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Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 9 power ranking: Roastess with the mostest

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 9 power ranking: Roastess with the mostest

With this week’s maxi-challenge victory, it’s become clear who is our frontrunner is

By Kevin O’Keeffe • November 18, 2022 at 2:54 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 8 power ranking: A frozen final five

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 8 power ranking: A frozen final five

We’re sticking with the same queens for another week, and very little has changed at the top of the charts

By Kevin O’Keeffe • November 11, 2022 at 11:25 am EDT
TV & Film

Meet the queer creators behind the new Jackie Shane Heritage Minute

Meet the queer creators behind the new Jackie Shane Heritage Minute

BIPOC queer and trans people were behind and in front of the camera for the Historica Canada short film

By Silas Le Blanc • November 9, 2022 at 4:29 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 7 power ranking: Miss her much

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 7 power ranking: Miss her much

A shocking elimination leads to a final five with only a couple real threats for the crown

By Kevin O’Keeffe • November 4, 2022 at 1:53 pm EDT
Mental Health

Almost half of Japan’s LGBTQ+ teens have considered suicide, survey says

Almost half of Japan’s LGBTQ+ teens have considered suicide, survey says

Over 90 percent said they could not talk openly about their sexuality to their parents, and just over 93 percent of students said the same regarding their teachers

By Diamond Yao • November 4, 2022 at 9:56 am EDT
TV & Film

Kit Connor’s forced coming out and the problems of queer fandom

Kit Connor’s forced coming out and the problems of queer fandom

OPINION: The “Heartstopper” star is 18. He shouldn’t have been forced out by fans

By Mel Woods • November 1, 2022 at 4:23 pm EDT
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Identity

Nova Scotia lesbian couple fight for the right for both to be registered as parents on child’s birth certificate

Nova Scotia lesbian couple fight for the right for both to be registered as parents on child’s birth certificate

A lesbian couple from Wolfville, Nova Scotia, is speaking out about being unable to register both their names to their daughter’s birth certificate

By Ursula Muñoz S. • November 1, 2022 at 2:54 pm EDT
Books

In the ravished world of Trynne Delaney’s ‘The Half-Drowned,’ shape-shifting ideas of family are key to survival

In the ravished world of Trynne Delaney’s ‘The Half-Drowned,’ shape-shifting ideas of family are key to survival

REVIEW: Trynne Delaney’s genre-breaking debut novella introduces us to a group of Black survivors imagining their future

By H Felix Chau Bradley • October 31, 2022 at 9:46 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 6 power ranking: ‘You just walk in, I make you smile’

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 6 power ranking: ‘You just walk in, I make you smile’

We’re down to a tight top six after Snatch Game

By Kevin O’Keeffe • October 28, 2022 at 12:27 pm EDT
Queer Culture Catch-Up

Drag kings, queer cowboys and a pair of trans books to catch up on this week

Drag kings, queer cowboys and a pair of trans books to catch up on this week

S. Bear Bergman is back with a curated collection of culture creations

By S. Bear Bergman • October 27, 2022 at 3:24 pm EDT
Power

Ahead of the World Cup, Qatar is arresting and abusing LGBTQ+ people

Ahead of the World Cup, Qatar is arresting and abusing LGBTQ+ people

“I still have nightmares to this day, and I’m terrified of being in public”

By Jackie Richardson • October 25, 2022 at 5:13 pm EDT
Music

Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights,’ ranked by queer subtext

Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights,’ ranked by queer subtext

“Midnights” may not be explicitly queer, but trust that the gays will mine our own meanings

By Lindsay Lee Wallace • October 25, 2022 at 4:55 pm EDT
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Sports

Brittney Griner loses appeal, faces 9 years in Russian prison. What happens now?

Brittney Griner loses appeal, faces 9 years in Russian prison. What happens now?

The WNBA star was sentenced to nearly a decade in a Russian penal colony for carrying cannabis oil in her luggage

By Mel Woods • October 25, 2022 at 2:53 pm EDT
Books

‘From the queer perspective, the best that we could have been was invisible’: Booker winner Douglas Stuart on growing up gay in Glasgow

‘From the queer perspective, the best that we could have been was invisible’: Booker winner Douglas Stuart on growing up gay in Glasgow

With “Young Mungo,” Douglas Stuart solidifies his legacy as the chronicler of working-class queer Scotland

By Paul Gallant • October 25, 2022 at 10:05 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 5 power ranking: “You wanna replace me, baby, there’s no way”

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 5 power ranking: “You wanna replace me, baby, there’s no way”

A surprising departure leaves the power ranking in question

By Kevin O’Keeffe • October 21, 2022 at 1:58 pm EDT
Politics

America’s next wave of anti-trans bills is here and the time to act is now

America’s next wave of anti-trans bills is here and the time to act is now

OPINION: A new law in Oklahoma takes its cues from hateful online campaigns

By Zack Ford • October 18, 2022 at 2:52 pm EDT
Books

‘We have defined, for ourselves, what our relationship looks like:’ Candy Palmater in an excerpt from her new memoir

‘We have defined, for ourselves, what our relationship looks like:’ Candy Palmater in an excerpt from her new memoir

In “Running Down a Dream,” Candy Palmater recounts how dating the woman who was to be her wife felt different from dating men

By Candy Palmater • October 17, 2022 at 10:10 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 4 power ranking: Improvisation inspiration

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 4 power ranking: Improvisation inspiration

One group sails to the top of the power ranking this week

By Kevin O’Keeffe • October 14, 2022 at 2:22 pm EDT
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