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TV & Film

What does ‘Barbie’ owe the queers?

What does ‘Barbie’ owe the queers?

ANALYSIS: The “Barbie” film is a fiercely feminist project that reinforces the gender binary. And yet we can also read into it what we want

By Mel Woods • July 26, 2023 at 2:36 pm EDT
Identity

Trans parents have always existed

Trans parents have always existed

OPINION: Today’s panic over transness and kids is largely driven by the overactive imaginations of people who have never met a trans person in their lives

By Katelyn Burns • July 21, 2023 at 3:00 pm EDT
Xtra News Flash

Grindr employees join hot union summer, first out gay coach in major men’s U.S. sports and more

Grindr employees join hot union summer, first out gay coach in major men’s U.S. sports and more

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: July 21

By Maddy Mahoney • July 21, 2023 at 2:11 pm EDT
Xtra News Flash

Quebec health card struggles, House Republicans defund queer community projects and more

Quebec health card struggles, House Republicans defund queer community projects and more

5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: July 19

By Jackie Richardson • July 19, 2023 at 1:31 pm EDT
Books

Pulse survivor Brandon Wolf’s memoir is a journey of healing we can all relate to

Pulse survivor Brandon Wolf’s memoir is a journey of healing we can all relate to

Wolf shares his healing path from outsider to activist in this coming-of-age memoir

By Femi Redwood • July 17, 2023 at 12:09 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8’ Episode 11 power ranking: Queens of the Fame Games

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8’ Episode 11 power ranking: Queens of the Fame Games

Who has the best shot of winning the $60,000 prize?

By Kevin O’Keeffe • July 14, 2023 at 4:28 pm EDT
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Nightlife

The gentrification of the dancefloor

The gentrification of the dancefloor

How separating people physically gets in the way of the spontaneous pleasures of a queer night out

By Joseph Osmundson • July 13, 2023 at 1:39 pm EDT
Politics

Your questions about free speech, answered

Your questions about free speech, answered

What is it? Does it protect the LGBTQ2S+ community? How is it evolving to better protect queer people? Find answers to all these questions and more in this explainer

By Charlotte Sheasby • July 10, 2023 at 3:20 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8’ Episode 10 power ranking: Ladies, leave your ranks at home

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8’ Episode 10 power ranking: Ladies, leave your ranks at home

It’s the top two, and the choice of winner has never seemed more obvious

By Kevin O’Keeffe • July 8, 2023 at 10:34 am EDT
Homophobia

The harsh reality of conversion therapy in Nigeria 

The harsh reality of conversion therapy in Nigeria 

Though the practice is banned elsewhere, it continues in the West African country

By Shade Mary-Ann Olaoye • July 7, 2023 at 2:00 pm EDT
Music

Pride all summer: a listening guide for Janelle Monáe’s ‘The Age of Pleasure’

Pride all summer: a listening guide for Janelle Monáe’s ‘The Age of Pleasure’

How to best enjoy Monáe’s steamy new album

By Dani Janae • July 7, 2023 at 10:37 am EDT
Human Rights

What the 303 Creative case might mean for trans people

What the 303 Creative case might mean for trans people

OPINION: Legal precedent allowing homophobes to discriminate based on a “worry” could put trans rights in severe jeopardy

By Katelyn Burns • July 6, 2023 at 3:36 pm EDT
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Human Rights

The Supreme Court didn’t issue a ‘licence to discriminate’ against queer and trans people. The reality is more complicated

The Supreme Court didn’t issue a ‘licence to discriminate’ against queer and trans people. The reality is more complicated

ANALYSIS: LGBTQ2S+ legal advocates say the ruling in 303 Creative is far more singular and idiosyncratic than some may have initially worried

By Nico Lang • July 6, 2023 at 12:31 pm EDT
Trans Health

Your guide to plus-size binding

Your guide to plus-size binding

Binding while fat can be a challenge. Here’s what worked for me

By Robin Zabiegalski • July 5, 2023 at 4:46 pm EDT
Food

From Negroni Sbagliatos to sparkling seltzer, the drinks that made us gay

From Negroni Sbagliatos to sparkling seltzer, the drinks that made us gay

In search of the world’s gayest drink (which is probably not Bud Light) 

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle • July 5, 2023 at 2:28 pm EDT
Politics

Sarah McBride’s Congress run is a beacon of hope

Sarah McBride’s Congress run is a beacon of hope

OPINION: If elected, McBride would bring hope to Virginians—and to trans people across the U.S.

By Katelyn Burns • July 4, 2023 at 10:37 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8’ Episode 9 power ranking: An inevitable, deserved crowning

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8’ Episode 9 power ranking: An inevitable, deserved crowning

Never has the result of a season seemed quite so clear with multiple episodes to go

By Kevin O’Keeffe • July 1, 2023 at 4:10 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8’ Episode 9 recap: Queer Eye for the Roast Guy

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8’ Episode 9 recap: Queer Eye for the Roast Guy

A season-long arc reaches the most satisfying possible conclusion

By Kevin O’Keeffe • July 1, 2023 at 4:05 pm EDT
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