Righteous Queens and Shady Bitches of 2022
From Cherelle T. Griner, Amy Schneider and drag performers on the front lines to Ron DeSantis, Elon Musk and the Freedom Convoy, we’ve rounded up the best and the worst of 2022
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Forget Sapphic yearning. Just make a move already!
But before we can get past intense eye contact and fleeting hand touches, we must first look deep within ourselves
The queer guts of ‘Bones and All’
ANALYSIS: Luca Guadagnino’s cannibal love story taps into the heart of queer isolation
Canadian LGBTQ2S+ youth more likely to have eating disorders, says study
Researchers hope the study will help clinicians recognize that “eating disorders impact not only cisgender women”
End your year with Chani Nicholas, James Baldwin and big queer feelings
A year-end Queer Culture Catch-up to guide you into 2023
Republicans are coming for bodily autonomy. Why won’t Democrats take a stand?
OPINION: The Respect for Marriage Act passed without a hitch—but Republicans still seek to control queer and trans bodies at all costs
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Police forces continue to cozy up to far-right protestors
OPINION: As anti-drag protests grow increasingly common—and violent—the responses of some police departments are raising questions about who law enforcement really protects
Our favourite queer (and sort of queer) holiday movies and TV
From “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” to “A New York Christmas Wedding” Xtra staff picked our favourite watches that make the yuletide gay
Meet Xtra’s new crossword constructor Ada Nicolle
The young trans puzzle writer and editor has carved out an unusual—and rare—career
LGBTQ2S+ people disproportionately experience intimate partner violence
New study examines the nature of intimate partner violence in queer and trans communities
Criticism of Brittney Griner’s release shows a lack of empathy
OPINION: The social media reaction to Brittney Griner is a reminder that empathy is often extended only to those we deem most similar to ourselves
‘I’m so queer I’m not even gay.’ A new biography of Kathy Acker paints a picture of a troublemaker on the page and in life
REVIEW: Kathy Acker was the kind of writer who’d perform sex acts in public; author Jason McBride captures her raucous life in his new biography
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Trudeau government missed opportunity to demand better from Qatar
OPINION: Given the discrimination against LGBTQ+ people and issues at the FIFA World Cup, more was expected from Canada
India sees historic firsts for LGBTQ+ rights
On the heels of two Supreme Court petitions arguing to legalize same-sex marriage, Delhi just got its first trans representative
Indonesia’s draconian new law will effectively ban LGBTQ+ relationships
Residents and tourists alike will be banned from having sex outside marriage, in a country where same-sex marriage is not recognized
Homophobia and discrimination are still rampant in Canadian hockey
Sixty-one percent of the 512 penalties called by officials last season involved insults based on sexual orientation or gender identity
The pandemic isn’t over—and queer people shouldn’t be acting like it is
ANALYSIS: As a community, we talk a good talk about keeping each other safe, so why aren’t we doing it now?
The five queer books that helped me come out
These recent memoirs echoed events in my own life, sometimes in unexpected ways
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