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History

How one gay man fought the medical establishment and won

How one gay man fought the medical establishment and won

A new documentary explores gay psychiatrist John Fryer’s efforts to end the American Psychiatric Association classification of homosexuality as an illness

By KC Hoard • October 12, 2021 at 1:34 pm EDT
Sports

A WNBA playoff game featured three couples on the court this week

A WNBA playoff game featured three couples on the court this week

A semifinal match between Chicago and Connecticut got super queer as three couples were on the court at the same time

By Mel Woods • October 7, 2021 at 4:25 pm EDT
Excerpt

How the ‘Schitt’s Creek’ ‘wine, not the label’ speech helped mainstream sexual fluidity

How the ‘Schitt’s Creek’ ‘wine, not the label’ speech helped mainstream sexual fluidity

An excerpt from Emily Garside’s new book “Love that Journey for Me: The Queer Revolution of Schitt’s Creek”

By Emily Garside • October 7, 2021 at 8:00 am EDT
Off the Chart

‘The L Word: Generation Q’ Season 2 Episode 9: Prom queens

‘The L Word: Generation Q’ Season 2 Episode 9: Prom queens

Angie and Jordi aren’t prom royalty? We demand a recount!

By Chelle Turingan, Erica Lenti • October 5, 2021 at 6:14 pm EDT
The Buzz

The Kidz Bop version of ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’ is coming and we have questions

The Kidz Bop version of ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’ is coming and we have questions

Plus the buzz on Demi Lovato’s alien show, Elliot Page at Paris Fashion Week and how Venom said “gay rights!”

By Mel Woods • October 5, 2021 at 11:21 am EDT
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

How do I tell someone who has feelings for me that I just want casual sex?

How do I tell someone who has feelings for me that I just want casual sex?

Kai gives dating advice to a lesbian looking for no-strings-attached sex

By Kai Cheng Thom • October 5, 2021 at 7:00 am EDT
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TV & Film

The drag makeover series ‘We’re Here’ returns, plus Derek Jarman and ‘Diana The Musical’

The drag makeover series ‘We’re Here’ returns, plus Derek Jarman and ‘Diana The Musical’

Here’s everything queer coming to streaming platforms in October 

By Sarah Taher • September 30, 2021 at 5:17 pm EDT
Off the Chart

‘The L Word: Generation Q’ Season 2, Episode 8: You are my sunshine

‘The L Word: Generation Q’ Season 2, Episode 8: You are my sunshine

The ghost of Dana Fairbanks is back to haunt our beloved L.A. lesbians

By Chelle Turingan, Erica Lenti • September 28, 2021 at 2:25 pm EDT
Identity

‘I’m not sure how to forgive myself for surviving’

‘I’m not sure how to forgive myself for surviving’

A writer asks if it is acceptable—or even possible—to feel happiness when so many trans people are dying

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle • September 27, 2021 at 12:22 pm EDT
Politics

The 44th Parliament will be the queerest yet. What that means for LGBTQ2S+ Canadians

The 44th Parliament will be the queerest yet. What that means for LGBTQ2S+ Canadians

A record number of LGBTQ2S+ MPs have been elected, and that could mean some real attention to the political issues that matter to our communities

By Dale Smith • September 24, 2021 at 11:30 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 3 premiere recap: Back across the pond we go

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 3 premiere recap: Back across the pond we go

A fun premiere introduces the franchise’s first cis woman competitor and a lip sync twist

By Kevin O’Keeffe • September 24, 2021 at 10:38 am EDT
TV & Film

In Bruce LaBruce’s latest, the director unleashes his maverick sexuality on the family unit

In Bruce LaBruce’s latest, the director unleashes his maverick sexuality on the family unit

“Saint-Narcisse” teases us with its twisty reunion of twins separated at birth

By Frank M. Miller • September 23, 2021 at 1:15 pm EDT
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Politics

More than 800,000 Canadians voted for a blatantly anti-trans party

More than 800,000 Canadians voted for a blatantly anti-trans party

Support for the People’s Party of Canada—a party that has promised to roll back trans rights—grew during this week’s election

By Mel Woods • September 23, 2021 at 12:45 pm EDT
Culture

Horror queen Elvira is queer! Spooky gays rejoice!

Horror queen Elvira is queer! Spooky gays rejoice!

Cassandra Peterson, the entertainer behind Elvira, reveals her 19-year relationship with a woman in a new memoir

By Mel Woods • September 22, 2021 at 3:19 pm EDT
Off the Chart

‘The L Word: Generation Q’ Season 2, Episode 7: Make it rain

‘The L Word: Generation Q’ Season 2, Episode 7: Make it rain

Romance is found under an umbrella, in the arms of another lesbian

By Chelle Turingan, Erica Lenti • September 21, 2021 at 3:21 pm EDT
Politics

Canada, meet your new LGBTQ2S+ MPs

Canada, meet your new LGBTQ2S+ MPs

A record of eight queer, trans or Two-Spirit candidates were elected to Parliament

By Erica Lenti • September 21, 2021 at 2:36 pm EDT
TV & Film

‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’ has that secret sauce that gets queerness and class just right

‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’ has that secret sauce that gets queerness and class just right

Co-creator Tom MacRae realized that the high-school drag musical’s lead character had to be flawed: “Teenagers are awful”

By Frank M. Miller • September 17, 2021 at 9:10 am EDT
Politics

LGBTQ2S+ candidates on the issues that matters most this federal election

LGBTQ2S+ candidates on the issues that matters most this federal election

Xtra surveyed dozens of queer and trans people running this year. Here’s what they said

By Mel Woods • September 15, 2021 at 2:34 pm EDT
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