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Music

To mark ‘Makeover,’ 5 iconic moments from k.d. lang’s career

To mark ‘Makeover,’ 5 iconic moments from k.d. lang’s career

The Canadian icon’s new album “Makeover” is a recollection of some of their greatest remixes. It’s also a career sunset

By Mel Woods • June 8, 2021 at 3:18 pm EDT
Queer View Mirror

‘Legally Blonde’ wasn’t all ‘bend and snap.’ The beloved film was a true celebration of heroic femmedom

‘Legally Blonde’ wasn’t all ‘bend and snap.’ The beloved film was a true celebration of heroic femmedom

Twenty years on, the comedy classic outlasted “girl power” and anticipated the #MeToo movement

By Andi Schwartz • June 4, 2021 at 10:07 am EDT
Queer Culture Catch-Up

When queer love comes a-calling, here’s why you need to answer

When queer love comes a-calling, here’s why you need to answer

Our recommendations for what’s happening for the first half of Pride month, beginning June 3

By S. Bear Bergman • June 3, 2021 at 10:14 am EDT
Xtra Weekly

Topline: Looking back at the AIDS crisis’s beginnings as we (hopefully) end the COVID-19 crisis

Topline: Looking back at the AIDS crisis’s beginnings as we (hopefully) end the COVID-19 crisis

Forty years after the first report about AIDS, what have we learned about taking care of ourselves and each other?

By Paul Gallant • June 3, 2021 at 12:30 am EDT
Politics

Conservatives plan to spend Pride Month pressing for blood ban changes

Conservatives plan to spend Pride Month pressing for blood ban changes

The opposition party tabled a draft order to end the discriminatory practice for queer men and trans people

By Dale Smith • June 2, 2021 at 4:37 pm EDT
Music

Serial collaborator Ada Rook makes all kinds of music, from slick synthpop to aggressive grindcore

Serial collaborator Ada Rook makes all kinds of music, from slick synthpop to aggressive grindcore

From music genres to political labels, the Toronto rocker—one half of Black Dresses—rails against preconceptions

By vivi hansen • June 2, 2021 at 8:30 am EDT
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That’s the Way It Is

If Carrie couldn’t handle bisexuality, how will she do with pronouns on the ‘Sex and the City’ reboot?

If Carrie couldn’t handle bisexuality, how will she do with pronouns on the ‘Sex and the City’ reboot?

In these uncertain times, nostalgic TV brings comfort, even when it should make us cringe

By Thomas Leblanc, Tranna Wintour • June 1, 2021 at 1:20 pm EDT
TV & Film

The queer dating shows that will inspire your hot vax summer

The queer dating shows that will inspire your hot vax summer

Whether it’s “Are You the One?” or the new bisexual “Bachelorette,” one thing we know for sure: When reality TV goes queer, it gets messy

By Mel Woods • June 1, 2021 at 11:27 am EDT
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

What can I do to mend the damage I caused to my former partner?

What can I do to mend the damage I caused to my former partner?

Transformative justice and making amends doesn’t always mean staying close

By Kai Cheng Thom • June 1, 2021 at 8:00 am EDT
Protest and Pleasure

More WAPs, less cops

More WAPs, less cops

In the second installment of the “Protest and Pleasure” series, we explore why defunding the police is the best protection against sexual violence

By Chanelle Gallant • May 31, 2021 at 9:49 am EDT
Books

When Alison Bechdel says comics are her ‘other girlfriend,’ you’d better believe it

When Alison Bechdel says comics are her ‘other girlfriend,’ you’d better believe it

Fellow cartoonist Jennifer Camper talks to the lesbian legend about her new memoir “The Secret to Superhuman Strength”

By Jennifer Camper • May 31, 2021 at 9:40 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under’ Episode 5 recap: Marketing genius

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under’ Episode 5 recap: Marketing genius

A dynamite lip sync to “Absolutely Everybody” caps an otherwise frustrating episode

By Kevin O’Keeffe • May 30, 2021 at 7:15 pm EDT
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TV & Film

Everything queer coming to streaming platforms in June

Everything queer coming to streaming platforms in June

From  Mae Martin in “Feel Good” to Lil Nas X at Can’t Cancel Pride 

By Sarah Taher • May 27, 2021 at 12:57 pm EDT
Xtra Weekly

Topline: It’s (always) an honour just to be Asian

Topline: It’s (always) an honour just to be Asian

The recent rise in anti-Asian racism has made acknowledging and celebrating Asian Heritage Month all the more urgent

By Michelle da Silva • May 27, 2021 at 12:20 pm EDT
Power

The best clapbacks to the ‘no kink at Pride’ discourse

The best clapbacks to the ‘no kink at Pride’ discourse

Leather, kink, bare asses and a titty or two are a fundamental part of Pride

By Mel Woods • May 26, 2021 at 4:18 pm EDT
The Xtra Long Read

What if we weren’t born that way?

What if we weren’t born that way?

The immutability of sexual orientation and gender identity has been the cornerstone argument for LGBTQ2S+ rights. The trouble is that not everyone fits that mold

By Heron Greenesmith • May 26, 2021 at 9:58 am EDT
Tik Talk

23 non-binary TikToks for laughing, learning and sharing

23 non-binary TikToks for laughing, learning and sharing

Demi Lovato’s public coming out has spurred a conversation about the spectrum of non-binary identity. TikTok is a great place to see it in action

By Mel Woods • May 25, 2021 at 11:29 am EDT
Politics

Bardish Chagger, our voice at the Cabinet table

Bardish Chagger, our voice at the Cabinet table

Xtra asks Canada’s Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth about the millions of dollars set aside for LGBTQ2S+ policy and funding in last month’s federal budget

By Dale Smith • May 25, 2021 at 10:49 am EDT
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