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Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 13 recap: Teacher’s pets

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 13 recap: Teacher’s pets

A makeover of educators produces strong results across the board, but someone still has to go home

By Kevin O’Keeffe • March 26, 2023 at 6:53 pm EDT
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Hathaway/Coel power, trans happiness, Disney dig at DeSantis, trans athletics ban and oldest queen passes

Hathaway/Coel power, trans happiness, Disney dig at DeSantis, trans athletics ban and oldest queen passes

5 queer and trans stories to follow: March 24

By Maddy Mahoney • March 24, 2023 at 1:19 pm EDT
Tech

How getting ghosted by ChatGPT showed me the bot’s true colours

How getting ghosted by ChatGPT showed me the bot’s true colours

ANALYSIS: ChatGPT’s evasive manoeuvres are an accurate analogy for our unfolding relationship with chatbots—a useful reminder for queer folks in particular

By Jon Heggestad • March 23, 2023 at 12:36 pm EDT
Xtra News Flash

‘Willow’ cancelled, historic Hanlan’s, Australia rallies, tracking celebrity allies and a Michigan librarian reads censors to filth

‘Willow’ cancelled, historic Hanlan’s, Australia rallies, tracking celebrity allies and a Michigan librarian reads censors to filth

5 queer and trans news stories to follow: March 17

By Maddy Mahoney • March 17, 2023 at 3:18 pm EDT
Power

It’s not just drag artists who need to worry about bounty hunting bills

It’s not just drag artists who need to worry about bounty hunting bills

OPINION: With a new anti-drag bill in Texas, Republicans are once again attempting to use the bounty system to bypass constitutional law

By Katelyn Burns • March 16, 2023 at 4:49 pm EDT
Identity

The making of a detransitioner

The making of a detransitioner

Elisa Rae Shupe was a weapon in the hands of TERFs and Christian conservatives. Now, over 2,600 pages of leaked emails help tell her story

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle • March 15, 2023 at 2:13 pm EDT
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Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

My boyfriend can’t accept my body hair. Is it time to break up?

My boyfriend can’t accept my body hair. Is it time to break up?

A trans reader questions at what point a partner’s “preference” can become harmful

By Kai Cheng Thom • March 14, 2023 at 3:47 pm EDT
TV & Film

The 5 queerest moments from the 2023 Oscars 

The 5 queerest moments from the 2023 Oscars 

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” was everything, the queers ate on the champagne carpet and yes, Lady Gaga made an appearance 

By Mel Woods • March 13, 2023 at 10:55 am EDT
Power

Decoding the language of the anti-trans movement

Decoding the language of the anti-trans movement

OPINION: Under the euphemisms, transphobic figureheads are sending a clear message

By Katelyn Burns • March 10, 2023 at 3:36 pm EDT
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Oscars’ gender, indecency expunged, a big queer Tennessee benefit, beautiful Minnesota and welcome, Suzy Eddie Izzard

Oscars’ gender, indecency expunged, a big queer Tennessee benefit, beautiful Minnesota and welcome, Suzy Eddie Izzard

5 queer and trans news stories we’re following: March 10

By Maddy Mahoney • March 10, 2023 at 2:21 pm EDT
TV & Film

‘Cassandro’ captures the triumph and heartbreak of the queer experience

‘Cassandro’ captures the triumph and heartbreak of the queer experience

REVIEW: Roger Ross Williams’s lucha libre biopic is a thrilling tour de force

By Barry Levitt • March 10, 2023 at 1:07 pm EDT
Politics

Florida legislators propose expansions to ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

Florida legislators propose expansions to ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

Three new bills would further limit discussion of LGBTQ2S+ topics or identities in schools

By V.S. Wells • March 9, 2023 at 4:07 pm EDT
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TV & Film

‘Aftersun’ and the man I used to be

‘Aftersun’ and the man I used to be

I see myself in Sophie, but I also see me in her father Callum, played by Paul Mescal

By Emma Ambrose • March 9, 2023 at 10:56 am EDT
Drag

Drag is under attack. What role does ‘Drag Race’ play in fighting back?

Drag is under attack. What role does ‘Drag Race’ play in fighting back?

OPINION: As attacks on drag and trans people escalate in the U.S., what can RuPaul do?

By Mel Woods • March 8, 2023 at 1:59 pm EDT
Queer View Mirror

The soft masculinity of ‘Top Gun’ is underappreciated lesbian joy

The soft masculinity of ‘Top Gun’ is underappreciated lesbian joy

As “Top Gun: Maverick” roars into the Oscars, its predecessor’s model of masculine bonding is worth looking back on

By Kerry Manders • March 7, 2023 at 4:01 pm EDT
Books

Online-famous writer Aurora Mattia intertwines reality and fiction in ‘The Fifth Wound’

Online-famous writer Aurora Mattia intertwines reality and fiction in ‘The Fifth Wound’

REVIEW: The excesses of Aurora Mattia’s debut novel are also part of what makes it real

By Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch • March 6, 2023 at 11:31 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 10 recap: Women in news

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 10 recap: Women in news

We’re done with hour-long “Drag Race” episodes for the season!

By Kevin O’Keeffe • March 5, 2023 at 9:18 pm EDT
Power

The obsession cis people have with trans people’s genitals is out of control 

The obsession cis people have with trans people’s genitals is out of control 

ANALYSIS: Recently, they’re not even trying to hide it 

By Katelyn Burns • March 3, 2023 at 5:02 pm EDT
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