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Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7’ Episode 9 recap: The night the lights went out in Los Angeles

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7’ Episode 9 recap: The night the lights went out in Los Angeles

A stunning spoken word lip sync is the highlight of an otherwise sleepy episode

By Kevin O’Keeffe • July 9, 2022 at 1:55 am EDT
Queer Culture Catch-Up

Colouring with Pride, a non-binary Disney star and your new favourite TikTok butch

Colouring with Pride, a non-binary Disney star and your new favourite TikTok butch

Plus more of what’s on and happening starting July 8

By S. Bear Bergman • July 8, 2022 at 2:58 pm EDT
Faith & Spirituality

This mosque claims to be the first in Germany to display a Pride flag 

This mosque claims to be the first in Germany to display a Pride flag 

The milestone reflects the work of groups advocating that homosexuality is not “haram”

By Chris Stoodley • July 7, 2022 at 1:39 pm EDT
Business

Amazon is restricting LGBTQ+ search results in this Middle Eastern country

Amazon is restricting LGBTQ+ search results in this Middle Eastern country

The online retailer made the decision after being threatened with penalties by the UAE

By Dika Ofoma • July 5, 2022 at 3:02 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7’ Episode 8 recap: Santa, tell me if you’re really there

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7’ Episode 8 recap: Santa, tell me if you’re really there

It’s Christmas in July as the queens take on a Santa-themed acting challenge

By Kevin O’Keeffe • July 2, 2022 at 1:11 pm EDT
Politics

Alabama is trying to use Roe’s repeal to ban trans youth medical care

Alabama is trying to use Roe’s repeal to ban trans youth medical care

The state’s AG said gender-affirming treatments for trans minors are not “deeply rooted in our Nation’s history and tradition”

By Nico Lang • June 30, 2022 at 2:03 pm EDT
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Monthly Tune-Up

Singles from Lil Nas X, Perfume Genius and MUNA keep Pride alive

Singles from Lil Nas X, Perfume Genius and MUNA keep Pride alive

From camp excess to sapphic joy, music columnist Jordan Currie has your summer playlist ready

By Jordan Currie • June 29, 2022 at 4:19 pm EDT
Power

Family-friendly drag events across Canada are facing a dangerous wave of bigotry

Family-friendly drag events across Canada are facing a dangerous wave of bigotry

Right-wing rhetoric from the United States has been trickling north

By Chris Stoodley • June 29, 2022 at 3:58 pm EDT
Activism

Remembering trans icon Mama Gloria, the ‘Emily Post of Halsted Street’

Remembering trans icon Mama Gloria, the ‘Emily Post of Halsted Street’

In this previously unreleased 2014 interview, Gloria Allen reflects on her life and legacy

By Nico Lang • June 29, 2022 at 2:42 pm EDT
London Calling

Discover queer London with Tyreece Nye

Discover queer London with Tyreece Nye

The TikTok sensation gives an insider’s look at bookstores, art galleries, vintage clothing, and nightlife

By Chelle Turingan • June 28, 2022 at 6:48 pm EDT
The Buzz

Janelle Monáe and Phoebe Bridgers say ‘f*ck you’ to the Supreme Court

Janelle Monáe and Phoebe Bridgers say ‘f*ck you’ to the Supreme Court

Plus Beanie Feldstein is engaged and T.J. Osborne goes to Nashville Pride

By Mel Woods • June 28, 2022 at 11:46 am EDT
TV & Film

After ‘Pose,’ Michaela Jaé Rodriguez is ready to delve into something new

After ‘Pose,’ Michaela Jaé Rodriguez is ready to delve into something new

Rodriguez stars in the new Apple TV+ comedy “Loot” alongside Maya Rudolph

By Max Gao • June 24, 2022 at 3:02 pm EDT
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Queer Culture Catch-Up

Celebrate Pride with ‘The Annie Sprinkle Project’ and theatre from Bilal Baig

Celebrate Pride with ‘The Annie Sprinkle Project’ and theatre from Bilal Baig

Plus more of what’s up and on, starting June 23

By S. Bear Bergman • June 24, 2022 at 11:53 am EDT
Playlist Q

Chicago rapper Cuee is ‘Coming Out’ swinging

Chicago rapper Cuee is ‘Coming Out’ swinging

The artist’s recently released EP, centred on liberation and Pride, is a reintroduction to the world 

By Daria Lynn Cottingham • June 24, 2022 at 11:49 am EDT
Politics

Texas Republicans call homosexuality an ‘abnormal lifestyle choice’ in new party platform

Texas Republicans call homosexuality an ‘abnormal lifestyle choice’ in new party platform

The state’s Republican party released a platform outlining goal of eroding LGBTQ2S+ rights

By Jackie Richardson • June 21, 2022 at 2:18 pm EDT
The Buzz

Billy Eichner pokes fun at clickbait, ‘comes out’ as straight and dating Anna Kendrick

Billy Eichner pokes fun at clickbait, ‘comes out’ as straight and dating Anna Kendrick

Plus Jennifer Lopez’s kid uses they/them pronouns and Amy Schneider’s first pitch

By Mel Woods • June 21, 2022 at 11:14 am EDT
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

I see myself as different from cis women. Does that make me a ‘bad’ trans woman?

I see myself as different from cis women. Does that make me a ‘bad’ trans woman?

Kai advises a reader that “holding multiple truths is more complex than simply holding all truths to be equal—because not all beliefs are equal in social status and social power”

By Kai Cheng Thom • June 21, 2022 at 11:02 am EDT
History

The first person reported dead from AIDS in Canada was an anonymous gay man from Windsor who died in 1982

The first person reported dead from AIDS in Canada was an anonymous gay man from Windsor who died in 1982

Teacher and local historian Walter Cassidy became obsessed with the person behind this frightening statistic. So he set out to find him

By Walter Cassidy • June 21, 2022 at 7:00 am EDT
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