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Politics

Why Jason Kenney’s vile HIV/AIDS comparison struck a nerve

Why Jason Kenney’s vile HIV/AIDS comparison struck a nerve

OPINION: The Alberta premier compared the experience of unvaccinated people now to those with HIV/AIDS in the 1980s

By Mel Woods • February 9, 2022 at 4:47 pm EDT
Sports

Winter Olympics not for you? Try these pieces of queer media instead!

Winter Olympics not for you? Try these pieces of queer media instead!

Actual sports not your thing? From anime to comics to games, here are three alternatives

By V.S. Wells • February 9, 2022 at 12:16 pm EDT
Politics

What does Erin O’Toole’s ousting mean for LGBTQ2S+ communities?

What does Erin O’Toole’s ousting mean for LGBTQ2S+ communities?

The Conservative Party’s internal turmoil may doom any chance of a sincere queer and trans ally 

By Dale Smith • February 9, 2022 at 11:51 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Versus The World’ Episode 2 recap: Give them a sewing challenge and they’ll give Ru what she likes

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Versus The World’ Episode 2 recap: Give them a sewing challenge and they’ll give Ru what she likes

The RuPaul Ball sees a beloved legend fall into the bottom two—but does she go home?

By Kevin O’Keeffe • February 9, 2022 at 11:25 am EDT
Identity

Werk, ‘hen’-ny: Norway may add a gender-neutral pronoun

Werk, ‘hen’-ny: Norway may add a gender-neutral pronoun

Gender-neutral term likely to become an official word in the Norwegian language and added to its national dictionaries

By Jordan Daniels • February 8, 2022 at 3:57 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 14, Episode 5 power ranking: The top 10

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 14, Episode 5 power ranking: The top 10

With two departures this week, we’ve reached an even 10 queens

By Kevin O’Keeffe • February 7, 2022 at 3:54 pm EDT
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Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 14, Episode 5 recap: In the arms of the angles

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 14, Episode 5 recap: In the arms of the angles

A parody charity PSA challenge brings back past first-out favourites

By Kevin O’Keeffe • February 7, 2022 at 8:09 am EDT
Inside Xtra

Jennifer McGuire, former head of CBC News, takes the helm at Xtra

Jennifer McGuire, former head of CBC News, takes the helm at Xtra

New content streams and audience growth are in the works for 51-year-old Pink Triangle Press

By Gordon Bowness • February 4, 2022 at 4:35 pm EDT
Politics

Federal government extends LGBTQ2 Community Capacity Fund

Federal government extends LGBTQ2 Community Capacity Fund

$7.5 million earmarked for existing recipients, plus new monies for two additional queer and trans community projects

By Dale Smith • February 3, 2022 at 12:50 pm EDT
Health

Queer activists are making sex safer because no one else will

Queer activists are making sex safer because no one else will

As governments fail to address rising rates of sexually transmitted and blood borne infections, grassroots organizers are turning to off-label treatments to protect their communities

By Kevin Hurren • February 2, 2022 at 1:47 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Versus The World’ season premiere recap: Drag is all over the world

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Versus The World’ season premiere recap: Drag is all over the world

Nine queens from across multiple Drag Race franchises face off, and one goes home

By Kevin O’Keeffe • February 2, 2022 at 12:27 pm EDT
Power

Pride Toronto mishandled grant funding, exploited Indigenous and Two-Spirit artists, investigation finds

Pride Toronto mishandled grant funding, exploited Indigenous and Two-Spirit artists, investigation finds

An independent review of the largest Pride organization in Canada is now underway

By Krishna Rau • February 2, 2022 at 9:36 am EDT
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Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 14, Episode 4 power ranking: Press ‘Play’

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 14, Episode 4 power ranking: Press ‘Play’

One queen has already racked up her second win of the season

By Kevin O’Keeffe • January 31, 2022 at 5:24 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 14, Episode 4 recap: Such a tease

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 14, Episode 4 recap: Such a tease

A self-referential acting challenge brings out the spirit of overacting in the queens

By Kevin O’Keeffe • January 31, 2022 at 10:13 am EDT
Sports

A historic number of LGBTQ2S+ athletes will go for gold at the Winter Olympics

A historic number of LGBTQ2S+ athletes will go for gold at the Winter Olympics

At least 33 out LGBTQ2S+ athletes will compete in Beijing in February, more than doubling the number who competed in 2018

By Yvonne Marquez • January 28, 2022 at 1:59 pm EDT
TV & Film

Is this the queer dating game you’ve been waiting for?

Is this the queer dating game you’ve been waiting for?

“Dating Unlocked” and everything else LGBTQ2S+ coming to streaming platforms in February 

By Sarah Taher • January 28, 2022 at 10:32 am EDT
History

Pack your bags: Britain’s first LGBTQ+ museum is set to open this spring

Pack your bags: Britain’s first LGBTQ+ museum is set to open this spring

The museum seeks to expand knowledge of queer history and culture

By Ursula Muñoz S. • January 27, 2022 at 3:16 pm EDT
TV & Film

Growing up queer in suburbia

Growing up queer in suburbia

Catherine Hernandez gracefully adapts her hit novel “Scarborough” for the big screen

By S. Bear Bergman • January 27, 2022 at 10:00 am EDT
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