Caron go full-throttle for Xtra

By Jesse Locke • October 2, 2020 at 9:13 am EDT
Books

A thrilling debut novel takes revenge on smalltown homophobia

A thrilling debut novel takes revenge on smalltown homophobia

Young Quebecois novelist Kevin Lambert kills it with his recently translated book “You Will Love What You Have Killed”

By Christopher DiRaddo • September 28, 2020 at 9:17 am EDT
Love & Sex

What it’s like to nurse when you’re non-binary

What it’s like to nurse when you’re non-binary

In an essay from their new collection, “Like a Boy but Not a Boy,” andrea bennett reflects on the joys and limitations of non-binary parenting

By andrea bennett • September 25, 2020 at 10:15 am EDT
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