How ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18 went off the rails
After a streak of strong flagship seasons, the MTV era saw its first real disappointment. What went wrong?
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How a Canadian social media age ban would impact trans people of all ages
Whether it’s requiring government ID or scanning users’ faces, digital age-verification tools pose a host of problems for queer and trans people
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18, Episode 15 recap: All Ru, all the time
This season’s LaLaPaRuZa is all about Mother
A ‘life coach’ for queerness? It’s increasingly popular
Queer life coaches promise to support people in coming out, dating and finding community. But the reviews are mixed
Democracy is under attack in Alberta. Queer and trans people are in the crossfire
Attacking queer rights is a part of the province’s larger democratic backslide
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18, Episode 14 recap: Top of the morning to Ru
We’ve finally reached the end of in-season play, with just a LaLaPaRuZa and finale to go
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Alberta law aims to ban ‘ideology,’ non-government flags in schools
Bill 25, introduced in the legislature this week, will prohibit teachers and school districts from promoting or taking stances “social or ideological” issues
A very homosexual history of beefcake magazines
In the 1950s, ‘physique’ magazines sold more than just eye candy—they offered community and connection for isolated gay men
Ten years after its debut, hockey still needs Pride Tape
As the rainbow hockey stick tape turns 10 years old, reaction to “Heated Rivalry” shows it is more vital than ever
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18, Episode 13 recap: Such a Karen
A disastrous puppet show is the dark omen before a catastrophic elimination
Canadian Pride organizations push for more stable funding
The country’s largest Pride festivals and others cite rising costs, fewer sponsors and safety concerns
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18, Episode 12 recap: Metamorpho, sis
The makeover challenge sees two queens land in the bottom two for the first time
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Alex from Degrassi on finding her calling counselling queer teens
Deanna Klymkiw tells Xtra about playing the franchise’s first out lesbian, and her career pivot since
How Kyiv’s queer nightlife is keeping community alive during wartime
Despite curfews, blackouts and anti-LGBTQ+ attacks, queer clubs and raves are bringing people together in Ukraine’s capital city
‘Unusable’: The enshittification of Grindr
How pop-up ads, paywalled features and boardroom decisions degraded the quality of one of the world’s most popular dating apps
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18, Episode 11 recap: Flipping the roast upside down
The winner of this week’s “Toast of Alyssa Edwards” does it by surprising us all
Karim Diané on playing Star Trek’s first gay Klingon
The actor tells Xtra about carrying on Star Trek’s legacy of inclusion
Banning social media for minors would hurt everyone—adults included
A social media ban would disproportionately harm queer and trans people, and restrict LGBTQ2S+ materials
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