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Media

10 years since the ‘transgender tipping point’

10 years since the ‘transgender tipping point’

ANALYSIS: Ten years after the iconic ‘TIME’ cover, trans people are subject to even more widespread hatred and legalized bigotry. If we’ve ‘tipped’ in any direction, it’s backward

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle • May 30, 2024 at 1:48 pm EDT
Tech

Who does queer AI ‘art’ actually represent?

Who does queer AI ‘art’ actually represent?

ANALYSIS: Accounts dedicated to queer AI art have popped off, but is there hope for anything beyond “boyfriend twins”?

By Jon Heggestad • May 16, 2024 at 9:21 am EDT
Activism

The queer book bike serving Brooklyn

The queer book bike serving Brooklyn

Providing books for queer kids and teens is at the core of the Nonbinarian Book Bike’s mission

By Jill Webb • May 15, 2024 at 3:13 pm EDT

Inside Out is about more than just screening films

Inside Out is about more than just screening films

A pioneer in showcasing queer film, Inside Out’s 34th year could be it’s best

Created for Inside Out Film Festival • May 10, 2024 at 2:14 pm EDT
Travel

A guide to some of the biggest and best Pride festivals in the world

A guide to some of the biggest and best Pride festivals in the world

Whether it’s size, location or ambience, there’s a little something for everyone

By Paul Gallant • May 8, 2024 at 9:57 am EDT
Sports

A new era for women’s sports?

A new era for women’s sports?

PWHL fans are packed in like sardines and there’s a line around the block. Hockey is driving a whole new game at queer bars

By Eve Cable • April 30, 2024 at 5:39 pm EDT
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Justice

Right-wing assaults on trans rights aren’t stopping. Title IX could be a weapon against them

Right-wing assaults on trans rights aren’t stopping. Title IX could be a weapon against them

ANALYSIS: Protection from discrimination on the basis of sex can and should be used to protect kids like Nex Benedict 

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle • April 25, 2024 at 1:46 pm EDT
Video

Reneé Rapp’s Coachella set introduced by original ‘The L Word’ stars

Reneé Rapp’s Coachella set introduced by original ‘The L Word’ stars

Leisha Hailey, Kate Moennig, Jennifer Beals and original series creator Ilene Chaiken gave fans a super queer throwback

By Xtra Video • April 15, 2024 at 3:58 pm EDT
TV & Film

Queer films to watch out for this spring and summer

Queer films to watch out for this spring and summer

From a theatre troupe in a maximum-security prison to hot bisexuals sweating it out on the tennis court, spring and summer have plenty of queer cinematic fare to offer

By Johnny Lin • April 15, 2024 at 2:22 pm EDT
TV & Film

‘Sue Bird: In the Clutch’ is a love letter to a basketball legend, and to women’s sports

‘Sue Bird: In the Clutch’ is a love letter to a basketball legend, and to women’s sports

The documentary, which recaps and celebrates Bird’s gilded career, is now available to stream online

By Lindsay Lee Wallace • April 2, 2024 at 10:37 am EDT
Identity

Who’s afraid of trans visibility?

Who’s afraid of trans visibility?

OPINION: On International Transgender Day of Visibility, we must call out Canada’s right for weaponizing the triumph of our visibility

By Mel Woods • March 28, 2024 at 5:42 pm EDT
Identity

‘Gender ideology,’ the new anti-LGBTQ2S+ buzzword, explained

‘Gender ideology,’ the new anti-LGBTQ2S+ buzzword, explained

Experts weigh in on what the term tells us about the goals, language and future of the global anti-trans movement 

By Tobin Ng • March 26, 2024 at 1:47 pm EDT
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Music

Brittany Howard makes big moves with ‘What Now’

Brittany Howard makes big moves with ‘What Now’

REVIEW: With her second solo album, Howard breaks the mould people try to fit her into

By Dani Janae • March 11, 2024 at 10:44 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 10 recap: I’ve got the ‘Power’

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 10 recap: I’ve got the ‘Power’

An early Rumix challenge produces terrific results—with no one going home

By Kevin O'Keeffe • March 10, 2024 at 3:35 pm EDT
History

How Jamison Green’s visibility paved the way for a generation of trans men 

How Jamison Green’s visibility paved the way for a generation of trans men 

The author, activist and public figure has fought back against trans men’s erasure for decades

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle • February 28, 2024 at 12:05 pm EDT
Books

Desire, love triangles and bad gays are at the centre of Hanna Johansson’s ‘Antiquity’

Desire, love triangles and bad gays are at the centre of Hanna Johansson’s ‘Antiquity’

Xtra speaks with the Swedish author about her newly translated novel

By Kerensa Cadenas • February 23, 2024 at 4:16 pm EDT
Music

Eccentric folkies the Ophelias are poised to break big

Eccentric folkies the Ophelias are poised to break big

Queer, genre-hopping and mischievous, the indie quartet is gearing up for world domination, one offbeat lyric at a time

By Hannah Jocelyn • February 21, 2024 at 6:03 am EDT
Video

Greece legalizes same-sex marriage with landmark bill

Greece legalizes same-sex marriage with landmark bill

The first country with majority Christian Orthodox population to pass marriage equality law

By Xtra Video • February 16, 2024 at 4:39 pm EDT
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