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TV & Film

Here’s everything queer coming to streaming platforms in November

Here’s everything queer coming to streaming platforms in November

From a gay detective series and Jojo Siwa to the return of “Tiger King”

By Sarah Taher • November 1, 2021 at 4:27 pm EDT
Health

Rinaldo Walcott on how to build a better queer future

Rinaldo Walcott on how to build a better queer future

The writer and scholar weighs in on how a strong set of queer values can help us build a better world for everyone

By Ziya Jones • October 28, 2021 at 1:17 pm EDT
The Xtra Long Read

The incandescent rage of New Queer Cinema is as necessary now as it was 30 years ago

The incandescent rage of New Queer Cinema is as necessary now as it was 30 years ago

Pioneering filmmakers taught us to relish our queer difference, to be bad, immoral and complicated

By Morgan Lightle • October 27, 2021 at 9:39 am EDT
Opinion

We need to talk about transphobia in Canadian media

We need to talk about transphobia in Canadian media

Three recent pieces from the “Toronto Star,” CBC and CTV show a worrying trend towards anti-trans narratives

By Mel Woods • October 25, 2021 at 4:34 pm EDT
Culture

The queer ‘Thelma and Louise’ comic book you didn’t know you needed

The queer ‘Thelma and Louise’ comic book you didn’t know you needed

Author Tee Franklin discusses “Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour”

By DarkSkyLady • October 21, 2021 at 10:26 am EDT
Arts

Raven Two Feathers envisions bright Indigiqueer futures

Raven Two Feathers envisions bright Indigiqueer futures

The Two-Spirit award-winning artist showcases candid and hopeful audio and video installations at this year’s ImagineNATIVE Festival

By Thirza Cuthand • October 20, 2021 at 10:23 am EDT
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Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 2 premiere recap: A dozen more queens of the North

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 2 premiere recap: A dozen more queens of the North

A more empathetic version of “Canada’s Drag Race” premieres and instantly shines

By Kevin O’Keeffe • October 15, 2021 at 12:45 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 3, Episode 4 recap: Bop versus ballad

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 3, Episode 4 recap: Bop versus ballad

A surprising twist on the girl group challenge gives some underdogs a chance to thrive

By Kevin O’Keeffe • October 14, 2021 at 10:57 pm EDT
Sports

The NFL must work harder to fix the hate behind those Jon Gruden emails

The NFL must work harder to fix the hate behind those Jon Gruden emails

Gruden’s emails—and the response to them—show the league has a long way to go when it comes to inclusivity

By Mel Woods • October 14, 2021 at 2:32 pm EDT
Books

Aristotle and Dante are back. Nine years later, author Benjamin Alire Sáenz delivers the sequel to a beloved queer YA love story

Aristotle and Dante are back. Nine years later, author Benjamin Alire Sáenz delivers the sequel to a beloved queer YA love story

“It is one thing to fall in love. It is quite another thing to stay in love”

By Daniel Sanchez Torres • October 14, 2021 at 10:10 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 3, Episode 3 recap: Wild things

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 3, Episode 3 recap: Wild things

An outdoor unconventional materials challenge gives us a surprising winner

By Kevin O’Keeffe • October 8, 2021 at 10:10 am EDT
Culture

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ contestant Ilona Verley: ‘I’m supposed to be famous and I don’t have a roof over my head?’

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ contestant Ilona Verley: ‘I’m supposed to be famous and I don’t have a roof over my head?’

How the show made it hard for Verley to make a living and how she felt she had to suppress her trans identity on screen

By KC Hoard • October 6, 2021 at 1:26 pm EDT
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The hidden lives and uncertain future of trans prisoners

The hidden lives and uncertain future of trans prisoners

For decades, trans people in Canadian prisons fought for their right to be housed safely and humanely. Despite some victories, new policy proposals could set their rights back even more

By Simon Rolston • October 6, 2021 at 10:49 am EDT
Books

A conversation about African queerness and the writing life

A conversation about African queerness and the writing life

Ghanaian writer Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah and Canadian-Nigerian novelist Francesca Ekwuyasi talk about sex, food and their literary influences

By Francesca Ekwuyasi, Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah • October 4, 2021 at 10:44 am EDT
Politics

Blake Desjarlais is ready to make his mark on Parliament

Blake Desjarlais is ready to make his mark on Parliament

Canada’s first openly Two-Spirit MP is headed to Ottawa after a historic election win

By Mel Woods • October 1, 2021 at 12:30 pm EDT
TV & Film

‘The Bravest Knight’ star T.R. Knight talks about toxic Hollywood culture and his multistaged coming out

‘The Bravest Knight’ star T.R. Knight talks about toxic Hollywood culture and his multistaged coming out

Knight also shares his experience returning to “Grey’s Anatomy” a decade after he quit

By Max Gao • September 29, 2021 at 1:15 pm EDT
The Xtra Long Read

Just look at all the games queers have to play to express themselves on social media

Just look at all the games queers have to play to express themselves on social media

Sex workers, artists, models and even casual users are cropping, blurring and emoji-ing to avoid being shadow banned—or worse

By Paul Gallant • September 29, 2021 at 9:15 am EDT
TV & Film

Finally! ‘Sort Of’ is a series with a queer, brown gender-fluid star

Finally! ‘Sort Of’ is a series with a queer, brown gender-fluid star

Co-creator Bilal Baig talks about their show’s ‘Jee Your Zindagi’ spirit

By Sanchari Sur • September 27, 2021 at 10:30 am EDT
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