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Queer View Mirror

Degrassi’s Paige Michalchuk was complicated, to say the least, but her journey was my journey

Degrassi’s Paige Michalchuk was complicated, to say the least, but her journey was my journey

Best known as half of “Palex,” the series’ first bisexual deserved a better ending than she got

By Mira Miller • July 2, 2021 at 9:02 am EDT
Politics

All parties get to wear the failure to ban conversion therapy in Canada

All parties get to wear the failure to ban conversion therapy in Canada

Bill C-6, which would have prohibited the harmful practice on a national level, did not pass through the Senate—and there’s plenty of blame to share across party lines

By Dale Smith • July 1, 2021 at 1:19 pm EDT
TV & Film

Everything queer coming to streaming platforms in July

Everything queer coming to streaming platforms in July

From lesbian love spanning three centuries to a modern rendition of “Gossip Girl”

By Sarah Taher • June 30, 2021 at 4:21 pm EDT
The Xtra Long Read

After more than two years of Bolsonaro, queer Brazilian artists and entertainers feel like they’re losing ground

After more than two years of Bolsonaro, queer Brazilian artists and entertainers feel like they’re losing ground

The unexpected death of comedian Paulo Gustavo has focused attention on the government’s disregard for LGBTQ+ culture

By Nicole Froio • June 30, 2021 at 9:02 am EDT
Identity

12 queer and trans trailblazing athletes you should know

12 queer and trans trailblazing athletes you should know

Carl Nassib is the first openly gay active NFL player. But countless queer and trans athletes paved the way for his historic disclosure

By Mel Woods • June 29, 2021 at 4:39 pm EDT
That’s the Way It Is

We still can’t tell if Céline Dion is a child prodigy made good or a heartless robot bent on world domination

We still can’t tell if Céline Dion is a child prodigy made good or a heartless robot bent on world domination

One thing’s for sure: after 40 years in showbiz, the beloved Quebec chanteuse has never figured out how to be cool

By Thomas Leblanc, Tranna Wintour • June 29, 2021 at 10:41 am EDT
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Protest and Pleasure

The future is Indigiqueer

The future is Indigiqueer

In the fourth installment of the “‘Protest and Pleasure”’ series, how Indigenous peoples and nations are building the pathway to sexual and gender liberation

By Chanelle Gallant • June 28, 2021 at 12:45 pm EDT
The Xtra Long Read

What does Pride look like in a post-pandemic world?

What does Pride look like in a post-pandemic world?

Pride festivals around the world are grappling with the aftermath of COVID-19, a global racial reckoning and corporate criticisms. At Pride Toronto, managing the future of the event means tackling it all head-on

By Cameron Perrier • June 25, 2021 at 10:00 am EDT
Xtra Weekly

Topline: Behold the 2021 Pride campaign hall of shame

Topline: Behold the 2021 Pride campaign hall of shame

Was there a single queer person in the room when these ads were conceived?

By Erica Lenti • June 24, 2021 at 10:00 am EDT
TV & Film

Maiah Stewardson shares the joys of working with a queer director on indie hit ‘My First Summer’

Maiah Stewardson shares the joys of working with a queer director on indie hit ‘My First Summer’

The Aussie actor and podcaster worried, “I’m only going to get queer roles, and this is all gonna be a disaster.”

By Jordan Pike • June 23, 2021 at 11:32 am EDT
Tik Talk

How TikTokers are giving great sex education while avoiding the censors

How TikTokers are giving great sex education while avoiding the censors

From bottoming tips to alternative strap-on harnesses, there’s a lot to love

By Mel Woods • June 22, 2021 at 10:45 am EDT
Love Like Mine

The physics of a failed relationship

The physics of a failed relationship

We were like two subatomic particles moving in space, never really able to be in the same place or time

By Alena Papayanis • June 22, 2021 at 9:47 am EDT
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Identity

More than 1 million Canadians identify as LGBTQ2S+

More than 1 million Canadians identify as LGBTQ2S+

New Statistics Canada data show the diversity of Canada’s queer community

By Mel Woods • June 21, 2021 at 10:58 am EDT
Relationships

The amazing aunties and uncles of Desi Rainbow

The amazing aunties and uncles of Desi Rainbow

Why this support network for South Asian families took off last year during the pandemic

By Krishna Rau • June 18, 2021 at 9:07 am EDT
TV & Film

How much longer will straight white women be our queer superhero stand-ins?

How much longer will straight white women be our queer superhero stand-ins?

Marvel and DC need to do more than offer us blockbusters with female leads who are symbolically marginalized

By Aviva Dove-Viebahn • June 18, 2021 at 8:00 am EDT
Queer Culture Catch-Up

Whether you’re commemorating Pride history or just wanna boogie, here’s our ultimate event list

Whether you’re commemorating Pride history or just wanna boogie, here’s our ultimate event list

Our recommendations for what’s happening for the second half of Pride month, beginning June 17

By S. Bear Bergman • June 17, 2021 at 9:39 am EDT
Books

When a right-winger in Hungary ripped up a book of inclusive fairy tales, she sent it straight up the bestsellers list

When a right-winger in Hungary ripped up a book of inclusive fairy tales, she sent it straight up the bestsellers list

As the government’s anti-LGBTQ+ policies grow harsher, progressives have rallied around the book’s lesbian publishers

By Paul Gallant • June 16, 2021 at 9:19 am EDT
Books

6 queer YA comics for kids and adults alike

6 queer YA comics for kids and adults alike

From classics like “Nimona” to a queer adaptation of “Little Women”

By Mel Woods • June 15, 2021 at 3:13 pm EDT
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