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Xtra Weekly

Topline: Looking back at the AIDS crisis’s beginnings as we (hopefully) end the COVID-19 crisis

Topline: Looking back at the AIDS crisis’s beginnings as we (hopefully) end the COVID-19 crisis

Forty years after the first report about AIDS, what have we learned about taking care of ourselves and each other?

By Paul Gallant • June 3, 2021 at 12:30 am EDT
Politics

Conservatives plan to spend Pride Month pressing for blood ban changes

Conservatives plan to spend Pride Month pressing for blood ban changes

The opposition party tabled a draft order to end the discriminatory practice for queer men and trans people

By Dale Smith • June 2, 2021 at 4:37 pm EDT
That’s the Way It Is

If Carrie couldn’t handle bisexuality, how will she do with pronouns on the ‘Sex and the City’ reboot?

If Carrie couldn’t handle bisexuality, how will she do with pronouns on the ‘Sex and the City’ reboot?

In these uncertain times, nostalgic TV brings comfort, even when it should make us cringe

By Thomas Leblanc, Tranna Wintour • June 1, 2021 at 1:20 pm EDT
Protest and Pleasure

More WAPs, less cops

More WAPs, less cops

In the second installment of the “Protest and Pleasure” series, we explore why defunding the police is the best protection against sexual violence

By Chanelle Gallant • May 31, 2021 at 9:49 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under’ Episode 5 recap: Marketing genius

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under’ Episode 5 recap: Marketing genius

A dynamite lip sync to “Absolutely Everybody” caps an otherwise frustrating episode

By Kevin O’Keeffe • May 30, 2021 at 7:15 pm EDT
TV & Film

Everything queer coming to streaming platforms in June

Everything queer coming to streaming platforms in June

From  Mae Martin in “Feel Good” to Lil Nas X at Can’t Cancel Pride 

By Sarah Taher • May 27, 2021 at 12:57 pm EDT
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Xtra Weekly

Topline: It’s (always) an honour just to be Asian

Topline: It’s (always) an honour just to be Asian

The recent rise in anti-Asian racism has made acknowledging and celebrating Asian Heritage Month all the more urgent

By Michelle da Silva • May 27, 2021 at 12:20 pm EDT
Power

The best clapbacks to the ‘no kink at Pride’ discourse

The best clapbacks to the ‘no kink at Pride’ discourse

Leather, kink, bare asses and a titty or two are a fundamental part of Pride

By Mel Woods • May 26, 2021 at 4:18 pm EDT
The Xtra Long Read

What if we weren’t born that way?

What if we weren’t born that way?

The immutability of sexual orientation and gender identity has been the cornerstone argument for LGBTQ2S+ rights. The trouble is that not everyone fits that mold

By Heron Greenesmith • May 26, 2021 at 9:58 am EDT
Identity

How Elliot Page’s thirst trap sparked conversations about trans body image

How Elliot Page’s thirst trap sparked conversations about trans body image

The actor and activist showed off his top surgery and rockin’ abs in a new photo posted to his social media this week

By Mel Woods • May 25, 2021 at 3:15 pm EDT
Politics

Bardish Chagger, our voice at the Cabinet table

Bardish Chagger, our voice at the Cabinet table

Xtra asks Canada’s Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth about the millions of dollars set aside for LGBTQ2S+ policy and funding in last month’s federal budget

By Dale Smith • May 25, 2021 at 10:49 am EDT
Health

A life-saving journey to self-advocacy

A life-saving journey to self-advocacy

How one non-binary writer overcame a litany of microaggressions within the mental health care system

By Logan Summer • May 25, 2021 at 10:21 am EDT
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Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under’ Episode 4 recap: Ru-duce, Ru-use, Ru-cycle

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under’ Episode 4 recap: Ru-duce, Ru-use, Ru-cycle

A second chances design challenge gives an eliminated queen a second chance as well

By Kevin O’Keeffe • May 23, 2021 at 8:59 pm EDT
Xtra Weekly

Topline: Connecting to community through food

Topline: Connecting to community through food

Half-vaxxed picnic season is here

By Riley Sparks • May 20, 2021 at 1:44 pm EDT
Music

Please don’t mistake up-and-coming pop star Siena Liggins for a rapper

Please don’t mistake up-and-coming pop star Siena Liggins for a rapper

With her new visual album, this Atlanta-based musician wants to move beyond buzzwords

By vivi hansen • May 19, 2021 at 8:45 am EDT
Protest and Pleasure

Let’s celebrate our vulnerable, ‘imperfect’ bodies

Let’s celebrate our vulnerable, ‘imperfect’ bodies

In the first installment of the “Protest and Pleasure” series, disability justice activists explain how liberating ourselves from ableism makes sex hotter for everyone

By Chanelle Gallant • May 17, 2021 at 12:24 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under’ Episode 3 recap: Break up, bye bye

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under’ Episode 3 recap: Break up, bye bye

The “Down Under” queens take on their own version of the “Drag Race UK” girl group challenge

By Kevin O’Keeffe • May 17, 2021 at 8:34 am EDT
Politics

Despite its best efforts, the Canadian government others trans folks in its latest census

Despite its best efforts, the Canadian government others trans folks in its latest census

There’s a lack of data on trans Canadians. But the 2021 census still fails to capture an accurate portrait of trans lives in Canada

By Niko Stratis • May 14, 2021 at 11:36 am EDT
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