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Playlist Q

Deck the halls with these queer holiday jams

Deck the halls with these queer holiday jams

Lil Nas X, Big Freedia and Tegan and Sara all have some holiday bops and bangers

By Daria Lynn Cottingham • December 22, 2022 at 5:17 pm EDT
Rainbow Rewind 2022

In 2022, did Hollywood finally figure out the gay rom-com?

In 2022, did Hollywood finally figure out the gay rom-com?

ANALYSIS: What we can learn from “Bros,” “Fire Island” and “Spoiler Alert”

By Mel Woods • December 21, 2022 at 2:33 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs The World’ finalists talk poutine, edibles and what it would mean to win

‘Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs The World’ finalists talk poutine, edibles and what it would mean to win

Victoria Scone, Silky Nutmeg Ganache and Ra’Jah O’Hara dished it all ahead of this week’s finale

By Russ Martin • December 21, 2022 at 2:09 pm EDT
Rainbow Rewind 2022

The year in love and sex

The year in love and sex

2022 was defined by sexual health campaigns, landmark legal shifts—and an online affinity for scissoring

By Ziya Jones • December 19, 2022 at 4:20 pm EDT
Politics

Minister Pascale St-Onge says ‘more work to be done’ on sport inclusivity 

Minister Pascale St-Onge says ‘more work to be done’ on sport inclusivity 

The openly lesbian cabinet minister says she’s not afraid to push back on issues that matter to her

By Dale Smith • December 19, 2022 at 3:39 pm EDT
Rainbow Rewind 2022

Righteous Queens and Shady Bitches of 2022

Righteous Queens and Shady Bitches of 2022

From Cherelle T. Griner, Amy Schneider and drag performers on the front lines to Ron DeSantis, Elon Musk and the Freedom Convoy, we’ve rounded up the best and the worst of 2022

By Xtra Staff • December 16, 2022 at 4:26 pm EDT
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Dating

Forget Sapphic yearning. Just make a move already!

Forget Sapphic yearning. Just make a move already!

But before we can get past intense eye contact and fleeting hand touches, we must first look deep within ourselves

By Cassandra Kislenko • December 16, 2022 at 4:00 pm EDT
Health

Canadian LGBTQ2S+ youth more likely to have eating disorders, says study

Canadian LGBTQ2S+ youth more likely to have eating disorders, says study

Researchers hope the study will help clinicians recognize that “eating disorders impact not only cisgender women”

By V.S. Wells • December 15, 2022 at 4:55 pm EDT
Queer Culture Catch-Up

End your year with Chani Nicholas, James Baldwin and big queer feelings

End your year with Chani Nicholas, James Baldwin and big queer feelings

A year-end Queer Culture Catch-up to guide you into 2023

By S. Bear Bergman • December 15, 2022 at 4:35 pm EDT
Health

Republicans are coming for bodily autonomy. Why won’t Democrats take a stand?

Republicans are coming for bodily autonomy. Why won’t Democrats take a stand?

OPINION: The Respect for Marriage Act passed without a hitch—but Republicans still seek to control queer and trans bodies at all costs 

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle • December 15, 2022 at 11:48 am EDT
TV & Film

Our favourite queer (and sort of queer) holiday movies and TV

Our favourite queer (and sort of queer) holiday movies and TV

From “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” to “A New York Christmas Wedding” Xtra staff picked our favourite watches that make the yuletide gay

By Xtra Staff • December 14, 2022 at 12:52 pm EDT
TV & Film

Ashly Burch on Season 3 of ‘Mythic Quest,’ her directing debut and riding in a tank

Ashly Burch on Season 3 of ‘Mythic Quest,’ her directing debut and riding in a tank

The Emmy-winning pansexual writer and actress gives her advice for balancing a pile of projects

By Rendy Jones • December 13, 2022 at 4:07 pm EDT
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Relationships

LGBTQ2S+ people disproportionately experience intimate partner violence

LGBTQ2S+ people disproportionately experience intimate partner violence

New study examines the nature of intimate partner violence in queer and trans communities

By Emma Bainbridge • December 13, 2022 at 12:05 pm EDT
Books

‘I’m so queer I’m not even gay.’ A new biography of Kathy Acker paints a picture of a troublemaker on the page and in life

‘I’m so queer I’m not even gay.’ A new biography of Kathy Acker paints a picture of a troublemaker on the page and in life

REVIEW: Kathy Acker was the kind of writer who’d perform sex acts in public; author Jason McBride captures her raucous life in his new biography

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul • December 12, 2022 at 1:59 pm EDT
Sports

Trudeau government missed opportunity to demand better from Qatar

Trudeau government missed opportunity to demand better from Qatar

OPINION: Given the discrimination against LGBTQ+ people and issues at the FIFA World Cup, more was expected from Canada 

By Dale Smith • December 12, 2022 at 1:14 pm EDT
Politics

Indonesia’s draconian new law will effectively ban LGBTQ+ relationships

Indonesia’s draconian new law will effectively ban LGBTQ+ relationships

Residents and tourists alike will be banned from having sex outside marriage, in a country where same-sex marriage is not recognized

By V.S. Wells • December 12, 2022 at 11:50 am EDT
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs The World’ Episode 4 recap: Stand-up gals

‘Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs The World’ Episode 4 recap: Stand-up gals

A shocking departure leaves the competition in flux

By Kevin O’Keeffe • December 10, 2022 at 12:53 pm EDT
Politics

Ten trans lawyers just got appointed to the Supreme Court bar. Here’s why that matters

Ten trans lawyers just got appointed to the Supreme Court bar. Here’s why that matters

OPINION: With these appointments, trans people will be able to argue for themselves, just as the most important trans rights cases start to hit the high court

By Katelyn Burns • December 8, 2022 at 3:07 pm EDT
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