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Here’s how the U.S. government is defining ‘biological sex’

Here’s how the U.S. government is defining ‘biological sex’

ANALYSIS: A new document featuring the administration’s attempt to categorize ‘two sexes’ is needlessly convoluted and contradictory

By Mel Woods • February 21, 2025 at 3:00 pm EDT

Experience Thompson Okanagan: A Vibrant & Inclusive 2SLGBTQIA+ Getaway in the Heart of Wine Country

Experience Thompson Okanagan: A Vibrant & Inclusive 2SLGBTQIA+ Getaway in the Heart of Wine Country

From mountains, lakes, wineries and shopping, British Columbia’s Thompson Okanagan is a must-visit Canadian destination for 2SLGBTQIA+ travelers

Created for Travelling Out in the Thompson Okanagan • February 19, 2025 at 6:57 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 7 recap: Snatched by the nails

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 7 recap: Snatched by the nails

It’s time to bring rules and structure back to Snatch Game—but these judges won’t do it

By Kevin O'Keeffe • February 17, 2025 at 1:43 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 6 recap: Under the Sea

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 6 recap: Under the Sea

Down where it’s wetter, down where drag’s better, take it from me

By Kevin O'Keeffe • February 10, 2025 at 3:44 pm EDT
Dangerous Space

We must live for one another

We must live for one another

ANALYSIS: Community-based suicide intervention is about creating a web of life between our bodies where we can take turns resting and being held when we are overwhelmed

By Kai Cheng Thom • February 7, 2025 at 2:51 pm EDT
Culture

Meet the trans artist behind one of the internet’s favourite webcomics

Meet the trans artist behind one of the internet’s favourite webcomics

Haus of Decline marries irreverent humour and bodily autonomy for hundreds of thousands of fans

By Kevin Hurren • February 4, 2025 at 9:41 am EDT
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Queer View Mirror

How ‘Enchanted’ hit a high note in spurring my gender awakening

How ‘Enchanted’ hit a high note in spurring my gender awakening

Becoming more like Princess Giselle helped me become more like myself

By Lisa Laman • January 30, 2025 at 2:17 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 4 power ranking: You’re perfect, you’re beautiful …

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 4 power ranking: You’re perfect, you’re beautiful …

The queens pay tribute to the past, while we power-rank them in present day

By Kevin O'Keeffe • January 27, 2025 at 5:13 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 4 recap: Greatest hits

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 4 recap: Greatest hits

RuPaul’s latest queens reinterpret their predecessors’ most iconic lines in a very fun music challenge

By Kevin O'Keeffe • January 27, 2025 at 5:07 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 3 power ranking: The queens united

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 3 power ranking: The queens united

For the first time this season, we rank all the queens together

By Kevin O'Keeffe • January 20, 2025 at 5:41 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 3 recap: Free parking

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 3 recap: Free parking

A Monopoly-sponsored design challenge tasks the queens with getting opulent

By Kevin O'Keeffe • January 20, 2025 at 5:36 pm EDT
TV & Film

Dying with dignity is a right, not a privilege, in Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘The Room Next Door’

Dying with dignity is a right, not a privilege, in Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘The Room Next Door’

REVIEW: In his first English feature, the storied director delivers a poignant mediation on end-of-life

By Christos Tsirbas • January 14, 2025 at 5:10 pm EDT
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Books

Dean Spade offers practical tools for lovers and fighters 

Dean Spade offers practical tools for lovers and fighters 

The author of “Love in a F*cked-Up World” on overcoming the romance myth, recognizing our patterns of conflict and the importance of love in activism

By Misha Pensato • January 14, 2025 at 10:03 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 2 power ranking: The other side of the coin

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17, Episode 2 power ranking: The other side of the coin

We finally get to see the other seven queens perform

By Kevin O'Keeffe • January 13, 2025 at 4:37 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 5, Episode 8 power ranking: Who will win?

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 5, Episode 8 power ranking: Who will win?

It’s time to size up the final four queens’ chances at the crown

By Kevin O'Keeffe • January 10, 2025 at 4:16 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 5, Episode 8 recap: Watch what happens

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 5, Episode 8 recap: Watch what happens

The final four is set, but which queen falls short of the finale?

By Kevin O'Keeffe • January 10, 2025 at 4:13 pm EDT
Dangerous Space

Trans representation isn’t trans liberation

Trans representation isn’t trans liberation

OPINION: Even at its zenith, the trendiness of “diversity” appears to have done little to improve the day-to-day lives of trans people as a vulnerable and exploited class

By Kai Cheng Thom • January 10, 2025 at 2:42 pm EDT
Mental Health

Black queer artists share how they’re ‘holding on to joy’ in 2025

Black queer artists share how they’re ‘holding on to joy’ in 2025

“Joy is in a life lived while you’re alive,” says dancer and choreographer Ravyn Wngz

By Syrus Marcus Ware • January 9, 2025 at 12:19 pm EDT
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