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Feature

Why cosplay can be so liberating for trans and non-binary folks

Why cosplay can be so liberating for trans and non-binary folks

For many, dressing up as their favourite characters is the first safe opportunity to play with gender

By V.S. Wells • July 8, 2020 at 9:00 am EDT
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

I’m a gay sex worker and COVID-19 has affected my income. My friends say I should look for a ‘safer’ job. What should I do?

I’m a gay sex worker and COVID-19 has affected my income. My friends say I should look for a ‘safer’ job. What should I do?
By Kai Cheng Thom • July 7, 2020 at 10:45 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ Season 5, Episode 5 recap: Snatching hearts

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ Season 5, Episode 5 recap: Snatching hearts

It’s time for the second edition of Snatch Game of Love, but it’s the behind the scenes drama that has us gagging

By Kevin O’Keeffe • July 4, 2020 at 9:30 am EDT
Canada’s Drag Race

After the sashay: Juice Boxx is squeezed out in the premiere episode

After the sashay: Juice Boxx is squeezed out in the premiere episode

The Toronto queen is proud of making herstory as the first competitor to go home on Canada’s Drag Race

By Arvin Joaquin • July 3, 2020 at 5:09 pm EDT
Canada’s Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Episode 1 power ranking: Finding your Roots

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Episode 1 power ranking: Finding your Roots
By Kevin O’Keeffe • July 3, 2020 at 11:26 am EDT
Culture

15 years later, Patrik-Ian Polk’s dramedy ‘Noah’s Arc’ is still one-of-a-kind

15 years later, Patrik-Ian Polk’s dramedy ‘Noah’s Arc’ is still one-of-a-kind

Star Darryl Stephens discusses the show’s special reunion episode, Black queer representation and fans’ hopes for a reboot

By Tre’vell Anderson • July 3, 2020 at 10:30 am EDT
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History

The trans doctor who helped flatten the curve a century ago

The trans doctor who helped flatten the curve a century ago

Dr. Alan Hart’s groundbreaking use of X-ray in the 1920s helped save the lives of patients with Tuberculosis, a reminder of the LGBTQ2 doctors at the frontlines of public health crises

By Sarah Prager • June 29, 2020 at 10:54 am EDT
Analysis

Everything you need to know about defunding the police

Everything you need to know about defunding the police

What exactly divestment means and how it would work in Canada and the U.S.

By Cameron Perrier • June 25, 2020 at 3:07 pm EDT
Love Like Mine

Confessing to my virtual COVID-crush with the help of Bill Clinton

Confessing to my virtual COVID-crush with the help of Bill Clinton

A music meme dared me to bare my soul

By Jenny Morris • June 23, 2020 at 1:13 pm EDT
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

Quarantining with my partner made me realize I want to break up. Should I leave or try to save this?

Quarantining with my partner made me realize I want to break up. Should I leave or try to save this?
By Kai Cheng Thom • June 23, 2020 at 9:58 am EDT
Sex

I cloned my partner’s penis and so can you

I cloned my partner’s penis and so can you

I used the Clone-A-Willy kit with great results. Here’s a few things I learned

By Kate Sloan • June 22, 2020 at 10:31 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ Season 5, Episode 3 recap: Blame it on the ‘Juice’

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ Season 5, Episode 3 recap: Blame it on the ‘Juice’

A queen earns her first challenge win ever—but also suffers her first lip sync loss

By Kevin O’Keeffe • June 20, 2020 at 9:30 am EDT
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DIY Pride

When it comes to Pride, size doesn’t matter

When it comes to Pride, size doesn’t matter

As Pride events around the world are downsized, cancelled or moved online, organizers of some of the smallest LGBTQ2 Prides in Canada offer lessons on community-building

By Xtra Video • June 18, 2020 at 3:34 pm EDT
Culture

Harry Potter and the order of the deal-breakers

Harry Potter and the order of the deal-breakers

Most of us know what it’s like to consume art that’s problematic, then make a degree of peace with it—or not

By Casey Plett • June 17, 2020 at 10:13 am EDT
Analysis

Why trans folks are terrified about Trump’s withdrawal of health care protections

Why trans folks are terrified about Trump’s withdrawal of health care protections

In the midst of a deadly pandemic, the Trump administration eliminated trans-specific discrimination protections in health care, leaving millions vulnerable

By Charlotte Clymer • June 15, 2020 at 2:32 pm EDT
Style

Meet the queer designer behind Lady Gaga’s ‘Chromatica’ looks

Meet the queer designer behind Lady Gaga’s ‘Chromatica’ looks

Kristina Kiss has been dripping silicone on celebrities from Gaga to Debbie Harry, Billy Porter and the queens of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’

By Mikhail Gillman • June 15, 2020 at 1:10 pm EDT
History

How to survive an epidemic and other tales of the everyday

How to survive an epidemic and other tales of the everyday

A Peabody Award-winning NPR podcast animates LGBTQ2 stories for future generations

By Caitlin Stall-Paquet • June 15, 2020 at 10:07 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 5’ Episode 2 power ranking: Verse-atility

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 5’ Episode 2 power ranking: Verse-atility
By Kevin O’Keeffe • June 14, 2020 at 9:30 am EDT
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