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The Buzz

There’s a new non-binary Power Ranger, and everyone thinks they’re hot

There’s a new non-binary Power Ranger, and everyone thinks they’re hot

Plus the end of “Ellen,” and “Heartstopper” gets renewed for two more seasons

By Mel Woods • May 24, 2022 at 1:26 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7’ premiere power ranking: Star meter

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7’ premiere power ranking: Star meter

We’re in an entirely new kind of Drag Race now

By Kevin O’Keeffe • May 21, 2022 at 2:00 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7’ Episode 2 recap: Double Snatch

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7’ Episode 2 recap: Double Snatch

Original recipe Snatch Game returns to All Stars—but with a twist

By Kevin O’Keeffe • May 21, 2022 at 1:14 am EDT
Music

Tomson Highway invites listeners to ‘Cree Country,’ the Two-Spirit artist’s new Cree-language country album

Tomson Highway invites listeners to ‘Cree Country,’ the Two-Spirit artist’s new Cree-language country album

The celebrated playwright, author and musician teams up with singer Patricia Cano in a loving act of reclamation

By Jesse Locke • May 20, 2022 at 4:27 pm EDT
Justice

Tennessee’s transphobic bathroom sign law permanently struck down by court

Tennessee’s transphobic bathroom sign law permanently struck down by court

A district judge called the law a “brazen attempt to single out trans-inclusive establishments”

By Nico Lang • May 19, 2022 at 3:53 pm EDT
Comedy

Cameron Esposito on the changing world of stand-up and new possibilities for young queers

Cameron Esposito on the changing world of stand-up and new possibilities for young queers

Later this month, the queer icon will perform at Just For Laughs Vancouver

By Mel Woods • May 19, 2022 at 3:25 pm EDT
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Queer View Mirror

‘Chasing Amy’ taught me how to date bi men

‘Chasing Amy’ taught me how to date bi men

Kevin Smith’s controversial straight movie about queer culture changed my life

By Lauren Parker • May 18, 2022 at 10:38 am EDT
The Buzz

The queer highlights of Eurovision 2022

The queer highlights of Eurovision 2022

We’ve got plenty of Euro camp, a trans breakthrough on “Doctor Who” and the return of “Black Mirror”

By Mel Woods • May 17, 2022 at 10:49 am EDT
Books

Just a three-minute walk from Stonewall, New York’s House of D was the site of an overlooked and turbulent queer history

Just a three-minute walk from Stonewall, New York’s House of D was the site of an overlooked and turbulent queer history

Hugh Ryan’s new book “The Women’s House of Detention” spotlights a crossroads of Black, trans and gay liberation

By Ren Jender • May 16, 2022 at 10:31 am EDT
Activism

This LGBTQ2S+ Pride centre just auctioned off a rock used to vandalize its building

This LGBTQ2S+ Pride centre just auctioned off a rock used to vandalize its building

The rock sold for $600 in an online auction

By Nico Lang • May 12, 2022 at 3:26 pm EDT
TV & Film

Joel Kim Booster on saucy rom-com ‘Fire Island,’ friendship with Bowen Yang and learning to say no

Joel Kim Booster on saucy rom-com ‘Fire Island,’ friendship with Bowen Yang and learning to say no

The “Fire Island” writer and star spoke about his new movie, stand-up and ruling the world

By Mel Woods • May 12, 2022 at 12:49 pm EDT
Power

Here are the U.S. states where same-sex marriage could be banned if Obergefell v. Hodges were overturned

Here are the U.S. states where same-sex marriage could be banned if Obergefell v. Hodges were overturned

Threats to marriage equality in the wake of Roe v. Wade’s probable repeal exist across the country

By Jackie Richardson • May 10, 2022 at 3:32 pm EDT
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Proud Lives

Gerald Hannon, a key figure in the gay liberation movement, has died at age 77

Gerald Hannon, a key figure in the gay liberation movement, has died at age 77

Friends and colleagues recall one of Canada’s most infamous journalists and longtime board member of Xtra’s publisher

By Ed Jackson • May 9, 2022 at 4:17 pm EDT
Love & Sex

Going on a sex vacation made me wonder: am I demisexual?

Going on a sex vacation made me wonder: am I demisexual?

After a breakup, I thought I wanted to dive headfirst into casual sex. But I learned sexuality and desire are rarely static or easily defined

By Bobby Box • May 9, 2022 at 2:00 pm EDT
Power

The post-Roe v. Wade future is already here

The post-Roe v. Wade future is already here

ANALYSIS: Transmasculine people are not an addendum to the abortion debate. We’re at its centre because our reproductive, sexual and bodily sovereignty is currently challenged on every front

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle • May 6, 2022 at 12:20 pm EDT
Music

Beyond the camp and frivolity of Eurovision

Beyond the camp and frivolity of Eurovision

Despite being dismissed as frivolous spectacle in North America, the song contest has always shaped geopolitics and been a force for queer and trans representation

By Isaac Würmann • May 6, 2022 at 11:35 am EDT
Love Like Mine

Double disclosure: How getting herpes helped me come out as bisexual

Double disclosure: How getting herpes helped me come out as bisexual

I’m still afraid of people’s reactions, but I’ve learned to live with the fear

By Cam Smith • May 6, 2022 at 10:14 am EDT
Politics

These two U.S. states just took a stand against anti-LGBTQ2S+ legislation

These two U.S. states just took a stand against anti-LGBTQ2S+ legislation

Louisiana and Kansas rejected bills targeting LGBTQ2S+ education and trans sports participation, respectively

By Nico Lang • May 4, 2022 at 2:48 pm EDT
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