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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
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
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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
Culture

Seven Black LGBTQ2 YouTubers giving us joy

Seven Black LGBTQ2 YouTubers giving us joy

From Terrell Grice to Kat Blaque, here are the rabbit holes to fall down laughing

By Tre’vell Anderson • June 12, 2020 at 11:02 am EDT
Obsessions

André Leon Talley spills the tea on his life in the chiffon trenches

André Leon Talley spills the tea on his life in the chiffon trenches

In his new memoir, the famously private fashion industry legend finally tells his story

By Tranna Wintour • June 12, 2020 at 10:31 am EDT
Power

The last straw: How gay bars and other LGBTQ2 businesses are facing disaster

The last straw: How gay bars and other LGBTQ2 businesses are facing disaster

They’ve withstood the e-commerce boom and hookup apps, recession and gentrification. Can they survive this pandemic?

By Rob Csernyik • June 11, 2020 at 12:57 pm EDT
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Why Xtra is giving away ad space this Pride season

Why Xtra is giving away ad space this Pride season

We’re partnering with LGBTQ2 organizations whose fundraising has been disrupted by COVID-19 to help them boost their message

By Mitchell Cheeseman • June 11, 2020 at 12:51 pm EDT
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

I’m a cis guy looking to date a trans woman. How do I start?

I’m a cis guy looking to date a trans woman. How do I start?
By Kai Cheng Thom • June 9, 2020 at 9:17 am EDT
Love Like Mine

What my dad’s coming out taught me about my own identity

What my dad’s coming out taught me about my own identity

Growing up, I saw the damage done by a life lived in secret—but I also understood his fear of rejection

By Gordon Nore • June 8, 2020 at 2:34 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 5’ premiere power ranking: Werq the Ranking

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 5’ premiere power ranking: Werq the Ranking
By Kevin O’Keeffe • June 7, 2020 at 9:30 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ Season 5 premiere recap: Let’s get All-Started

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ Season 5 premiere recap: Let’s get All-Started

It’s Old School versus New School on the fifth season of ‘All Stars’

By Kevin O’Keeffe • June 6, 2020 at 9:30 am EDT
TV & Film

The clitoris’ sole function is pleasure. Why is that a problem?

The clitoris’ sole function is pleasure. Why is that a problem?

New documentary “Dilemma of Desire” exposes why so little is known about the clit

By Andrea Zanin • June 5, 2020 at 2:46 pm EDT
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