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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
Xtra News Flash

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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Xtra News Flash

Censoring ‘The Last of Us,’ George Santos’s comeuppance (?), a new lesbian bar (!?), same-sex marriage attack and powerlifter JayCee Cooper

Censoring ‘The Last of Us,’ George Santos’s comeuppance (?), a new lesbian bar (!?), same-sex marriage attack and powerlifter JayCee Cooper

5 queer and trans news stories to follow: March 3

By Maddy Mahoney • March 3, 2023 at 2:37 pm EDT
Education

Anti-LGBTQ2S+ group ramps up ‘continual harassment’ of B.C. school boards

Anti-LGBTQ2S+ group ramps up ‘continual harassment’ of B.C. school boards

Action4Canada protested inclusivity guidelines at a Kelowna board meeting last week, after being banned from meetings in Mission 

By Kevin Maimann • March 3, 2023 at 1:39 pm EDT
Mental Health

This group is bringing queer mental health support to Afghanistan

This group is bringing queer mental health support to Afghanistan

Two and a half years after Sarah Hegazi’s death, Nour Sarah aims to tackle mental health struggles

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul • March 2, 2023 at 4:29 pm EDT
Queering Family

The highs and lows of being a non-binary nanny

The highs and lows of being a non-binary nanny

Helping to raise someone else’s children has been life-affirming, even gender-affirming, but it’s not without complications

By Em Norton • March 1, 2023 at 5:26 pm EDT
Censorship

How Russian censorship is going to extreme lengths to make the gays disappear

How Russian censorship is going to extreme lengths to make the gays disappear

From “The White Lotus” to “Sex and the City,” Russian censors are hell-bent on gutting pop culture

By Mikhail Gillman • March 1, 2023 at 1:57 pm EDT
Monthly Tune-Up

Hot collabs from PinkPantheress/Ice Spice and Bully/Soccer Mommy, plus indie pop bliss from Chris Pierce make this one of the best Tune-Ups ever

Hot collabs from PinkPantheress/Ice Spice and Bully/Soccer Mommy, plus indie pop bliss from Chris Pierce make this one of the best Tune-Ups ever

My music column turns one year old … and it’s a banger

By Jordan Currie • February 28, 2023 at 12:38 pm EDT
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