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Xtra Weekly

Topline: The ABCs of Black queer history

Topline: The ABCs of Black queer history

From Alvin Ailey to Lena Waithe

By Tre’vell Anderson • February 11, 2021 at 9:19 am EDT
Love & Sex

A very queer guide to Valentine’s Day 2021

A very queer guide to Valentine’s Day 2021

Queer the saccharine Hallmark holiday with gifts for your friends, lovers, chosen family and more!

By S. Bear Bergman • February 10, 2021 at 10:55 am EDT
Music

Join singer/songwriter Kìzis’ love-rave of the future

Join singer/songwriter Kìzis’ love-rave of the future

On her new release, the Montreal-based Algonquin Two-Spirit artist is joined by over 50 collaborators including Owen Pallett, Beverly Glenn-Copeland and Tim Nelson

By Jesse Locke • February 9, 2021 at 12:04 pm EDT
Dance

Ballet comes out of the closet with a kiss

Ballet comes out of the closet with a kiss

After 400 years, classical ballet explicitly celebrates queer lust

By Juan Michael Porter II • February 8, 2021 at 12:35 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 6 power ranking: Looking for some hot stuff, baby, this ranking

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 6 power ranking: Looking for some hot stuff, baby, this ranking

A hustle back to the disco era has an up-and-comer shining like a mirror ball

By Kevin O’Keeffe • February 6, 2021 at 10:00 am EDT
Xtra Weekly

Topline: Goodbye, SOPHIE, our immaterial girl

Topline: Goodbye, SOPHIE, our immaterial girl

Mourning the loss of a trans icon 

By Ziya Jones • February 4, 2021 at 4:55 pm EDT
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Activism

What we can learn from ‘Canada’s Stonewall’ more than 40 years later

What we can learn from ‘Canada’s Stonewall’ more than 40 years later

On the anniversary of the Toronto bathhouse raids, we reflect on the lasting impact the protests had on the LGBTQ2S+ community

By KC Hoard • February 4, 2021 at 10:51 am EDT
TV & Film

‘Ailey’ is a cautionary tale for Black creatives

‘Ailey’ is a cautionary tale for Black creatives

The documentary, premiering at Sundance, pulls back the curtain—ever so slightly—on the titan of modern dance Alvin Ailey

By Tre’vell Anderson • February 4, 2021 at 9:51 am EDT
Politics

The gay Kenyans trying to fight homophobia from the inside

The gay Kenyans trying to fight homophobia from the inside

Why some LGBTQ+ people say running for political office is their best shot at legalizing homosexuality in the country

By Gitonga Njeru • February 3, 2021 at 10:56 am EDT
The Xtra Long Read

What does it really mean to be non-binary?

What does it really mean to be non-binary?

Editor-at-large Tre’vell Anderson interrogates the growing use of the term by non-trans folk

By Tre’vell Anderson • February 2, 2021 at 9:31 am EDT
Music

Saying goodbye to SOPHIE

Saying goodbye to SOPHIE

Remembering the boundary-breaking 34-year-old trans musician’s life and legacy

By Niko Stratis • February 1, 2021 at 2:21 pm EDT
Culture

The world according to Abigail Thorn

The world according to Abigail Thorn

The personality behind the massive Philosophy Tube brand has come out as trans—and with that comes heaps of expectations

By Niko Stratis • January 30, 2021 at 1:29 pm EDT
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Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 5 power ranking: It’s in the bag

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 5 power ranking: It’s in the bag

A fan favourite falters in a episode designed to let the fashion queens werk it

By Kevin O’Keeffe • January 30, 2021 at 9:07 am EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 5 recap: Ball o’ bags

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 5 recap: Ball o’ bags

It’s time for the season’s ball challenge. Theme? Bags

By Kevin O’Keeffe • January 29, 2021 at 9:30 pm EDT
Xtra Weekly

Topline: The new normal-not-normal of Amanda Gorman and Kamala Harris

Topline: The new normal-not-normal of Amanda Gorman and Kamala Harris

Have we really been released from years of manipulation, gaslighting and existential threats?

By Zaina Arafat • January 28, 2021 at 10:24 am EDT
Music

The trunk-rattling beats and impassioned vocals of R&B singer Quinton Barnes

The trunk-rattling beats and impassioned vocals of R&B singer Quinton Barnes

“I have a fire inside me,” says the 23-year-old musician from Kitchener, Ontario

By Jesse Locke • January 27, 2021 at 10:07 am EDT
Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalypse

My partner and I have loud fights that a friend of mine thinks might be abusive. Is she right? Is yelling the same as abuse?

My partner and I have loud fights that a friend of mine thinks might be abusive. Is she right? Is yelling the same as abuse?

Kai on the difference between conflict and abuse—and the value of healthy anger 

By Kai Cheng Thom • January 26, 2021 at 9:51 am EDT
TV & Film

‘Euphoria’s Jules continues to break our hearts

‘Euphoria’s Jules continues to break our hearts

The latest special from the HBO drama, co-written by Hunter Schafer, will hit you right in the feels—as usual

By Casey Plett • January 25, 2021 at 6:02 pm EDT
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