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Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 9 power ranking: Drag by design

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 9 power ranking: Drag by design

If this week’s power ranking looks familiar, it should

By Kevin O'Keeffe • March 3, 2024 at 3:42 pm EDT
Politics

Age-verification bill relies on magical thinking about technology

Age-verification bill relies on magical thinking about technology

OPINION: Pierre Poilievre’s support of government surveillance on adult content is certainly ironic 

By Dale Smith • February 29, 2024 at 1:03 pm EDT
Books

‘Firebugs’ pulls at the complex strings of t4t love and the climate crisis 

‘Firebugs’ pulls at the complex strings of t4t love and the climate crisis 

REVIEW: Nino Bulling’s graphic novel is an intimate portrait of a character who can’t bring themself to risk change, while hating how it feels not to

By H Felix Chau Bradley • February 27, 2024 at 10:29 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 8 power ranking: Comic Ru-lief

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 8 power ranking: Comic Ru-lief

An episode full of comedy challenges twists up the power rankings

By Kevin O'Keeffe • February 25, 2024 at 10:21 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 7 power ranking: A new frontrunner emerges

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 7 power ranking: A new frontrunner emerges

A surprising queen takes her second win of the season earlier than expected

By Kevin O'Keeffe • February 18, 2024 at 10:15 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 6 power ranking: Top doll

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 6 power ranking: Top doll

After a shake-up to the status quo last week, things mostly return to normal

By Kevin O'Keeffe • February 11, 2024 at 3:55 pm EDT
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Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 5 power ranking: Bubbling under

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 5 power ranking: Bubbling under

The underdogs winning this week makes for major upheaval on the charts

By Kevin O'Keeffe • February 4, 2024 at 7:55 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 4 power ranking: Who’s ready for prime time?

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 4 power ranking: Who’s ready for prime time?

A surprising winner means we have a new queen leading the power ranking pack

By Kevin O'Keeffe • January 28, 2024 at 4:35 pm EDT
Politics

Here’s where U.S. presidential candidates stand on LGBTQ2S+ rights

Here’s where U.S. presidential candidates stand on LGBTQ2S+ rights

Queer and trans rights will be a major issue in the 2024 U.S. presidential election

By Catherine Caruso • January 26, 2024 at 3:37 pm EDT
Politics

Over 300 anti-LGBTQ2S+ bills have been introduced this year. This doesn’t mean we should panic

Over 300 anti-LGBTQ2S+ bills have been introduced this year. This doesn’t mean we should panic

OPINION: While it’s important to watch out for threats, not all threats are created equally. Some of these bills will die a natural death

By Katelyn Burns • January 25, 2024 at 11:03 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 3 power ranking: Ball so hard

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 3 power ranking: Ball so hard

We’ve finally got our whole crop of 14 queens to rank—just in time for one to go home

By Kevin O'Keeffe • January 21, 2024 at 9:09 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 2 power ranking: RuVeal the ratings

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 2 power ranking: RuVeal the ratings

Another seven queens get a chance to participate in the Rate-a-Queen twist

By Kevin O'Keeffe • January 14, 2024 at 4:37 pm EDT
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Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4, Episode 9 power ranking: Canada’s Next Drag Superstar is …

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4, Episode 9 power ranking: Canada’s Next Drag Superstar is …

“Melinda Verga’s Drag Race” comes to an end

By Kevin O'Keeffe • January 12, 2024 at 11:38 am EDT
Politics

Archaic electoral system disadvantages trans candidates

Archaic electoral system disadvantages trans candidates

ANALYSIS: Ohio trans candidate Vanessa Joy’s disqualification is part of a larger systemic problem 

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle • January 10, 2024 at 2:08 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 1 power ranking: Rank-a-Queen

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 1 power ranking: Rank-a-Queen

The queens’ ratings provide a guide for our own power rankings, although we might disagree a bit

By Kevin O'Keeffe • January 7, 2024 at 5:03 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4, Episode 8 power ranking: The Final 4 of Season 4

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4, Episode 8 power ranking: The Final 4 of Season 4

Who will be Canada’s Next Drag Superstar?

By Kevin O'Keeffe • January 5, 2024 at 1:35 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4, Episode 7 power ranking: Stage fright

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4, Episode 7 power ranking: Stage fright

We’ve got just five queens left in the race to succeed Gisèle Lullaby

By Kevin O'Keeffe • December 29, 2023 at 1:34 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4, Episode 6 power ranking: Double trouble

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4, Episode 6 power ranking: Double trouble

Two queens go home after the lip sync tournament, suddenly leaving us with a final six

By Kevin O'Keeffe • December 22, 2023 at 4:20 am EDT
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