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Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season finale recap: Who won Season 11?

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season finale recap: Who won Season 11?

In the battle between technician and performer, only one could reign supreme

By Kevin O’Keeffe • May 30, 2019 at 10:32 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 11 power ranking: The final four

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 11 power ranking: The final four
By Kevin O’Keeffe • May 17, 2019 at 10:30 am EDT
Drag Race

RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 11 Episode 12 recap: Queens here, there, everywhere

RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 11 Episode 12 recap: Queens here, there, everywhere

It’s the end of the line for one member of the final five

By Kevin O’Keeffe • May 16, 2019 at 10:31 pm EDT
Opinion

How is conversion therapy still happening in Canada?

How is conversion therapy still happening in Canada?

A new government bill could help ban the practice, but more needs to happen for it to truly end

By Ziya Jones • May 15, 2019 at 1:02 pm EDT
Profile

This Peruvian artist wants you to wear your period with pride

This Peruvian artist wants you to wear your period with pride

With bold embroidery, Romina Chuls transforms stains into statements

By Vittoria Traverso • May 15, 2019 at 10:35 am EDT
Opinion

Why people are mad about the term ‘menstruators’

Why people are mad about the term ‘menstruators’

Inclusive language around periods is not an attack on female bodies

By Samantha Riedel • May 13, 2019 at 11:24 am EDT
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Parenting

I’m a non-binary parent. There still isn’t space for me

I’m a non-binary parent. There still isn’t space for me

I don’t fit the labels of ‘mom’ or ‘dad.’ It’s time society tackled the gendered expectations of parenthood

By andrea bennett • May 10, 2019 at 3:09 pm EDT
Personal Essay

How memoirs by femmes became a second mother to me

How memoirs by femmes became a second mother to me

If these texts offer a framework for how we might embody queer desire, then they can also model for us how we might survive abuse, how we might make it home

By Andi Schwartz • May 10, 2019 at 12:30 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 11 power ranking: Make-under

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 11 power ranking: Make-under
By Kevin O’Keeffe • May 10, 2019 at 10:43 am EDT
Health

I’m a queer Black woman — misogynoir cost me my health

I’m a queer Black woman — misogynoir cost me my health

How sexism and racism in the medical system undermines my community’s pain

By Almah LaVon Rice • May 9, 2019 at 3:35 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 11 Episode 10 recap: A drag queen named Abra Cadabra

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 11 Episode 10 recap: A drag queen named Abra Cadabra

A new kind of challenge brings a dose of magic to the main stage

By Kevin O’Keeffe • May 2, 2019 at 10:30 pm EDT
Activism

How social media–savvy youth became the unofficial keepers of queer history

How social media–savvy youth became the unofficial keepers of queer history

There’s a vast queer history that goes beyond Stonewall and marriage equality. Schools aren’t teaching that, so young people on the internet are doing it instead

By Michael Waters • May 2, 2019 at 12:51 pm EDT
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Sports

Five important things to know about the Caster Semenya ruling

Five important things to know about the Caster Semenya ruling

What the decision means for female athletes with a difference in sex development

By Eternity Martis • May 1, 2019 at 4:27 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 11 Episode 9 recap: A solid improv challenge? Yes, and!

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 11 Episode 9 recap: A solid improv challenge? Yes, and!

More than anything else, Season 11 deserves praise for its thoughtfully considered competitor arcs

By Kevin O’Keeffe • April 25, 2019 at 10:30 pm EDT
Feature

Hockey’s homophobia problem

Hockey’s homophobia problem

For male LGBTQ2 hockey players, coming out can feel like skating on thin ice. Why anti-gay behaviour is still prevalent in Canada’s game

By Peter Mendelsohn • April 22, 2019 at 12:56 pm EDT
Opinion

Defunding Catholic schools could help solve Ontario’s sex-ed woes

Defunding Catholic schools could help solve Ontario’s sex-ed woes

The schools, still funded by the province, have created major barriers for LGBTQ2 education

By Davide Mastracci • April 18, 2019 at 1:09 pm EDT
Politics

Jason Kenney is Alberta’s new premier. What does it mean for LGBTQ2 people?

Jason Kenney is Alberta’s new premier. What does it mean for LGBTQ2 people?

We dig into his track record, his party’s promises and his new MLAs to find out

By Arvin Joaquin • April 17, 2019 at 5:06 pm EDT
Culture

Girl on girl (but no action)

Girl on girl (but no action)

The anti-climactic tease of celebrity queerbaiting

By Stéphanie Verge • April 17, 2019 at 10:55 am EDT
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