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The Xtra Long Read

Succumb to these international collectors’ mania for maximalism

Succumb to these international collectors’ mania for maximalism

Glamour, horror, “Sailor Moon” and Britney, Britney, Britney

By Mikhail Gillman • November 3, 2021 at 8:00 am EDT
Identity

‘I’m not sure how to forgive myself for surviving’

‘I’m not sure how to forgive myself for surviving’

A writer asks if it is acceptable—or even possible—to feel happiness when so many trans people are dying

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle • September 27, 2021 at 12:22 pm EDT
TV & Film

Lost during Nazi rule in Germany, one of the world’s first pro-gay films has finally been restored for modern viewers

Lost during Nazi rule in Germany, one of the world’s first pro-gay films has finally been restored for modern viewers

Filmmaker and scientist Magnus Hirschfeld’s “Laws of Love” promoted his controversial views about sex

By Isaac Würmann • September 24, 2021 at 9:27 am EDT
Music

From Iranian pop divas to video game music, Fatima Al Qadiri’s eclectic influences

From Iranian pop divas to video game music, Fatima Al Qadiri’s eclectic influences

With “Medieval Femme,” the Los Angeles-based musician taps into longing and loneliness

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul • August 11, 2021 at 1:08 pm EDT
Xtra Weekly

Topline: Things need to get better for everybody, not just some people

Topline: Things need to get better for everybody, not just some people

It’s hard to watch crackdowns on LGBTQ+ people in China and other countries

By Paul Gallant • July 22, 2021 at 1:30 pm EDT
The Xtra Long Read

When did Hollywood stop depicting queer seniors as victims and predators and start treating them like real people?

When did Hollywood stop depicting queer seniors as victims and predators and start treating them like real people?

Today’s LGBTQ2S+ seniors expect more from filmmakers than the cringe-inducing stereotypes of years past

By Frank M. Miller • July 21, 2021 at 10:08 am EDT
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TV & Film

Everything queer coming to streaming platforms in July

Everything queer coming to streaming platforms in July

From lesbian love spanning three centuries to a modern rendition of “Gossip Girl”

By Sarah Taher • June 30, 2021 at 4:21 pm EDT
Books

Playwright Brad Fraser appraises his anger, the AIDS crisis and creative alchemy

Playwright Brad Fraser appraises his anger, the AIDS crisis and creative alchemy

The author of “Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love” looks back at 30 years of theatre making

By Matthew Hays • June 23, 2021 at 8:00 am EDT
Books

When a right-winger in Hungary ripped up a book of inclusive fairy tales, she sent it straight up the bestsellers list

When a right-winger in Hungary ripped up a book of inclusive fairy tales, she sent it straight up the bestsellers list

As the government’s anti-LGBTQ+ policies grow harsher, progressives have rallied around the book’s lesbian publishers

By Paul Gallant • June 16, 2021 at 9:19 am EDT
Tik Talk

It’s queers versus TikTok moderation

It’s queers versus TikTok moderation

LGBTQ2S+ people are being inexplicably censored on the platform—and they’re finding creative ways to get around it

By Mel Woods • May 11, 2021 at 12:14 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 8 power ranking: Who’s in your top nine?

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 8 power ranking: Who’s in your top nine?

It’s a reversal of fortune, as a frontrunner falters and an underdog grabs the spotlight

By Kevin O’Keeffe • February 20, 2021 at 10:10 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 8 recap: Don’t rain on my Rusical

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 8 recap: Don’t rain on my Rusical

A social media-themed musical challenge produces a surprising bottom two

By Kevin O’Keeffe • February 19, 2021 at 9:29 pm EDT
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Xtra Weekly

Topline: Gay for pay

Topline: Gay for pay

Down the rabbit hole with Rupert Everett, James Corden and Kate Winslet

By Gordon Bowness • January 7, 2021 at 2:49 pm EDT
Books

The secret history of gay liberation

The secret history of gay liberation

Eric Cervini’s ‘The Deviant’s War’ follows the life and activism of Frank Kameny—a generation before Stonewall

By Rob Csernyik • October 2, 2020 at 12:00 pm EDT
TV & Film

Channeling alienation into a cosmic passion project

Channeling alienation into a cosmic passion project

John Shepherd dreamed of contacting aliens through music he beamed into space

By Jesse Locke • September 23, 2020 at 11:14 am EDT
Activism

‘A rainbow is enough to get arrested’: Inside Poland’s clash for LGBTQ rights

‘A rainbow is enough to get arrested’: Inside Poland’s clash for LGBTQ rights

Activists call the latest protests against homophobia and transphobia the “Polish Stonewall,” as anti-LGBTQ President Andrzej Duda is re-elected for another term

By Juliette Bretan • September 7, 2020 at 9:00 am EDT
TV & Film

Inside Isabel Sandoval’s radical trans female gaze

Inside Isabel Sandoval’s radical trans female gaze

The writer, director and star of “Lingua Franca” discusses her sensual and frank film about an undocumented trans Filipina

By Tre’vell Anderson • August 25, 2020 at 11:56 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ Season 5 finale recap: All in the family

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ Season 5 finale recap: All in the family

A largely celebratory finale provides a nice cap on a rocky-but-revelatory year of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’

By Kevin O’Keeffe • July 25, 2020 at 9:31 am EDT
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