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Books

‘Cannon’ shows the cost of keeping in your feelings

‘Cannon’ shows the cost of keeping in your feelings

Lee Lai’s latest graphic novel follows a woman on the verge of exploding

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul • September 9, 2025 at 4:19 pm EDT
Music

The Aces and the Beaches reflect our varied, queer world right back at us

The Aces and the Beaches reflect our varied, queer world right back at us

The two bands have charted similar paths throughout their careers. Their new albums, ‘Gold Star Baby’ and ‘No Hard Feelings,’ solidify them as trail-blazers

By Anna Govert • September 2, 2025 at 3:59 pm EDT
Taking Space

What we gain, and lose, when a queer party goes sober

What we gain, and lose, when a queer party goes sober

Nightlife is a significant part of queer and trans culture. How do we navigate all the booze and drugs?

By Kevin Hurren • August 21, 2025 at 8:00 am EDT
Music

Who is the real Reneé Rapp?

Who is the real Reneé Rapp?

On her new album “BITE ME,” the outspoken star plays two different characters—and remains remarkably true to herself

By Anna Govert • August 1, 2025 at 1:06 pm EDT
Pride

Pride alternatives pop up in wake of Fierté Montréal controversies

Pride alternatives pop up in wake of Fierté Montréal controversies

Amid calls for a community-wide boycott, LGBTQ2S+ groups in the city are celebrating on their own terms

By Elena Sénéchal-Becker • July 31, 2025 at 1:55 pm EDT
TV & Film

‘Big Brother 27’ star Jimmy Heagerty is making for great TV. It could be even better with more queer people

‘Big Brother 27’ star Jimmy Heagerty is making for great TV. It could be even better with more queer people

By very virtue of their sexuality, queer houseguests cannot have the same experience as their straight competitors

By Kevin O'Keeffe • July 24, 2025 at 4:10 pm EDT
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Taking Space

Queer third places are making a comeback

Queer third places are making a comeback

Gen Z is fuelling the revival of LGBTQ2S+ social spaces

By Samuel Eli Shepherd • July 24, 2025 at 9:30 am EDT
Marriage Equality

20 years of Canada’s same-sex marriage revolution

20 years of Canada’s same-sex marriage revolution

The dream of a handful of queer couples to have their love recognized in law catalyzed a global movement

By Rob Salerno • July 17, 2025 at 9:53 am EDT
Taking Space

We need queer gathering spaces more than ever

We need queer gathering spaces more than ever

The 11-part series “Taking Space” explores where we go next as the lights of gay bars dim

By Tara-Michelle Ziniuk • July 17, 2025 at 8:00 am EDT
Fashion

Summer 2025 is all about the moustache

Summer 2025 is all about the moustache

OPINION: But never forget that a silly little moustache will always be a little bit gay

By Mel Woods • July 9, 2025 at 3:12 pm EDT
TV & Film

Where is Cynthia Nixon in the evolution of Miranda Hobbes?

Where is Cynthia Nixon in the evolution of Miranda Hobbes?

OPINION: There should be butches in the “And Just Like That …” universe

By Tara-Michelle Ziniuk • July 7, 2025 at 10:53 am EDT
TV & Film

In defence of ‘The Ultimatum: Queer Love’ and its straight host

In defence of ‘The Ultimatum: Queer Love’ and its straight host

OPINION: Netflix’s “The Ultimatum: Queer Love” just wrapped another mess-heavy season. Host JoAnna Garcia Swisher may be the key to the future of queer reality TV

By Mel Woods • July 3, 2025 at 11:55 am EDT
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Books

‘Hot Girls with Balls’ is deliciously, painfully online

‘Hot Girls with Balls’ is deliciously, painfully online

Benedict Nguyễn’s debut novel is both tender and ruthless about the frictions of being internet famous

By H Felix Chau Bradley • July 1, 2025 at 9:18 am EDT
Culture

What does an assault story look like in 2025?

What does an assault story look like in 2025?

 “Sorry, Baby,” “John Proctor Is the Villain” and “Trauma Plot” are changing the narrative about rape stories by reflecting how it hasn’t changed

By Lindsay Lee Wallace • June 30, 2025 at 1:49 pm EDT
Identity

Where did Fletcher and JoJo Siwa go wrong?

Where did Fletcher and JoJo Siwa go wrong?

The Sapphic stars “came out” as dating men—and rebranded accordingly

By Anna Govert • June 25, 2025 at 1:10 pm EDT
TV & Film

‘Sally’ shares the untold queer story of America’s first woman in space

‘Sally’ shares the untold queer story of America’s first woman in space

Sally Ride feared the consequences of her secrets coming to light. Her life has never been more relevant

By Julia Mastroianni • June 17, 2025 at 4:50 pm EDT
Family

Choosing to parent queerly can be just as radical as going child-free

Choosing to parent queerly can be just as radical as going child-free

ANALYSIS: Queer and trans people have always found ways to make family, to resist erasure and to dream of something more

By Markus Harwood-Jones • June 12, 2025 at 1:41 pm EDT
Politics

Will the Supreme Court pave the way to protect reverse-discrimination cases?

Will the Supreme Court pave the way to protect reverse-discrimination cases?

OPINION: Marlean Ames’s case might not seem like a big deal—but it could have big ramifications in our current social context

By Katelyn Burns • June 9, 2025 at 1:32 pm EDT
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