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Rainbow Rewind 2025

Righteous queens and shady bitches of 2025

Righteous queens and shady bitches of 2025

Here are the main characters that made, and broke, the year in queer

By Xtra Staff • December 17, 2025 at 3:04 pm EDT
Love Like Mine

When I realized I was ace, I thought love wasn’t in the stars. I was so wrong

When I realized I was ace, I thought love wasn’t in the stars. I was so wrong

Romantic feelings come much later. First, I must fall in love platonically

By Magan Carty • December 17, 2025 at 9:24 am EDT
Rainbow Rewind 2025

The top 10 ‘Drag Race’ lip syncs of 2025

The top 10 ‘Drag Race’ lip syncs of 2025

International seasons dominate the list of best performances of the year

By Kevin O'Keeffe • December 16, 2025 at 10:40 am EDT
Censorship

The legacy of Little Sister’s censorship battle over queer books

The legacy of Little Sister’s censorship battle over queer books

Twenty-five years after the Vancouver bookstore’s win against Canada Customs, the struggle for the freedom to read isn’t over

By Zena Sharman • December 15, 2025 at 1:52 pm EDT
Rainbow Rewind 2025

2025 was about finding solace in the human-made slop

2025 was about finding solace in the human-made slop

AI’s got nothing on good quality dumb entertainment—and only people can make that

By Mel Woods • December 12, 2025 at 12:11 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 4 recap: Battle it out

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 4 recap: Battle it out

A fan favourite maxi-challenge from “Canada vs. The World” makes its return

By Kevin O'Keeffe • December 12, 2025 at 10:45 am EDT
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Books

‘LOVING II’ uncovers a century of forbidden gay love in photos

‘LOVING II’ uncovers a century of forbidden gay love in photos

The new collection showcases men in love from the 1850s to the 1950s

By Rob Salerno • December 11, 2025 at 12:06 pm EDT
Books

This ‘Survivor’-inspired book shows how far gay fiction has come

This ‘Survivor’-inspired book shows how far gay fiction has come

The queer themes in “The Book of Luke” texture the plot, but they don’t define it. It’s part of a welcome trend toward complex queer stories

By Samuel Eli Shepherd • December 9, 2025 at 10:55 am EDT
Rainbow Rewind 2025

The queer and trans songs we loved in 2025

The queer and trans songs we loved in 2025

From Amaarae to Rosalía to Ezra Furman, here’s what we had on repeat this year

By Xtra Staff • December 8, 2025 at 6:03 pm EDT
Politics

‘Biology’ is backlash

‘Biology’ is backlash

Why do the arguments of men’s rights activists and TERFs sound so … similar?

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle • December 3, 2025 at 2:13 pm EDT
Books

Davey Davis’s new novel tenderly contends with the COVID-19 pandemic

Davey Davis’s new novel tenderly contends with the COVID-19 pandemic

“Casanova 20” follows the chasms—and—connections between generations of queer people

By H Felix Chau Bradley • December 2, 2025 at 11:35 am EDT
TV & Film

‘Heated Rivalry’ is the steamy hockey romance we deserve

‘Heated Rivalry’ is the steamy hockey romance we deserve

The queer Canadian hockey drama packs heart and heat, setting it apart from other MLM adaptations

By Kevin Hurren • November 28, 2025 at 1:32 pm EDT
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Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 2 recap: Yo-ho, yo-ho, a drag queen’s life for me

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 2 recap: Yo-ho, yo-ho, a drag queen’s life for me

The queens hit the high seas for a cruise line commercial challenge

By Kevin O'Keeffe • November 28, 2025 at 7:43 am EDT
Consumed

In the closet, I lost my voice. Queen gave it back to me

In the closet, I lost my voice. Queen gave it back to me

As a kid, I felt I had to tamp myself down. Freddie Mercury proved I didn’t have to

By KC Hoard • November 27, 2025 at 10:49 am EDT
Love Like Mine

I was married to my work—until I met him

I was married to my work—until I met him

I could only find purpose in my job. It took meeting a special man to pull me out of this cycle

By Kyle Elliott • November 26, 2025 at 9:52 am EDT
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 1 power ranking: Forever your girls

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 1 power ranking: Forever your girls

Which queens find themselves “Straight Up” at the top of the first ranking of the season?

By Kevin O'Keeffe • November 21, 2025 at 10:03 am EDT
TV & Film

Is ‘Wicked: For Good’ really what queer and trans people need right now?

Is ‘Wicked: For Good’ really what queer and trans people need right now?

Director Jon M. Chu tells Xtra how allyship is intrinsic to the “Wicked” films

By Pat Mullen • November 21, 2025 at 9:19 am EDT
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6 premiere recap: Girl, don’t play the fool

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6 premiere recap: Girl, don’t play the fool

Paula Abdul is the breakout star of an altogether very strong premiere episode

By Kevin O'Keeffe • November 21, 2025 at 9:00 am EDT
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