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Activism

Thousands of Virginia students walk out over proposed anti-trans policies

Thousands of Virginia students walk out over proposed anti-trans policies

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s policies would prevent students from using their correct name or pronouns without a court order

By V.S. Wells • September 28, 2022 at 1:33 pm EDT
Power

What Giorgia Meloni’s win means for LGBTQ+ Italians 

What Giorgia Meloni’s win means for LGBTQ+ Italians 

Advocates worry the far-right politician’s tenure as prime minister will stymie LGBTQ+ rights in Italy 

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul • September 28, 2022 at 1:13 pm EDT
Immigration & Refugees

LGBTQ+ Afghan refugees are starting new lives in Canada—but hundreds are still stuck in limbo

LGBTQ+ Afghan refugees are starting new lives in Canada—but hundreds are still stuck in limbo

A year after the Taliban takeover, advocates are urging the government to welcome more queer refugees and make arriving in Canada easier

By Emma Arkell • September 28, 2022 at 10:59 am EDT
Music

June Jones’s ‘Pop Music for Normal Women’ is full of emotionally devastating earworms

June Jones’s ‘Pop Music for Normal Women’ is full of emotionally devastating earworms

REVIEW: Jones deftly knits together cheeky humour and emotional vulnerability on her third album

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul • September 27, 2022 at 2:28 pm EDT
Queer View Mirror

How the ¡Cuéntamelo! anthology inspired me to collect queer Latine stories

How the ¡Cuéntamelo! anthology inspired me to collect queer Latine stories

Julián Delgado Lopera’s oral history collection gave me the confidence to engage in community storytelling

By Alexi Chacon • September 26, 2022 at 11:43 am EDT
Identity

A love letter to video game vixens

A love letter to video game vixens

One writer pays tribute to the video game characters that have helped LGBTQ2S+ folks feel at home in their queerness

By Bobby Box • September 23, 2022 at 4:18 pm EDT
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Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4 premiere recap: Absolutely fabulous

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4 premiere recap: Absolutely fabulous

Joanna Lumley is the star of a very competent season premiere

By Kevin O’Keeffe • September 23, 2022 at 1:19 pm EDT

True Name puts correct trans and non-binary names in the spotlight

True Name puts correct trans and non-binary names in the spotlight

Feature allows trans and non-binary people to proudly display their chosen name on their credit card

Created for Ketchum Canada - Mastercard • September 23, 2022 at 1:01 pm EDT
TV & Film

‘Will-o’-the-Wisp’ is a delicate ballet of the erotic and the polemic

‘Will-o’-the-Wisp’ is a delicate ballet of the erotic and the polemic

REVIEW: João Pedro Rodrigues’s experimental TIFF standout is worth seeking out

By Pat Mullen • September 22, 2022 at 4:30 pm EDT
Gaming

‘I Was a Teenage Exocolonist’ plays with genre, gender and growing up

‘I Was a Teenage Exocolonist’ plays with genre, gender and growing up

Writer and narrative designer Lindsay Ishihiro explains how queer and trans themes are baked into the genre-busting indie game

By V.S. Wells • September 22, 2022 at 1:55 pm EDT
Books

Have these queer writers captured your deepest fears?

Have these queer writers captured your deepest fears?

REVIEW: A new horror anthology, “Queer Little Nightmares,” sets the monsters loose among us—and we are delighted to be so scared

By H Felix Chau Bradley • September 21, 2022 at 2:49 pm EDT
Art & Photography

Of course Isabel Okoro wants the world to end

Of course Isabel Okoro wants the world to end

The Toronto-based Nigerian photographer thinks we deserve better than the world we’ve inherited 

By Connor Garel • September 21, 2022 at 10:25 am EDT
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Love Like Mine

All I wanted was to make my family happy, until I found what made me happy 

All I wanted was to make my family happy, until I found what made me happy 

PERSONAL ESSAY: An epic love story between an Iraqi Arab and a Punjabi Sikh

By Hasan Namir • September 20, 2022 at 12:27 pm EDT
TV & Film

‘Something You Said Last Night’ is the kind of trans film we’ve been asking for

‘Something You Said Last Night’ is the kind of trans film we’ve been asking for

REVIEW: Luis De Filippis’s debut feature is a brilliant and tightly constructed family portrait

By Mel Woods • September 15, 2022 at 3:10 pm EDT
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

I sent some (fully dressed) selfies to a prospective date and they blocked me. What am I missing?

I sent some (fully dressed) selfies to a prospective date and they blocked me. What am I missing?

Kai helps a reader navigate the sometimes complicated world of personal boundaries

By Kai Cheng Thom • September 13, 2022 at 11:17 am EDT
Canada’s Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 3 finale recap: Our new Queen of the North is …

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 3 finale recap: Our new Queen of the North is …

A swift season comes to an end as a new champion is crowned

By Kevin O’Keeffe • September 9, 2022 at 12:45 pm EDT
Hate Watch

4chan trolls flooded a suicide hotline by pretending to be LGBTQ2S+ youth in crisis

4chan trolls flooded a suicide hotline by pretending to be LGBTQ2S+ youth in crisis

The Trevor Project said the calls increased wait times for actual queer and trans youth seeking help

By Jackie Richardson • September 8, 2022 at 1:15 pm EDT
Canada’s Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 3: ‘After the Sashay’ with Vivian Vanderpuss

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 3: ‘After the Sashay’ with Vivian Vanderpuss

This week’s eliminated “Canada’s Drag Race” contestant talks religion, non-binary fashion and why drag kings should be on “Drag Race”

By Russ Martin • September 7, 2022 at 3:36 pm EDT
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