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Identity

‘Your faith is yours.’ Community leaders discuss being queer and Muslim

‘Your faith is yours.’ Community leaders discuss being queer and Muslim

Canada’s queer Muslim community embraces multiple identities while confronting prejudice from many sides

By Larayb Abrar • January 17, 2024 at 11:32 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 2 recap: How the other half slays

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 16, Episode 2 recap: How the other half slays

Let’s meet the other seven queens competing this season!

By Kevin O'Keeffe • January 14, 2024 at 4:32 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4 finale recap: Single ladies

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4 finale recap: Single ladies

The top four queens debut new singles, and one is crowned Canada’s Next Drag Superstar

By Kevin O'Keeffe • January 12, 2024 at 10:38 am EDT
Identity

If you think reading Taylor Swift as queer is bad, unpack your homophobia 

If you think reading Taylor Swift as queer is bad, unpack your homophobia 

OPINION: Reaction to a New York Times essay on Swift’s queer signals shows those queer Easter eggs aren’t for straight people

By Frankie de la Cretaz • January 5, 2024 at 10:41 am EDT
Media

The media we need to cover 2024’s potential disaster has fallen apart

The media we need to cover 2024’s potential disaster has fallen apart

ANALYSIS: The next year could be disastrous for queer and trans people—and we can no longer rely on the usual outlets to cover it

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle • January 4, 2024 at 11:38 am EDT
Monthly Tune-Up

Soothe the post-holiday blahs with body / negative’s ethereal shoegaze and Sinzere’s playful disco

Soothe the post-holiday blahs with body / negative’s ethereal shoegaze and Sinzere’s playful disco

While Reneé Rapp proves the perfect Gen Z Regina George

By Jordan Currie • January 2, 2024 at 2:31 pm EDT
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Justice

Court rules that ‘groomer’ is a slur, not protected speech

Court rules that ‘groomer’ is a slur, not protected speech

Experts say the precedent means that the queer community will be able to protect themselves from defamation and hateful speech

By Dale Smith • December 22, 2023 at 9:45 am EDT
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4, Episode 6 power ranking: Double trouble

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4, Episode 6 power ranking: Double trouble

Two queens go home after the lip sync tournament, suddenly leaving us with a final six

By Kevin O'Keeffe • December 22, 2023 at 4:20 am EDT
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4, Episode 6 recap: Syncing up

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4, Episode 6 recap: Syncing up

The queens of the north face off in this franchise’s first lip sync battle royale

By Kevin O'Keeffe • December 22, 2023 at 4:14 am EDT
Rainbow Rewind 2023

50 queer and trans pop culture moments that defined 2023

50 queer and trans pop culture moments that defined 2023

From M3GAN to George Santos to “Padam Padam,” these are the pop culture things the gays will remember from 2023

By Mel Woods • December 21, 2023 at 2:48 pm EDT
Books

A deeply Cree and gloriously queer conversation with Kent Monkman and Gisèle Gordon

A deeply Cree and gloriously queer conversation with Kent Monkman and Gisèle Gordon

Get ready to love and laugh with Miss Chief Eagle Testickle

By Megan Scribe • December 21, 2023 at 12:55 pm EDT
Rainbow Rewind 2023

Righteous Queens and Shady Bitches 2023

Righteous Queens and Shady Bitches 2023

An annual tradition returns: the highs and the lows of the past year, personified

By Xtra Staff • December 18, 2023 at 5:24 pm EDT
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Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4, Episode 5 recap: Turn the game around

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4, Episode 5 recap: Turn the game around

In a stunning reversal, a queen goes from wanting to leave to winning the most crucial challenge

By Kevin O'Keeffe • December 15, 2023 at 2:46 pm EDT
Rainbow Rewind 2023

Xtra’s top LGBTQ2S+ stories of the year

Xtra’s top LGBTQ2S+ stories of the year

The best and brightest—even most bewildering—stories from a back catalogue brimming with insight

By Xtra Staff • December 15, 2023 at 2:25 pm EDT
Rainbow Rewind 2023

5 books we missed this year

5 books we missed this year

Putting a bow on a banner year for queer and trans lit

By Xtra Staff • December 13, 2023 at 2:04 pm EDT
Justice

The legal case for teachers defying anti-trans laws 

The legal case for teachers defying anti-trans laws 

OPINION: A petition calling on teachers to violate Saskatchewan’s anti-trans Parents’ Bill of Rights could help the cause of striking it down

By Charlotte Sheasby • December 6, 2023 at 12:32 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 5, Episode 10 power ranking: The UK’s Next ‘Drag Race’ Superstar is …

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 5, Episode 10 power ranking: The UK’s Next ‘Drag Race’ Superstar is …

Which of our top three took home the crown, and how’d they do it?

By Kevin O'Keeffe • December 1, 2023 at 2:48 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4, Episode 3 power ranking: Love Bugs and Vixens galore

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4, Episode 3 power ranking: Love Bugs and Vixens galore

A unique judging structure for the girl groups challenge produces an unusual power ranking

By Kevin O'Keeffe • December 1, 2023 at 9:49 am EDT
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