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Dating

Is Lex abandoning its horniest users?

Is Lex abandoning its horniest users?

OPINION: As the app shifts its focus from fisting to friendship, those who initially used the platform for queer romance and sex are wondering if they still belong

By Noelle Perdue • February 22, 2023 at 3:33 pm EDT
Marriage Equality

California may hold a referendum on same-sex marriage next year. Here’s why that matters

California may hold a referendum on same-sex marriage next year. Here’s why that matters

Thirty-four U.S. states still have bans on same-sex marriage in their lawbooks or state constitutions

By Rob Salerno • February 22, 2023 at 10:18 am EDT
Playlist Q

With ‘Constellations’ debut, Jade LeMac is a rising star to watch

With ‘Constellations’ debut, Jade LeMac is a rising star to watch

The Vancouver-based singer-songwriter brings listeners into her melodic orbit with new EP

By Daria Lynn Cottingham • February 21, 2023 at 2:34 pm EDT
Queering Family

Raising kids in a gender-open way sounds great. But how does it work in practice?

Raising kids in a gender-open way sounds great. But how does it work in practice?

Three families—including the parents of the once-controversial Baby Storm—share their stories

By Tobin Ng • February 21, 2023 at 9:24 am EDT
Activism

This Sudbury student is calling out his school for ‘outrageous’ drag cancellation

This Sudbury student is calling out his school for ‘outrageous’ drag cancellation

Ra’Jah Mohamed’s school board cancelled a drag show, calling it “hypersexual.” The 16-year-old activist decided to take action

By Claire Forth • February 17, 2023 at 3:12 pm EDT
Xtra News Flash

Black queer history, sporting sisterhood, Spanish rights, New York Times protest and beauty queen euphoria

Black queer history, sporting sisterhood, Spanish rights, New York Times protest and beauty queen euphoria

5 queer and trans stories we’re following: Feb. 17

By Maddy Mahoney • February 17, 2023 at 2:32 pm EDT
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Music

K-pop’s first openly queer boy band, Lionesses, on fighting for visibility in the industry

K-pop’s first openly queer boy band, Lionesses, on fighting for visibility in the industry

Amidst radio bans and discrimination, the breakout group continues to call for inclusion

By Delia Harrington • February 17, 2023 at 11:40 am EDT
Politics

Canadian conservatives can’t cherry-pick the ‘culture war’ they want to fight

Canadian conservatives can’t cherry-pick the ‘culture war’ they want to fight

OPINION: Embracing the convoy also means embracing its anti-LGBTQ2S+ arm

By Dale Smith • February 17, 2023 at 11:03 am EDT
Music

5 queer songs to get you in the mood (plus 20 more to keep it going)

5 queer songs to get you in the mood (plus 20 more to keep it going)

For Valentine’s Day, we’ve curated your perfect queer sex playlist

By Sylvia Anne • February 14, 2023 at 2:05 pm EDT
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

I love banter, but my friends say my teasing is ‘toxic’

I love banter, but my friends say my teasing is ‘toxic’

A reader questions whether she has to change her personality in order to respect her “tender” friends’ boundaries

By Kai Cheng Thom • February 14, 2023 at 9:56 am EDT
Drag

San Francisco to celebrate drag artistry with new laureate position

San Francisco to celebrate drag artistry with new laureate position

The announcement of the position comes at a time of political backlash against drag artistry

By Luca Della Penna • February 13, 2023 at 5:11 pm EDT
TV & Film

The ‘Harley Quinn’ Valentine’s Day special is the chaotic queerness we need

The ‘Harley Quinn’ Valentine’s Day special is the chaotic queerness we need

REVIEW: The DC animated series has become a surprising bastion of sex-positive queerness

By Rendy Jones • February 13, 2023 at 2:36 pm EDT
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Travel

How Iceland became a country where one in three people attend Reykjavík Pride

How Iceland became a country where one in three people attend Reykjavík Pride

At the capital’s Pride celebrations, the country’s we’re-all-in-this-together attitude shows that consensus is possible on LGBTQ+ rights

By Paul Gallant • February 13, 2023 at 12:40 pm EDT
Comedy

Darcy & Jer talk marriage, live show and showing up against homophobic hate

Darcy & Jer talk marriage, live show and showing up against homophobic hate

The pair have racked up nearly 3.5 million TikTok followers since the start of the pandemic

By Mel Woods • February 9, 2023 at 4:15 pm EDT
TV & Film

Your big queer guide to the 2023 Super Bowl

Your big queer guide to the 2023 Super Bowl

A sports gay? A Rihanna stan? Just there for the tacos? Whoever you are, we’ve got you covered

By Mel Woods • February 9, 2023 at 2:11 pm EDT
Books

A haunted house is a metaphor for right-wing terror in Alison Rumfitt’s frightening new novel

A haunted house is a metaphor for right-wing terror in Alison Rumfitt’s frightening new novel

REVIEW: The modern gothic thriller “Tell Me I’m Worthless” grapples with how fascist tendencies urge us turn on each other

By Grace Byron • February 9, 2023 at 10:04 am EDT
Education

Alberta’s new ‘free speech reporting’ requirement for colleges and universities stokes fears in the LGBTQ2S+ community 

Alberta’s new ‘free speech reporting’ requirement for colleges and universities stokes fears in the LGBTQ2S+ community 

The announcement comes after the University of Lethbridge cancelled a controversial speaker

By Kevin Maimann • February 8, 2023 at 1:58 pm EDT
Homophobia

Vancouver couple targeted on commuter train in the wake of anti-LGBTQ2S+ hate surge

Vancouver couple targeted on commuter train in the wake of anti-LGBTQ2S+ hate surge

Jamie Pine says he experienced homophobic harassment online after releasing a video of the incident on TikTok

By Jackie Richardson • February 7, 2023 at 5:30 pm EDT
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