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Pandemic Pastimes

Getting it on online: Queer sex during COVID-19

Getting it on online: Queer sex during COVID-19

Horny LGBTQ2 folk prove yet again that sexual creativity under constraint has always been a queer superpower

By Andrea Zanin • April 29, 2020 at 11:12 am EDT
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

My girlfriend and I have an active sex life—but she won’t go down on me. How do I bring this up without shaming her?

My girlfriend and I have an active sex life—but she won’t go down on me. How do I bring this up without shaming her?
By Kai Cheng Thom • April 28, 2020 at 10:32 am EDT
My Queer Kitchen

Is a big bite of comfy, cheesy carbs really going to save us right now?

Is a big bite of comfy, cheesy carbs really going to save us right now?

You bet, says chef Jennifer E. Crawford. This week, they offer sage advice on comfort food and self-care while cooking up arancheezies—that’s arancini made with Cheezies—from their pandemic pantry

By Jennifer E. Crawford • April 24, 2020 at 3:49 pm EDT
TV & Film

‘One Day at a Time’ healed my inner queer child

‘One Day at a Time’ healed my inner queer child

We need queer Latinx heroes like Elena Alvarez to set us free

By Daisy Becerra • April 21, 2020 at 10:11 am EDT
Culture

‘Tiger King’ is yet another portrayal of queer villainry

‘Tiger King’ is yet another portrayal of queer villainry

Joe Exotic is no queer hero. But in him, some LGBTQ viewers see a familiar—if troublesome—figure of queer pop culture past

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul • April 16, 2020 at 11:26 am EDT
Politics

In an uncertain time, an ode to the queer political spouse

In an uncertain time, an ode to the queer political spouse

Before COVID-19 brought the world to a standstill, queer politicians and their partners were having a moment. Reflecting on Pete and Chasten, and the LGBTQ2 political couples who came before them

By Kevin Hurren • April 14, 2020 at 9:32 am EDT
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Health

How does COVID-19 impact LGBTQ2 communities?

How does COVID-19 impact LGBTQ2 communities?

Queer and trans people face health disparities alongside precarious employment and housing that could be magnified during the pandemic

By Keren Landman • April 7, 2020 at 10:28 am EDT
Love Like Mine

My lover used to cook for me. When she stopped, I knew our relationship was over

My lover used to cook for me. When she stopped, I knew our relationship was over

Every time she didn’t offer to make ravioli, I heard, “You aren’t the woman I want to keep”

By Lauren Parker • April 2, 2020 at 1:35 pm EDT
Identity

I wanted to marry my trans girlfriend in the U.K. I can’t

I wanted to marry my trans girlfriend in the U.K. I can’t

How archaic laws across the pond fail to recognize trans-affirming marriages

By V.S. Wells • April 2, 2020 at 11:43 am EDT
Politics

This U.S. naval officer is suing over Trump’s trans military ban

This U.S. naval officer is suing over Trump’s trans military ban

In a landmark lawsuit, Jane Doe is fighting the U.S. Pentagon to serve as a trans woman

By Nico Lang • April 1, 2020 at 11:33 am EDT
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

I’m an old gay rights activist who wants to support the younger generation. Shouldn’t I expect that support in return?

I’m an old gay rights activist who wants to support the younger generation. Shouldn’t I expect that support in return?
By Kai Cheng Thom • March 31, 2020 at 12:32 pm EDT
Abuse

Clear and queer conversations about intimate partner violence

Clear and queer conversations about intimate partner violence

A new podcast drama inspired by ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’ aims to get us talking about abusive relationships

By Jennifer Orme • March 26, 2020 at 3:35 pm EDT
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Your Communities in Action

COVID-19: Your communities at work, Mar. 24

COVID-19: Your communities at work, Mar. 24

A running diary of LGBTQ2 folk coping and caring for each other. Today: “Community defence” of sex workers and your favourite L.A. lesbian comic talks books

By Xtra Staff • March 24, 2020 at 10:35 am EDT
Pandemic Pastimes

‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ is the queer utopia we need right now

‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ is the queer utopia we need right now

There’s no better distraction from the uncertainty of COVID-19 than the unreality of deserted island life with a bunch of animal friends

By Erica Lenti • March 20, 2020 at 2:29 pm EDT
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

I just got out of a long-term, sexless relationship. I want to hire a sex worker but I’m conflicted, and self-conscious. Should I just forget it?

I just got out of a long-term, sexless relationship. I want to hire a sex worker but I’m conflicted, and self-conscious. Should I just forget it?
By Kai Cheng Thom • March 17, 2020 at 10:57 am EDT
Opinion

What it means for trans folks when AI ‘verifies’ our genders

What it means for trans folks when AI ‘verifies’ our genders

A new women-only app uses biometric software to determine users’ genders. For trans people, it’s yet another pseudo-scientific method of gatekeeping

By Alex V Green • March 9, 2020 at 10:53 am EDT
TV & Film

The 11 must-see titles that make up the Black queer film canon

The 11 must-see titles that make up the Black queer film canon

From the legendary ‘Paris is Burning’ to the lesser known ‘Still Black: A Portrait of Black Transmen,’ here are the seminal films charting the best of Black LGBTQ2 visibility on screen

By Tre’vell Anderson • February 28, 2020 at 2:54 pm EDT
Health

Does being out help or hinder LGBTQ2 doctors?

Does being out help or hinder LGBTQ2 doctors?

Medical students applying for residency are asking that the application include an optional field to self-identify as queer

By Keren Landman • February 21, 2020 at 10:57 am EDT
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