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Education

Alberta’s new ‘free speech reporting’ requirement for colleges and universities stokes fears in the LGBTQ2S+ community 

Alberta’s new ‘free speech reporting’ requirement for colleges and universities stokes fears in the LGBTQ2S+ community 

The announcement comes after the University of Lethbridge cancelled a controversial speaker

By Kevin Maimann • February 8, 2023 at 1:58 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 6 power ranking: Battle of the Bands, Senior Edition

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 6 power ranking: Battle of the Bands, Senior Edition

We have a remarkably rare occurrence at the top of the charts this week

By Kevin O’Keeffe • February 5, 2023 at 11:17 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 6 recap: Golden oldies

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 6 recap: Golden oldies

A gimmicky girl group challenge produces one of the strangest challenge winner edits in “Drag Race” herstory

By Kevin O’Keeffe • February 5, 2023 at 1:50 pm EDT
Mental Health

The passing of transphobic laws increased internet searches for ‘suicide’ and ‘depression,’ study finds

The passing of transphobic laws increased internet searches for ‘suicide’ and ‘depression,’ study finds

The study also found that when a transphobic bill was defeated, the number of searches on those topics decreased 

By Diamond Yao • February 3, 2023 at 2:39 pm EDT
Violence against LGBTQ2S+

Brazil recorded 242 violent LGBTQ+ deaths in 2022

Brazil recorded 242 violent LGBTQ+ deaths in 2022

During Bolsonaro’s final year as president of Brazil, researchers say a queer person was killed every 34 hours in the South American country

By Denio Lourenco • February 3, 2023 at 2:07 pm EDT
Sexual Health

Why the world’s only Vagina Museum deserves a permanent home

Why the world’s only Vagina Museum deserves a permanent home

OPINION: On Wednesday, when the Vagina Museum in Bethnal Green, U.K., was forced to shutter for the second time in less than two years, the community lost a vital sexual health resource

By Quinn Rhodes • February 2, 2023 at 3:51 pm EDT
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Politics

No, Conservatives, you aren’t being discriminated against

No, Conservatives, you aren’t being discriminated against

OPINION: Conservatives are trying to protect political belief on human-rights grounds, betraying the whole reason human rights protections exist

By Dale Smith • February 2, 2023 at 3:09 pm EDT
TV & Film

‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’ is as complex as its subject

‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’ is as complex as its subject

REVIEW: The standout Sundance doc pays tribute to a musical icon who didn’t get his flowers

By Rendy Jones • February 2, 2023 at 2:11 pm EDT
Trans Health

The ‘Utah-style compromise’ is dead

The ‘Utah-style compromise’ is dead

OPINION: In recent years, legislators in the state have occasionally shown compassion on LGBTQ2S+ issues. Utah’s recent anti-trans bill shows that empathy has run out

By Katelyn Burns • February 1, 2023 at 2:30 pm EDT
Violence against LGBTQ2S+

Data shows huge increase in trans hate crimes across Scotland in past decade

Data shows huge increase in trans hate crimes across Scotland in past decade

This latest data comes at the heels of the U.K. government’s decision to block the Scottish Gender Recognition Reform bill

By Diamond Yao • January 27, 2023 at 3:07 pm EDT
Gaming

Looking for queer video games? Visual novels should be your first stop

Looking for queer video games? Visual novels should be your first stop

Originating in Japan, these games let you flirt, date, solve mysteries and more with a simple point and click

By V.S. Wells • January 27, 2023 at 1:46 pm EDT
History

Authorities have been trying to suppress public gender nonconformity for centuries—and now the U.S. is stepping up the attacks

Authorities have been trying to suppress public gender nonconformity for centuries—and now the U.S. is stepping up the attacks

A surge of proposed drag bans, which would bar “male or female impersonators” from appearing where children could see them, form part of a very contemporary moral panic—but the ideologies at their core are nothing new

By Kit Heyam • January 26, 2023 at 12:27 pm EDT
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TV & Film

What Todrick Hall’s ‘The Real Friends of WeHo’ clapback misses about representation

What Todrick Hall’s ‘The Real Friends of WeHo’ clapback misses about representation

OPINION: The “Real Friends of WeHo” star slammed critics for all the wrong reasons

By Mel Woods • January 25, 2023 at 4:52 pm EDT
Love & Sex

The lasting impact of Mira Bellwether’s zine, ‘Fucking Trans Women’

The lasting impact of Mira Bellwether’s zine, ‘Fucking Trans Women’

Bellwether passed away in December, but her legacy lives on through her work

By Kai Cheng Thom • January 24, 2023 at 4:43 pm EDT
Queer Culture Catch-Up

Kick off 2023 with comedian Pink Foxx, Sapphic crooning and a comics documentary

Kick off 2023 with comedian Pink Foxx, Sapphic crooning and a comics documentary

Queer Culture Catch-Up is back with picks to usher in a new year

By S. Bear Bergman • January 19, 2023 at 5:02 pm EDT
Identity

Cam modelling helped me work through my gender dysphoria

Cam modelling helped me work through my gender dysphoria

Getting paid to go back into the closet was one of the most difficult things I’ve ever done—but it taught me how to define my body on my own terms

By Sydney Hegele • January 18, 2023 at 3:53 pm EDT
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

My job gives me stability, but it clashes with my politics. Should I quit?

My job gives me stability, but it clashes with my politics. Should I quit?

Kai advises a reader who feels like they’re selling their soul

By Kai Cheng Thom • January 18, 2023 at 3:11 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 3 recap: RuPaul’s Speed Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15, Episode 3 recap: RuPaul’s Speed Race

An hour-long episode just breezes by, prompting questions about the shortened format

By Kevin O’Keeffe • January 15, 2023 at 6:01 pm EDT
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