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Books

How an Arab-American writer turned a cross-country road trip into a ‘leave us the fuck alone’ memoir

How an Arab-American writer turned a cross-country road trip into a ‘leave us the fuck alone’ memoir

Queer femme Randa Jarrar writes through her PTSD pain to clear space for a badass queer future 

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul • April 22, 2021 at 10:01 am EDT
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With queer co-parenting, the more is definitely the merrier

With queer co-parenting,  the more is definitely the merrier

For most of my adult life, having a child felt scary and unappealing. But queer co-parenting helped me redefine the concept of family—and showed me new depths of love

By Zena Sharman • April 21, 2021 at 9:24 am EDT
Music

How Shitlord Fuckerman overcomes anxiety by ‘going apeshit’

How Shitlord Fuckerman overcomes anxiety by ‘going apeshit’

The Vancouver-based musician and animator finds control in chaos

By Jesse Locke • April 21, 2021 at 9:23 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 15 recap: Together, but apart

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 15 recap: Together, but apart

In a surprising choice, Ru keeps the queens physically distanced for the reunion

By Kevin O’Keeffe • April 17, 2021 at 10:06 am EDT
TV & Film

Is HBO celebrating queer youth or exploiting them?

Is HBO celebrating queer youth or exploiting them?

The cable network started out titillating us with sex, death, mobsters and vampires. Now it’s teenage sexual fluidity

By Paul Gallant • April 15, 2021 at 10:48 am EDT
Relationships

A Victoria, B.C., couple’s search for a companion urn is changing the funeral industry

A Victoria, B.C., couple’s search for a companion urn is changing the funeral industry

Mike MacNabb and his husband Ivan Boychuk wanted to remain “together forever,” and now they can

By Tre’vell Anderson • April 13, 2021 at 9:28 am EDT
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Books

A queer atheist goes to church

A queer atheist goes to church

Excerpt: In her new memoir, Ontario politician-cum-minister Cheri DiNovo remembers exploring her faith for the first time

By Cheri DiNovo • April 12, 2021 at 11:37 am EDT
Creating Community

A journalist in London finds Bollywood dreams and self care in a legendary now-virtual South Asian club night

A journalist in London finds Bollywood dreams and self care in a legendary now-virtual South Asian club night

Club Kali was a mainstay of London’s party scene until COVID-19 forced it to go online

By Dan Hastings • April 12, 2021 at 10:49 am EDT
Culture

Everything you need to know about JoJo Siwa’s rise to queer icon status

Everything you need to know about JoJo Siwa’s rise to queer icon status

The social media superstar rocked the world when she came out as queer in January

By Mel Woods • April 9, 2021 at 8:08 am EDT
Relationships

No, transitioning doesn’t always spell the end of a marriage

No, transitioning doesn’t always spell the end of a marriage

My relationship with my partner went through ups and downs—but my transition brought us closer together

By Sydney Bauer • April 8, 2021 at 1:39 pm EDT
Xtra Weekly

Topline: Living in a post-pandemic theatre of the absurd

Topline: Living in a post-pandemic theatre of the absurd

A vaccinated New Yorker attends a taping of “Saturday Night Live” and ponders the crucial relationship between performer and audience

By Zaina Arafat • April 8, 2021 at 10:57 am EDT
TV & Film

Celebrating the Black female TV characters that Black queer men love

Celebrating the Black female TV characters that Black queer men love

From Khadijah James in “Living Single” to Jodie Landon in “Daria”

By Eric Ford • April 7, 2021 at 11:23 am EDT
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Queer View Mirror

Tracy Chapman is the queer mentor I didn’t know I needed

Tracy Chapman is the queer mentor I didn’t know I needed

Her 1988 debut album continues to teach me lessons I might not learn elsewhere

By Angelica Cabral • April 6, 2021 at 11:57 am EDT
Queer View Mirror

The queer utopia of ‘Cosmic Thing’ by The B-52’s

The queer utopia of ‘Cosmic Thing’ by The B-52’s

Revolution was hiding in plain sight on this riotous party album from 1989

By vivi hansen • April 1, 2021 at 10:48 am EDT
Xtra Weekly

Topline: Getting my queer social fix on Twitch

Topline: Getting my queer social fix on Twitch

The streaming platform has become an unlikely community hub for LGBTQ2S+ gamers

By Erica Lenti • April 1, 2021 at 10:24 am EDT
Opinion

Trans folks need more than just visibility

Trans folks need more than just visibility

At its best, Trans Day of Visibility is a nod of solidarity between trans people across the world. At its worst, it’s a paltry marketing effort

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul • March 31, 2021 at 10:48 am EDT
Creating Community

A millennial journalist in Leicestershire started a virtual theatre club with her friends to watch and discuss online productions

A millennial journalist in Leicestershire started a virtual theatre club with her friends to watch and discuss online productions

Planning events and having something specific to talk about reminds her that she has a community and social life

By Jess Amy Dixon • March 29, 2021 at 11:33 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 12 recap: Roasters with the most-ers

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 12 recap: Roasters with the most-ers

The final six challenge is a good old-fashioned roasting of three Miss Congenialities

By Kevin O’Keeffe • March 26, 2021 at 9:30 pm EDT
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