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Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7’ Episode 6 recap: Totally Y2K

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7’ Episode 6 recap: Totally Y2K

It’s a big day for Yvie Oddly, as she suddenly rises to the top of the pack

By Kevin O’Keeffe • June 17, 2022 at 4:43 pm EDT
Power

The same companies sponsoring Pride events are supporting anti-LGBTQ2S+ lawmakers

The same companies sponsoring Pride events are supporting anti-LGBTQ2S+ lawmakers

A new analysis from Data for Progress finds dozens of purportedly pro-LGBTQ2S+ corporations are donating substantially to proponents of anti-queer and anti-trans bills

By Oliver Haug • June 15, 2022 at 2:49 pm EDT
London Calling

Has British iconoclast David Hoyle unwittingly turned himself into an icon?

Has British iconoclast David Hoyle unwittingly turned himself into an icon?

At the edge of 60, the performance artist and intense anti-capitalist has been connecting with younger audiences and finding recognition of a sort

By Paul Gallant • June 15, 2022 at 9:38 am EDT
Fashion

Oranges are literally the only fruit

Oranges are literally the only fruit

How the Old Navy orange-print button-up became the queer uniform of summer 2022

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle • June 13, 2022 at 3:06 pm EDT
Books

The life and hope in literature: the message behind a Japanese literary sensation, newly translated into English

The life and hope in literature: the message behind a Japanese literary sensation, newly translated into English

In her debut novel, “Solo Dance,” Taiwanese-Japanese author Li Kotomi follows her character through Japan’s “queer desert”

By Erica H Isomura • June 13, 2022 at 10:15 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7’ Episode 5 recap: Commencement couture

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7’ Episode 5 recap: Commencement couture

A legend finally receives her Legendary Legend Star, but there’s a twist

By Kevin O’Keeffe • June 10, 2022 at 6:14 pm EDT
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The Xtra Pride Photo Contest terms conditions

The Xtra Pride Photo Contest terms conditions

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Queer Culture Catch-Up

‘Sex Is as Sex Does,’ Kelechi, Green Room 42 and more Pride Month happenings

‘Sex Is as Sex Does,’ Kelechi, Green Room 42 and more Pride Month happenings

Plus more of what’s up and on starting June 10

By S. Bear Bergman • June 10, 2022 at 12:01 pm EDT
Politics

How Canada is failing LGBTQ+ Afghan refugees

How Canada is failing LGBTQ+ Afghan refugees

A huge immigration backlog leaves asylum seekers in dangerous limbo while the government refuses to initiate changes that could help

By Riley Sparks • June 9, 2022 at 10:05 am EDT
Books

Almost 30 years after their breakout literary successes, Shani Mootoo and Shyam Selvadurai are (mostly) no longer outsiders

Almost 30 years after their breakout literary successes, Shani Mootoo and Shyam Selvadurai are (mostly) no longer outsiders

In a conversation hosted by Xtra, the two authors talk about their new books and how far they’ve come

By Shani Mootoo, Shyam Selvadurai • June 8, 2022 at 10:15 am EDT
Books

What can we learn from all of history’s ‘bad gays’?

What can we learn from all of history’s ‘bad gays’?

Ben Miller, co-author of the new book “Bad Gays,” takes a look at “evil and complicated” people over the course of centuries

By Isaac Würmann • June 7, 2022 at 3:03 pm EDT
The Buzz

Queer celebs are serving face for Pride Month

Queer celebs are serving face for Pride Month

Plus “Our Flag Means Death” is renewed, Bowen Yang on “Fire Island” and Ziwe’s takedown of queerbaiting

By Mel Woods • June 7, 2022 at 1:11 pm EDT
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Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

Is it ever the right choice to ‘cancel’ someone?

Is it ever the right choice to ‘cancel’ someone?

We’re heading into murky ethical territory, advice columnist Kai Cheng Thom cautions. But even in the darkest places, there is hope, healing and an abundance of life, in all its messy glory

By Kai Cheng Thom • June 7, 2022 at 12:03 pm EDT

This unique organization fosters connection among diverse populations in downtown Toronto

This unique organization fosters connection among diverse populations in downtown Toronto

The 519 is a community hub like few others

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Pride 2022: Party & Protest

Help Xtra find the greatest Pride anthem of all time

Help Xtra find the greatest Pride anthem of all time

Lady Gaga? Gloria Gaynor? Lil Nas X? Which artist’s song tops them all?

By Mel Woods • June 6, 2022 at 2:02 pm EDT
Books

Edafe Okporo on writing ‘Asylum’ and finding home as a Black gay man in America

Edafe Okporo on writing ‘Asylum’ and finding home as a Black gay man in America

The activist and founder of Refuge America shares his inspiring story in a new memoir

By Dika Ofoma • June 6, 2022 at 10:05 am EDT
Books

Julia Shaw’s new book continues the conversation about bisexuality, but is it the one we need right now?

Julia Shaw’s new book continues the conversation about bisexuality, but is it the one we need right now?

Podcaster, psychologist and scientist Julia Shaw brings her own personal experiences to her survey on the science and culture of bisexuality

By Bren Frederick • June 2, 2022 at 10:15 am EDT
TV & Film

Bertrand Mandico’s new film is just the latest chapter of the director’s pansexual, xenogender vision

Bertrand Mandico’s new film is just the latest chapter of the director’s pansexual, xenogender vision

“After Blue (Dirty Paradise)” is set on a planet of women (and one male sex robot)

By Christos Tsirbas • June 2, 2022 at 9:50 am EDT
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