Karim Diané on playing Star Trek’s first gay Klingon
The actor tells Xtra about carrying on Star Trek’s legacy of inclusion
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Banning social media for minors would hurt everyone—adults included
A social media ban would disproportionately harm queer and trans people, and restrict LGBTQ2S+ materials
This Ontario teacher and his students are filling gaps in Canada’s queer history
The HISTORYtellers Project is bringing to light LGBTQ2S+ stories left out of textbooks
The many eras of the AIDS Committee of Toronto—including its final bow
As Canada’s oldest AIDS organization closes its doors after more than four decades, Xtra dives deep into its community history and why it’s come to an end
Will ‘Sinners’ win Best Picture at the Oscars?
“One Battle After Another” seemed locked in to win the film industry’s top prize. But a once-simple awards race has gone haywire
The 20th-century journal that challenged the gender binary
From 1916 to 1940, “Urania” imagined a world beyond gender—and documented feminist movements around the globe
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Society told me to hate my body. I choose to embrace it instead
As I prepare for bottom surgery, I’m returning to the people who have stood by me from the beginning—and myself
U.S. Supreme Court blocks California policy protecting students from forced outing
The ruling is the latest case to tackle parental rights and religion in public schools
Maia Kobabe to guest edit series of original comics about LGBTQ2S+ censorship
“This series seeks to counter suppression with a joyful, unruly, fierce collection of comics highlighting and celebrating the perseverance of storytelling under fire,” says Kobabe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18, Episode 9 recap: Bring it to the ball, Fannie
Did RuPaul spend his off-season seeing “CATS: The Jellicle Ball”?
How do we find hope that isn’t bullshit?
Real hope doesn’t come from ignoring the pain of being human—it comes from listening to it
Halsey’s ‘Badlands’ soundtracked the rise and fall of my oldest friendship
The pop star’s first album let us escape from the suburbs. After a falling out, it brought us back together
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18, Episode 8 power ranking: Papal defiance
One of the most blatant robberies in recent memory happens in the Snatch Game of Love Island
The drag king provocateur of the Harlem Renaissance
Gladys Bentley was a beloved and successful gender outlaw, but the world would ultimately fail her
NBC apologizes after misgendering Olympic skier
Swedish freestyle skier Elis Lundholm made history as the first openly trans Winter Olympian
Xtra earns gold medal for investigative journalism
Story about the Canadian government’s refusal to decriminalize HIV honoured at Canadian Online Publishing Awards
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18, Episode 7 recap: Getting political
And just like that, the competition has been turned on its head
The NDP is on life support. Where does it go next?
The party is facing tough choices in their leadership race
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