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Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 9’ premiere recap: Benefactresses everywhere

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 9’ premiere recap: Benefactresses everywhere

The non-elimination format is back for an all-charity season

By Kevin O'Keeffe • May 18, 2024 at 12:50 am EDT
Tech

Who does queer AI ‘art’ actually represent?

Who does queer AI ‘art’ actually represent?

ANALYSIS: Accounts dedicated to queer AI art have popped off, but is there hope for anything beyond “boyfriend twins”?

By Jon Heggestad • May 16, 2024 at 9:21 am EDT
Activism

The queer book bike serving Brooklyn

The queer book bike serving Brooklyn

Providing books for queer kids and teens is at the core of the Nonbinarian Book Bike’s mission

By Jill Webb • May 15, 2024 at 3:13 pm EDT
Activism

Unions have a long history of fighting for trans rights. And they’re not giving up now

Unions have a long history of fighting for trans rights. And they’re not giving up now

Labour unions are massive players in Canadian society. Which is why it matters that they’re engaged in the fight for trans rights—and have been for decades 

By Charlotte Sheasby • May 14, 2024 at 2:08 pm EDT

Helping patients to become their true selves

Helping patients to become their true selves

A journey to self-discovery and GraceMed Mississauga’s long-running support within the trans community

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Love & Sex

Bud scars and bodies in queer middle age 

Bud scars and bodies in queer middle age 

Most people gain weight as they age, a fact with a particular heaviness in body-obsessed gay male culture

By Joseph Osmundson • April 29, 2024 at 8:26 am EDT
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16 finale recap: I hear it and I know

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16 finale recap: I hear it and I know

America’s Next Drag Superstar XVI is crowned!

By Kevin O'Keeffe • April 21, 2024 at 9:11 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 15 power ranking: Losing is the new winning for one queen

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 15 power ranking: Losing is the new winning for one queen

Who is the champion of this season’s LaLaPaRuZa tournament?

By Kevin O'Keeffe • April 14, 2024 at 6:40 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 15 recap: LaLaRuUnion

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 15 recap: LaLaRuUnion

Our eliminated queens are back to battle it out in a lip sync tournament

By Kevin O'Keeffe • April 14, 2024 at 6:33 pm EDT
Youth

What we owe trans youth when we grieve them

What we owe trans youth when we grieve them

How do we mourn people we’ve never met, yet feel inextricably connected to? How do we honour the dead without appropriating their stories?

By Kai Cheng Thom • April 9, 2024 at 2:06 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 14 power ranking: The final three

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 14 power ranking: The final three

For the first time since Season 12— and the first time intentionally since Season 8—we have just three queens in the finale

By Kevin O'Keeffe • April 7, 2024 at 5:45 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 14 recap: An open book

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 14 recap: An open book

A “House of Hidden Meanings”-inspired memoir challenge gives us one last elimination

By Kevin O'Keeffe • April 7, 2024 at 5:40 pm EDT
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Trans Health

What you need need to know about gender-affirming care for youth

What you need need to know about gender-affirming care for youth

What sort of healthcare is available? Do parents have any say? Is the healthcare safe and effective?

By Charlotte Sheasby • April 5, 2024 at 5:02 pm EDT
Drag Race

What does ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs. The World’ Season 2’s ending tell us about its future?

What does ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs. The World’ Season 2’s ending tell us about its future?

It can’t help but feel like “The World” is facing an impossible challenge

By Kevin O'Keeffe • April 2, 2024 at 3:23 pm EDT
Reproductive Health

Could this week’s Supreme Court abortion pill case affect gender-affirming care?

Could this week’s Supreme Court abortion pill case affect gender-affirming care?

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Identity

Who’s afraid of trans visibility?

Who’s afraid of trans visibility?

OPINION: On International Transgender Day of Visibility, we must call out Canada’s right for weaponizing the triumph of our visibility

By Mel Woods • March 28, 2024 at 5:42 pm EDT
Video

Tegan and Sara slam Alberta government’s trans policies in Juno Awards speech

Tegan and Sara slam Alberta government’s trans policies in Juno Awards speech

The twins, originally from Calgary, were presented with the Humanitarian Award by actor Elliot Page

By Xtra Video • March 25, 2024 at 4:01 pm EDT
Books

In ‘Ten Bridges I’ve Burnt,’ Brontez Purnell balances on a knife edge between hilarity and despair

In ‘Ten Bridges I’ve Burnt,’ Brontez Purnell balances on a knife edge between hilarity and despair

REVIEW: Purnell’s new memoir turns heaviness into humour, and exposes the bleakness under what seems silly and light

By H Felix Chau Bradley • March 25, 2024 at 10:18 am EDT
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