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Rainbow Rewind 2020

The year in music

The year in music

5 sweet, sweet jams that lifted us up in 2020

By Niko Stratis • December 16, 2020 at 9:12 am EDT
Rainbow Rewind 2020

The year in books

The year in books

A quixotic selection of the 5 best LGBTQ2S+ titles released in 2020

By Zaina Arafat • December 14, 2020 at 11:20 am EDT
Music

Experimental hip-hop meets gothic folk in the Kootenays

Experimental hip-hop meets gothic folk in the Kootenays

Uschi Tala’s unique music connects their self-healing to the lush natural environment of Sinixt territory

By Jesse Locke • December 9, 2020 at 11:20 am EDT
Personal Essay

Getting sober and coming out

Getting sober and coming out

For a long time, alcohol worked to suppress my questioning—until my questions became too powerful to ignore

By Niko Stratis • December 7, 2020 at 11:42 am EDT
Drag Race

The Top 10 ‘Drag Race’ episodes of all time

The Top 10 ‘Drag Race’ episodes of all time

Everyone has an opinion about the best season, but which individual episodes stand out?

By Kevin O’Keeffe • December 4, 2020 at 12:58 pm EDT
Culture

4 queer and trans happenings to wind you up or down in the week ahead

4 queer and trans happenings to wind you up or down in the week ahead

What to watch, read, listen to or look at beginning Nov. 26

By Sarah Taher • November 26, 2020 at 12:35 pm EDT
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Education

In virtual classrooms, Canadian students keep getting deadnamed

In virtual classrooms, Canadian students keep getting deadnamed

Preferred name policies in schools have proven even more challenging during COVID-19

By Marsha McLeod • November 25, 2020 at 9:45 am EDT
Ask an Expert

New to fisting? Here’s our handy guide

New to fisting? Here’s our handy guide

Nurse practitioner Miles Harris answers every question—and we mean EVERY question—you might have about fisting

By Andy Bandyopadhyay • November 23, 2020 at 4:46 pm EDT
Inside Xtra

Check out our glow up!

Check out our glow up!

Xtra is evolving… new look, new logo… but same commitment to LGBTQ2S+ journalism and community building

By Rachel Giese • November 23, 2020 at 4:33 pm EDT
Identity

Media about trans issues is linked to referrals to gender identity clinics

Media about trans issues is linked to referrals to gender identity clinics

A recent study finds a correlation, but whether the tone of these portrayals also affect referrals remains unanswered

By Krishna Rau • November 18, 2020 at 10:07 am EDT
Politics

It’s time to rebuild an LGBTQ2S+ inclusive America

It’s time to rebuild an LGBTQ2S+ inclusive America

The country remains divided, but our unity is our strength—and that’s what will make the United States a more equitable nation

By Danielle Moodie • November 16, 2020 at 3:56 pm EDT
Rainbow Votes 2020

All hail America’s rainbow wave

All hail America’s rainbow wave

The U.S. election saw several LGBTQ2S+ candidates win their races. That and more in this final edition of Rainbow Votes 2020

By Nico Lang • November 10, 2020 at 5:27 pm EDT
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Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

I live alone, I’m single and I’m starved for physical touch. How can I be intimate with others right now and still stay safe?

I live alone, I’m single and I’m starved for physical touch. How can I be intimate with others right now and still stay safe?
By Kai Cheng Thom • November 10, 2020 at 9:30 am EDT
Politics

What’s next for Kathleen Wynne?

What’s next for Kathleen Wynne?

After 20 years in provincial politics, the first openly gay premier of Ontario looks back at a legacy that includes championing LGBTQ2S+ issues

By Erica Lenti • November 6, 2020 at 9:00 am EDT
Sex

A former dyke narrates his experiences on Grindr

A former dyke narrates his experiences on Grindr

There have been terrific experiences and terrible ones; then there’s all those dick and ass pics

By Andy Bandyopadhyay • November 5, 2020 at 10:45 am EDT
TV & Film

‘The Craft: Legacy’ lacks coming-of-age female rage

‘The Craft: Legacy’ lacks coming-of-age female rage

Twenty-four years after witchy cult favourite “The Craft” was released, the Manon worshippers are back and queerer—and blander—than ever

By Caitlin Stall-Paquet • October 30, 2020 at 12:36 pm EDT
Culture

Remembering poet, novelist and playwright RM Vaughan

Remembering poet, novelist and playwright RM Vaughan

A friend recalls the magically talented and gregarious artist

By Paul Gallant • October 30, 2020 at 9:27 am EDT

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