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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
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?

OPINION: The Comstock Act, a 150-year-old federal obscenity law, has advocates on edge

By Katelyn Burns • March 29, 2024 at 9:59 am EDT
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
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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
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 12 power ranking: Designing women

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 12 power ranking: Designing women

Who among our top five will fall short of the finale?

By Kevin O'Keeffe • March 24, 2024 at 8:34 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 12 recap: Bathroom babes

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 12 recap: Bathroom babes

The infamous room design challenge returns, this time with … restrooms?

By Kevin O'Keeffe • March 24, 2024 at 8:27 pm EDT
Books

‘Love the World or Get Killed Trying’ is an exquisite portrait of a trans woman’s suffering 

‘Love the World or Get Killed Trying’ is an exquisite portrait of a trans woman’s suffering 

REVIEW: Swedish author Alvina Chamberland’s prose is relentlessly inventive

By Veronica Esposito • March 22, 2024 at 9:49 am EDT
Youth

Understanding ‘social contagion theory’ and what it means for trans kids

Understanding ‘social contagion theory’ and what it means for trans kids

Where did this idea come from? How does it affect the trans community? Does the science hold up?

By Julia Peterson • March 21, 2024 at 9:17 am EDT
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Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 11 power ranking: Power(Point) rankings

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 11 power ranking: Power(Point) rankings

The choice in winner this week—and the editing of another queen’s reaction—tells us a lot about the state of the competition

By Kevin O'Keeffe • March 17, 2024 at 9:52 pm EDT
Tech

The (missing) context around using AI to ban books

The (missing) context around using AI to ban books

ANALYSIS: The case of an Iowa school district employing ChatGPT to enforce a statewide book ban has garnered significant attention—what concerns does it raise around AI-aided censorship? 

By Jon Heggestad • March 13, 2024 at 11:37 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 10 recap: I’ve got the ‘Power’

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 10 recap: I’ve got the ‘Power’

An early Rumix challenge produces terrific results—with no one going home

By Kevin O'Keeffe • March 10, 2024 at 3:35 pm EDT
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The blurred lines between ‘transamory’ and chasing

The blurred lines between ‘transamory’ and chasing

In this excerpt from their new book, “Gender/Fucking,” writer and professor Florence Ashley unpacks “chaserdom” and the fetishization of trans femininity

By Florence Ashley • March 8, 2024 at 10:37 am EDT
TV & Film

‘Frida’ is a serviceable documentary that fails to engage with deeper topics

‘Frida’ is a serviceable documentary that fails to engage with deeper topics

REVIEW: Despite its animated portraits, “Frida” captures its iconic subject in a stationary image

By Michelle Krasovitski • March 6, 2024 at 9:39 am EDT
History

Where does ‘Be Gay, Do Crime’ even come from?

Where does ‘Be Gay, Do Crime’ even come from?

From graffiti to protests to band T-shirts, the phrase has become a vital part of queer culture 

By Kevin Maimann • March 5, 2024 at 11:50 am EDT
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