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TV & Film

Deborah Vance is the power dyke we deserve

Deborah Vance is the power dyke we deserve

Jean Smart’s character on “Hacks” is just like her turn on “Designing Women”: powerful, trailblazing and authentic

By Angela Mullins • May 29, 2025 at 3:31 pm EDT
TV & Film

Meet the filmmakers putting trans people in front of the camera and behind it

Meet the filmmakers putting trans people in front of the camera and behind it

The Trans Film Mentorship partners emerging trans film workers with productions like “Sort Of” for paid work experience on set

By Mel Woods • March 31, 2023 at 1:39 pm EDT
Xtra News Flash

Madonna queers Nashville, ‘Gen Q’ cancelled (sort of), Scotland’s new first minister, Grindr users targeted by police and queer curling in Halifax

Madonna queers Nashville, ‘Gen Q’ cancelled (sort of), Scotland’s new first minister, Grindr users targeted by police and queer curling in Halifax

5 queer and trans news stories we’re following: March 27

By Eve Cable • March 27, 2023 at 4:27 pm EDT
TV & Film

Everyone chill. ‘The Last of Us’ is not the best gay thing ever—or the worst

Everyone chill. ‘The Last of Us’ is not the best gay thing ever—or the worst

OPINION: Reaction to the “The Last of Us” episode about Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett’s couple shows we still haven’t figured out how to talk about queer storytelling

By Mel Woods • January 31, 2023 at 3:15 pm EDT
TikTok

Lesbian TikTok is full of drama. Thankfully we have influencers making sense of it

Lesbian TikTok is full of drama. Thankfully we have influencers making sense of it

JoJo Siwa, Kylie Prew, Sedona Prince, Fletcher and more have all populated our modern “L-Word” chart

By Eve Cable • October 12, 2022 at 2:29 pm EDT
Books

From winning a ‘beautiful baby’ pageant in Appalachia to working as a dominatrix in L.A., Chris Belcher recounts a multifaceted life in her new memoir

From winning a ‘beautiful baby’ pageant in Appalachia to working as a dominatrix in L.A., Chris Belcher recounts a multifaceted life in her new memoir

In “Pretty Baby,” Belcher makes intriguing connections between the patriarchy, capitalism and queerness

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul • July 28, 2022 at 9:52 am EDT
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The Buzz

The queer ‘Bachelor’ connections to that viral TikTok emu farmer

The queer ‘Bachelor’ connections to that viral TikTok emu farmer

 Plus JoJo Siwa’s celebrity crush and RuPaul’s choice words for Ted Cruz

By Mel Woods • July 26, 2022 at 3:41 pm EDT
TV & Film

Queer teens take centre stage in Netflix’s ‘First Kill’

Queer teens take centre stage in Netflix’s ‘First Kill’

REVIEW: The steamy new show ramps up the drama when vampire and slayer fall in love

By Asha Swann • July 7, 2022 at 4:33 pm EDT
TV & Film

‘It’s called intersectionality, bitch’: the new ‘Queer as Folk’ brings the mess of queer life

‘It’s called intersectionality, bitch’: the new ‘Queer as Folk’ brings the mess of queer life

REVIEW: Stephen Dunn’s reboot flirts with so many issues it’s hard to know which one to go home with at the end of the night

By Mel Woods • June 10, 2022 at 1:50 pm EDT
TV & Film

Why it matters that Elliot Page’s ‘Umbrella Academy’ character reflects his transition

Why it matters that Elliot Page’s ‘Umbrella Academy’ character reflects his transition

ANALYSIS: In Season 3 of “The Umbrella Academy” Viktor Hargreeves has a new name, just like his portrayer

By Mel Woods • April 6, 2022 at 1:21 pm EDT
The Buzz

How queer were the 2022 Grammy Awards? Wonderfully so

How queer were the 2022 Grammy Awards? Wonderfully so

From Lil Nas X to Brandi Carlile and the Brothers Osborne, there were many stand-out moments

By Mel Woods • April 5, 2022 at 10:48 am EDT
The Buzz

The ‘Family Feud’ audience chanting ‘gay lovemaking’ will make your week

The ‘Family Feud’ audience chanting ‘gay lovemaking’ will make your week

Survey says: name an activity that brings men closer together!

By Mel Woods • February 8, 2022 at 10:53 am EDT
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Culture

Can TV stop burying our gays already?

Can TV stop burying our gays already?

Queer women die on the small screen so often it’s become a trope. It’s time to give gay and bisexual characters a shot at happiness—and life

By Emily Monaco • January 21, 2022 at 10:24 am EDT
Culture

Last-minute queer pop culture Halloween costumes

Last-minute queer pop culture Halloween costumes

Why dress as a “Squid Game” character when you could be Bowen Yang as an iceberg instead?

By Mel Woods • October 29, 2021 at 11:27 am EDT
The Buzz

Netflix suspends trans employee who called out transphobic Dave Chappelle special

Netflix suspends trans employee who called out transphobic Dave Chappelle special

Plus the buzz on gay Superman, Jamie Clayton in “Hellraiser” and Coming Out Day

By Mel Woods • October 12, 2021 at 12:05 pm EDT
Xtra Weekly

Topline: What good is sitting alone in your room?

Topline: What good is sitting alone in your room?

LGBTQ2S+ cinematic history provides a critical lifeline to a queer newbie during lockdown

By Morgan Lightle • August 26, 2021 at 12:41 pm EDT
Culture

3 political campaign lessons from queer TV

3 political campaign lessons from queer TV

Justin Trudeau has a lot to learn from Bette Porter’s “L Word” mayoral campaign

By Mel Woods • August 24, 2021 at 12:36 pm EDT
Xtra Weekly

Topline: Ever wondered what it’s like coming out to South Asian parents?

Topline: Ever wondered what it’s like coming out to South Asian parents?

Coming out to my noncommunicative Indian parents over FaceTime was a journey—one that’s not quite over yet

By Karan Saxena • August 19, 2021 at 10:00 am EDT
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