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Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 7 recap: I can’t make it without you

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 7 recap: I can’t make it without you

The UK series gets its own take on Season 9’s beloved “Crew Better Work” makeover challenge

By Kevin O’Keeffe • November 4, 2022 at 12:26 pm EDT
Education

In the culture wars against sex-ed, disabled LGBTQ2S+ youth are getting left behind

In the culture wars against sex-ed, disabled LGBTQ2S+ youth are getting left behind

Disability advocates and educators weigh in on what’s still missing from curricula—and how to build better sex-ed

By s.e. smith • November 4, 2022 at 12:22 pm EDT
Politics

Is Florida a preview of America’s dystopian future?

Is Florida a preview of America’s dystopian future?

OPINION: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is a man with presidential ambitions, and he’s getting there by targeting trans kids

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle • November 3, 2022 at 12:38 pm EDT
TV & Film

Kit Connor’s forced coming out and the problems of queer fandom

Kit Connor’s forced coming out and the problems of queer fandom

OPINION: The “Heartstopper” star is 18. He shouldn’t have been forced out by fans

By Mel Woods • November 1, 2022 at 4:23 pm EDT
Books

What Queen Anne and Marie Antoinette had in common (rhymes with thespian dove)

What Queen Anne and Marie Antoinette had in common (rhymes with thespian dove)

EXCERPT: Kirsty Loehr’s playful new book, “A Short History of Queer Women,” introduces us to women across history who weren’t just friends

By Kirsty Loehr • October 27, 2022 at 10:05 am EDT
TV & Film

Ryan Murphy’s obsession with queer trauma must be stopped

Ryan Murphy’s obsession with queer trauma must be stopped

OPINION: From his Dahmer series to the new “American Horror Story” about a serial killer targeting queer people, the writer-director has gone off the deep end

By Mel Woods • October 18, 2022 at 11:44 am EDT
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Books

‘We have defined, for ourselves, what our relationship looks like:’ Candy Palmater in an excerpt from her new memoir

‘We have defined, for ourselves, what our relationship looks like:’ Candy Palmater in an excerpt from her new memoir

In “Running Down a Dream,” Candy Palmater recounts how dating the woman who was to be her wife felt different from dating men

By Candy Palmater • October 17, 2022 at 10:10 am EDT
Politics

Albertan activists on Premier Danielle Smith’s ‘horrendous’ record on LGBTQ2S+ issues

Albertan activists on Premier Danielle Smith’s ‘horrendous’ record on LGBTQ2S+ issues

Four LGBTQ2S+ activists in Alberta tell Xtra what the new premier may mean for their province and community

By V.S. Wells • October 14, 2022 at 3:04 pm EDT
Books

In Billy-Ray Belcourt’s ‘A Minor Chorus,’ happiness seems to lurk just out of reach

In Billy-Ray Belcourt’s ‘A Minor Chorus,’ happiness seems to lurk just out of reach

“Despite trauma and tragedy, we Indigenous people and queer people produce joy in our lives”: Billy-Ray Belcourt on his new novel

By Cameron Perrier • October 12, 2022 at 10:06 am EDT
TV & Film

I made ‘House of the Dragon’ star Emma D’Arcy’s viral negroni sbagliato

I made ‘House of the Dragon’ star Emma D’Arcy’s viral negroni sbagliato

Is a “Negroni … sbagliato … with Prosecco in it” as iconic of a queer drink as iced coffee?

By Mel Woods • October 11, 2022 at 5:05 pm EDT
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

I want to help queer youth—but I’m afraid of being labelled a “groomer”

I want to help queer youth—but I’m afraid of being labelled a “groomer”

“Let’s go to war with the heterosexual world. Let’s kill the homophobe in our hearts and trample its grave”

By Kai Cheng Thom • October 11, 2022 at 2:28 pm EDT
Books

Ann-Marie MacDonald’s latest novel is epic—But why does it use gender the way it does?

Ann-Marie MacDonald’s latest novel is epic—But why does it use gender the way it does?

REVIEW: In “Fayne,” literary legend Ann-Marie MacDonald takes us out for a walk upon the moors in a tale that references “Jane Eyre” and “Orlando”

By Eva Crocker • October 11, 2022 at 10:05 am EDT
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Activism

Meet the Ottawa school board trustee fighting against the anti-trans movement

Meet the Ottawa school board trustee fighting against the anti-trans movement

Lyra Evans, believed to be Canada’s first openly trans school trustee, discusses running a second time, the growing anti-trans movement and more

By Tobin Ng • October 6, 2022 at 11:54 am EDT
Activism

The Trevor Project ends partnership with surveillance software company, returns donation

The Trevor Project ends partnership with surveillance software company, returns donation

The decision came in the wake of outcry on Twitter 

By Oliver Haug • October 5, 2022 at 2:34 pm EDT
Health

Can injectable PrEP live up to the hype?

Can injectable PrEP live up to the hype?

Following years of oral PrEP’s slow uptake, a new innovation is generating excitement around the highly effective drug

By Kevin Hurren • October 5, 2022 at 1:00 pm EDT
Culture

In her new memoir, the legendary Cecilia Gentili introduces us to the witches and mothers in her life

In her new memoir, the legendary Cecilia Gentili introduces us to the witches and mothers in her life

The literary debut of Argentina-born New York trans and sex work activist deserves all the adjectives

By Grace Byron • October 3, 2022 at 10:08 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 2 recap: Rocker chicks

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 2 recap: Rocker chicks

This franchise doesn’t wanna break up (bye bye) with its signature challenge

By Kevin O’Keeffe • September 30, 2022 at 1:56 pm EDT
Monthly Tune-Up

Rina Sawayama, The Paranoyds and more queer artists with new September tracks

Rina Sawayama, The Paranoyds and more queer artists with new September tracks

The days are getting shorter, but these queer and trans artists will lift your spirits

By Jordan Currie • September 30, 2022 at 12:43 pm EDT
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