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Books

The evolution of the trans memoir

The evolution of the trans memoir

Six new memoirs by trans authors show the genre is growing far beyond its once-stifled roots

By Casey Plett • November 21, 2019 at 1:52 pm EDT
Still Fighting: LGBTQ2 Rights at 50

What five new films can teach us about the past 50 years of LGBTQ2 activism

What five new films can teach us about the past 50 years of LGBTQ2 activism

The NFB-produced shorts explore what’s been gained and lost in our communities

By Xtra Staff • November 19, 2019 at 11:33 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Episode 7 recap: A makeover fit for a queen

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Episode 7 recap: A makeover fit for a queen

Mothers and sisters make for new drag family members

By Kevin O’Keeffe • November 15, 2019 at 2:56 pm EDT
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

I’m a sex worker and my partner is making me feel ashamed about what I do. Do I leave him or my job?

I’m a sex worker and my partner is making me feel ashamed about what I do. Do I leave him or my job?
By Kai Cheng Thom • November 12, 2019 at 1:05 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Episode 6 power ranking: Wet queens

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Episode 6 power ranking: Wet queens
By Kevin O’Keeffe • November 9, 2019 at 9:00 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Episode 6 recap: Wet and wild

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Episode 6 recap: Wet and wild

Branding bottled water turns out to be a difficult task for the top five queens

By Kevin O’Keeffe • November 8, 2019 at 12:45 pm EDT
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Xtra Weekly

Donald Trump’s administration proposed changes to an Obama-era rule, which would remove protection for LGBTQ2 people

Donald Trump’s administration proposed changes to an Obama-era rule, which would remove protection for LGBTQ2 people

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, Nov. 8

By Arvin Joaquin • November 8, 2019 at 11:47 am EDT
Love & Sex

When your abuser is also queer

When your abuser is also queer

‘I didn’t know what it meant to be afraid of another woman’

By Carmen Maria Machado • November 4, 2019 at 12:31 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Episode 5 recap: Little RuMix

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Episode 5 recap: Little RuMix

Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall guest judges a girl group showdown for the ages

By Kevin O’Keeffe • November 1, 2019 at 1:55 pm EDT
Xtra Weekly

Meghan Murphy and the Toronto Public Library: what’s next?

Meghan Murphy and the Toronto Public Library: what’s next?

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, Nov. 1

By Arvin Joaquin • November 1, 2019 at 1:29 pm EDT
Hate Watch

Meghan Murphy, the Toronto Public Library and fighting transphobia: an explainer

Meghan Murphy, the Toronto Public Library and fighting transphobia: an explainer

Everything you need to know about the anti-trans speaker, the library and the trans activists and allies fighting against them

By Arvin Joaquin, Cameron Perrier, Erica Lenti • October 30, 2019 at 3:01 pm EDT
Rainbow Votes 2019

What’s next for LGBTQ2 Canadians post-election?

What’s next for LGBTQ2 Canadians post-election?

Everything you need to know about the federal parties and their positions on queer rights

By Erica Lenti • October 29, 2019 at 1:42 pm EDT
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Culture

Meet Yovska, Canada’s drag supermonster

Meet Yovska, Canada’s drag supermonster

What you need to know about the first Canadian contestant on ‘Dragula’

By Russ Martin • October 29, 2019 at 12:09 pm EDT
Xtra Weekly

Black LGBTQ2 people react to Trump’s statement comparing the impeachment inquiry to a lynching

Black LGBTQ2 people react to Trump’s statement comparing the impeachment inquiry to a lynching

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, Oct. 25

By Arvin Joaquin • October 25, 2019 at 3:20 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Episode 4 recap: Snatching trophies

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Episode 4 recap: Snatching trophies

It’s time for Snatch Game! But who will come out on top?

By Kevin O’Keeffe • October 25, 2019 at 12:49 pm EDT
Politics

Why queer voters in New Brunswick are turning to the Greens

Why queer voters in New Brunswick are turning to the Greens

With the NDP—usually a sure queer vote—relatively absent in the province, LGBTQ2 voters are throwing their support elsewhere

By RM Vaughan • October 21, 2019 at 5:11 pm EDT
Politics

LGBTQ2 first-time voters on why they’re casting their ballots

LGBTQ2 first-time voters on why they’re casting their ballots

Five millennials talk about their hopes, fears, concerns—and the political issues that matter to them

By Ashleigh-Rae Thomas • October 21, 2019 at 11:24 am EDT
Xtra Weekly

Parents of slain gay man Matthew Shepard called out U.S. Attorney General

Parents of slain gay man Matthew Shepard called out U.S. Attorney General

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, Oct. 18

By Arvin Joaquin • October 18, 2019 at 2:25 pm EDT
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