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Video

Are you testing for STIs properly?

Are you testing for STIs properly?

It can take days or weeks for STIs to be detected

By Lito Howse, Ziya Jones • January 19, 2024 at 11:47 am EDT
Politics

Poilievre’s concern over press freedom is just dystopian world-building

Poilievre’s concern over press freedom is just dystopian world-building

OPINION: In his false, bifurcated view of reality, queer and trans people are treated as villains

By Dale Smith • January 18, 2024 at 2:42 pm EDT
Identity

‘Your faith is yours.’ Community leaders discuss being queer and Muslim

‘Your faith is yours.’ Community leaders discuss being queer and Muslim

Canada’s queer Muslim community embraces multiple identities while confronting prejudice from many sides

By Larayb Abrar • January 17, 2024 at 11:32 am EDT
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ showrunner Trevor Boris talks Season 4, Golden Beavers and ‘Big Brother Canada’

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ showrunner Trevor Boris talks Season 4, Golden Beavers and ‘Big Brother Canada’

If you wonder where the game theory of “CDR” comes from, look no further than Boris’s previous production credits

By Kevin O'Keeffe • January 10, 2024 at 1:19 pm EDT
Censorship

America’s latest LGBTQ2S+ book hysteria hits too close to home

America’s latest LGBTQ2S+ book hysteria hits too close to home

OPINION: Police were called into a Massachusetts middle school library after someone complained about a queer book. The incident brought back memories of my time growing up in the district

By Katelyn Burns • January 9, 2024 at 11:07 am EDT
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4, Episode 8 recap: Family matters

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4, Episode 8 recap: Family matters

The makeover challenge brings loved ones into the picture

By Kevin O'Keeffe • January 5, 2024 at 1:22 pm EDT
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Identity

If you think reading Taylor Swift as queer is bad, unpack your homophobia 

If you think reading Taylor Swift as queer is bad, unpack your homophobia 

OPINION: Reaction to a New York Times essay on Swift’s queer signals shows those queer Easter eggs aren’t for straight people

By Frankie de la Cretaz • January 5, 2024 at 10:41 am EDT
Media

The media we need to cover 2024’s potential disaster has fallen apart

The media we need to cover 2024’s potential disaster has fallen apart

ANALYSIS: The next year could be disastrous for queer and trans people—and we can no longer rely on the usual outlets to cover it

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle • January 4, 2024 at 11:38 am EDT
TV & Film

Dear 2024, give me more queer reality star comedian couples!

Dear 2024, give me more queer reality star comedian couples!

OPINION: Parvati Shallow and Mae Martin are dating. They follow Gabby Windey and Robby Hoffman. In 2024, we need more!

By Mel Woods • January 3, 2024 at 4:40 pm EDT
Monthly Tune-Up

Soothe the post-holiday blahs with body / negative’s ethereal shoegaze and Sinzere’s playful disco

Soothe the post-holiday blahs with body / negative’s ethereal shoegaze and Sinzere’s playful disco

While Reneé Rapp proves the perfect Gen Z Regina George

By Jordan Currie • January 2, 2024 at 2:31 pm EDT
Human Rights

Looking for progress on LGBTQ+ rights in 2024? Keep an eye on these countries

Looking for progress on LGBTQ+ rights in 2024? Keep an eye on these countries

From Thailand and Namibia to Poland and the U.K., good news is on the horizon for queer and trans folk

By Rob Salerno • January 2, 2024 at 2:25 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4, Episode 7 power ranking: Stage fright

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4, Episode 7 power ranking: Stage fright

We’ve got just five queens left in the race to succeed Gisèle Lullaby

By Kevin O'Keeffe • December 29, 2023 at 1:34 pm EDT
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Rainbow Rewind 2023

Our power ranking of all 14 seasons of ‘Drag Race’ that aired in 2023

Our power ranking of all 14 seasons of ‘Drag Race’ that aired in 2023

From the lead-footed Belgians to the high-flying French, we rate the world in heels 

By Sam Franzini • December 27, 2023 at 11:20 am EDT
Justice

Court rules that ‘groomer’ is a slur, not protected speech

Court rules that ‘groomer’ is a slur, not protected speech

Experts say the precedent means that the queer community will be able to protect themselves from defamation and hateful speech

By Dale Smith • December 22, 2023 at 9:45 am EDT
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4, Episode 6 power ranking: Double trouble

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4, Episode 6 power ranking: Double trouble

Two queens go home after the lip sync tournament, suddenly leaving us with a final six

By Kevin O'Keeffe • December 22, 2023 at 4:20 am EDT
Books

A deeply Cree and gloriously queer conversation with Kent Monkman and Gisèle Gordon

A deeply Cree and gloriously queer conversation with Kent Monkman and Gisèle Gordon

Get ready to love and laugh with Miss Chief Eagle Testickle

By Megan Scribe • December 21, 2023 at 12:55 pm EDT
Books

Myriam Gurba’s penetrating insights into the inexorable fog of trauma and abuse

Myriam Gurba’s penetrating insights into the inexorable fog of trauma and abuse

REVIEW: “Creep: Accusations and Confessions” is a scathing essay collection that analyzes the rotted power structures buttressing North American culture

By H Felix Chau Bradley • December 21, 2023 at 12:18 pm EDT
Rainbow Rewind 2023

Righteous Queens and Shady Bitches 2023

Righteous Queens and Shady Bitches 2023

An annual tradition returns: the highs and the lows of the past year, personified

By Xtra Staff • December 18, 2023 at 5:24 pm EDT
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