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Opinion

We should’ve learned from the AIDS epidemic. We didn’t

We should’ve learned from the AIDS epidemic. We didn’t

We know that transparency, testing, reducing stigma and increasing access can save lives in the COVID-19 crisis. So why are we repeating past mistakes?

By Keren Landman • March 19, 2020 at 12:08 pm EDT
Love & Sex

How queer and marginalized communities can take care of one another during COVID-19

How queer and marginalized communities can take care of one another during COVID-19

In this pandemic, extremes of human nature are revealing themselves. It has never been more important to choose each other—and our best selves

By Kai Cheng Thom • March 18, 2020 at 10:12 am EDT
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

I just got out of a long-term, sexless relationship. I want to hire a sex worker but I’m conflicted, and self-conscious. Should I just forget it?

I just got out of a long-term, sexless relationship. I want to hire a sex worker but I’m conflicted, and self-conscious. Should I just forget it?
By Kai Cheng Thom • March 17, 2020 at 10:57 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 12, Episode 3 recap: Drag in the time of pandemic

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 12, Episode 3 recap: Drag in the time of pandemic

The first elimination of the season means the expected loss of a lower-tier queen

By Kevin O’Keeffe • March 14, 2020 at 9:30 am EDT
Inside Xtra

Lessons from AIDS on how to survive coronavirus

Lessons from AIDS on how to survive coronavirus

As we shut our offices and send staff home to work, we find inspiration in our history of community care

By Rachel Giese • March 13, 2020 at 4:52 pm EDT
Xtra Weekly

The Canadian government’s bill to ban conversion therapy, Halsey’s candidate and Joel Kim Booster’s gay romcom

The Canadian government’s bill to ban conversion therapy, Halsey’s candidate and Joel Kim Booster’s gay romcom

Here’s what to expect from Xtra Weekly, March 13

By Xtra Staff • March 12, 2020 at 1:12 pm EDT
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HIV/AIDS

Is HIV causing premature aging?

Is HIV causing premature aging?

The degree to which HIV acts as a risk factor for chronic conditions that predict poor health or itself accelerates the aging process remains an unanswered question

By Keren Landman • March 10, 2020 at 12:28 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 12, Episode 2 recap: Cell Tuck Tango

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 12, Episode 2 recap: Cell Tuck Tango

Six more queens make their first appearances—but who stands out?

By Kevin O’Keeffe • March 7, 2020 at 9:30 am EDT
Inspired

Rapper Säye Skye on music as LGBTQ activism around the world

Rapper Säye Skye on music as LGBTQ activism around the world
By Xtra Video • March 3, 2020 at 2:27 pm EDT
Politics

Inside Jason Kenney’s anti-LGBTQ2 Alberta

Inside Jason Kenney’s anti-LGBTQ2 Alberta

In a relatively queer-friendly country, the province remains an outlier under Kenney’s power

By Michael Ott • March 2, 2020 at 1:39 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 12, Episode 1 recap: Splits for your nerves

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 12, Episode 1 recap: Splits for your nerves

It’s the first split premiere since Season 6, so it’s time to meet only half the queens

By Kevin O’Keeffe • February 29, 2020 at 9:30 am EDT
Environment

It’s time for queers to give up glitter

It’s time for queers to give up glitter

It may be a ubiquitous queer staple, but the sparkly stuff is slowly destroying our planet

By Ziya Jones • February 26, 2020 at 9:45 am EDT
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Personal Essay

What being queer taught me about death

What being queer taught me about death

After my mother’s death, I turned to my queer community to learn how to grieve

By Zena Sharman • February 25, 2020 at 12:25 pm EDT
Inside Xtra

Hey sweeties, we’re changing

Hey sweeties, we’re changing

Help us build an even better Xtra

By Rachel Giese • February 24, 2020 at 12:43 pm EDT
Analysis

How conversion therapy affects trans Canadians

How conversion therapy affects trans Canadians

A new study suggests 11 percent of trans and non-binary people in Canada have undergone the harmful practice

By Fae Johnstone • February 17, 2020 at 10:00 am EDT
Obsessions

J.Lo’s renaissance proves that she’s for real

J.Lo’s renaissance proves that she’s for real

And ‘The Inheritance’ brings gay stories—and gay nudity!—to Broadway

By Thomas Leblanc, Tranna Wintour • February 12, 2020 at 10:15 am EDT
Power

Gatekeepers in Quebec have a stranglehold on gender-neutral language

Gatekeepers in Quebec have a stranglehold on gender-neutral language

Can we live up to the rousing words of the French Revolution: Liberté, Egalité… Froeurorité?

By Caitlin Stall-Paquet • February 10, 2020 at 5:20 pm EDT
Parenting

How doulas can help LGBTQ2 parents navigate childbirth

How doulas can help LGBTQ2 parents navigate childbirth

Doulas can improve birth outcomes in marginalized communities. For LGBTQ2 parents, this means a trained companion to help them in the labour room and beyond

By Keren Landman • February 10, 2020 at 11:17 am EDT
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