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Music

How Shitlord Fuckerman overcomes anxiety by ‘going apeshit’

How Shitlord Fuckerman overcomes anxiety by ‘going apeshit’

The Vancouver-based musician and animator finds control in chaos

By Jesse Locke • April 21, 2021 at 9:23 am EDT
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

I’m afraid my family will reject me for being non-binary. How do I come out to them?

I’m afraid my family will reject me for being non-binary. How do I come out to them?

Kai gives guidance to a newly-out non-binary person navigating how to be open with the people they love

By Kai Cheng Thom • April 20, 2021 at 1:53 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 15 recap: Together, but apart

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 15 recap: Together, but apart

In a surprising choice, Ru keeps the queens physically distanced for the reunion

By Kevin O’Keeffe • April 17, 2021 at 10:06 am EDT
Xtra Weekly

Topline: Signing a new lease on life

Topline: Signing a new lease on life

LGBTQ2S+ people experience higher rates of housing discrimination and, in this economy, accessing affordable housing can feel impossible—but collective action can help us get through

By Ziya Jones • April 15, 2021 at 3:51 pm EDT
TV & Film

Is HBO celebrating queer youth or exploiting them?

Is HBO celebrating queer youth or exploiting them?

The cable network started out titillating us with sex, death, mobsters and vampires. Now it’s teenage sexual fluidity

By Paul Gallant • April 15, 2021 at 10:48 am EDT
Relationships

A Victoria, B.C., couple’s search for a companion urn is changing the funeral industry

A Victoria, B.C., couple’s search for a companion urn is changing the funeral industry

Mike MacNabb and his husband Ivan Boychuk wanted to remain “together forever,” and now they can

By Tre’vell Anderson • April 13, 2021 at 9:28 am EDT
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Ask an Expert

How to navigate addiction during the pandemic

How to navigate addiction during the pandemic

Dr. Tauheed Zaman on finding queer community and evidence-based medical care

By Andy Bandyopadhyay • April 13, 2021 at 9:20 am EDT
Books

A queer atheist goes to church

A queer atheist goes to church

Excerpt: In her new memoir, Ontario politician-cum-minister Cheri DiNovo remembers exploring her faith for the first time

By Cheri DiNovo • April 12, 2021 at 11:37 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 14 recap: One more song

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 14 recap: One more song

The RuMix of RuPaul’s new song “Lucky” gives all of the final four a chance to shine

By Kevin O’Keeffe • April 9, 2021 at 9:30 pm EDT
That’s the Way It Is

Demi Lovato and Tina Turner’s duelling documentaries

Demi Lovato and Tina Turner’s duelling documentaries

Thomas and Tranna unpack generational differences around stardom, authenticity and trauma

By Thomas Leblanc, Tranna Wintour • April 9, 2021 at 9:36 am EDT
Culture

Everything you need to know about JoJo Siwa’s rise to queer icon status

Everything you need to know about JoJo Siwa’s rise to queer icon status

The social media superstar rocked the world when she came out as queer in January

By Mel Woods • April 9, 2021 at 8:08 am EDT
Xtra Weekly

Topline: Living in a post-pandemic theatre of the absurd

Topline: Living in a post-pandemic theatre of the absurd

A vaccinated New Yorker attends a taping of “Saturday Night Live” and ponders the crucial relationship between performer and audience

By Zaina Arafat • April 8, 2021 at 10:57 am EDT
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Politics

Why did Ontario vote to accredit an anti-LGBTQ2S+ college?

Why did Ontario vote to accredit an anti-LGBTQ2S+ college?

Charles McVety’s Canada Christian College may soon grant bachelor’s degrees thanks to a Fordian business bill. Many fear it could signal the erosion LGBTQ2S+ protections in post-secondary schools

By Paula Tran • April 7, 2021 at 12:02 pm EDT
TV & Film

Celebrating the Black female TV characters that Black queer men love

Celebrating the Black female TV characters that Black queer men love

From Khadijah James in “Living Single” to Jodie Landon in “Daria”

By Eric Ford • April 7, 2021 at 11:23 am EDT
My Safe Space

My bath time ritual is the perfect pandemic salve

My bath time ritual is the perfect pandemic salve

The joy of bathing is the pleasure of being partially or wholly unobserved in the steam

By Hannah Copestake • April 5, 2021 at 11:36 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 13 recap: Shrinking violets

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 13 recap: Shrinking violets

A top five acting challenge sends a former frontrunner home

By Kevin O’Keeffe • April 2, 2021 at 9:30 pm EDT
Xtra Weekly

Topline: Getting my queer social fix on Twitch

Topline: Getting my queer social fix on Twitch

The streaming platform has become an unlikely community hub for LGBTQ2S+ gamers

By Erica Lenti • April 1, 2021 at 10:24 am EDT
TV & Film

Everything LGBTQ2S+ coming to streaming platforms in April

Everything LGBTQ2S+ coming to streaming platforms in April

From cold-blooded lesbian killers to an animated alligator-human hybrid

By Sarah Taher • April 1, 2021 at 10:23 am EDT
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