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TV & Film

5 queer horror movies you need to watch this spooky season

5 queer horror movies you need to watch this spooky season

Find your perfect Halloween weekend flick, whether it be a 1940s psychosexual Sapphic thriller or a modern meditation on gender dysphoria

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle • October 27, 2023 at 12:48 pm EDT
Social Media

Where have all the good gay memes gone?

Where have all the good gay memes gone?

ANALYSIS: Memes like the “Distracted Boyfriend” and “Right in front of my salad” have stood the test of time, but where are their contemporaries?

By Jon Heggestad • October 26, 2023 at 3:14 pm EDT
Music

Jeremy Dutcher: The Two-Spirit artist singing to a generation of ‘rainbow children’

Jeremy Dutcher: The Two-Spirit artist singing to a generation of ‘rainbow children’

The Wolastoqiyik composer hopes his second album and cross-country tour conjures up queer magic

By Riley Yesno • October 26, 2023 at 2:32 pm EDT
Queer View Mirror

The strange queer powers of ‘The Craft’

The strange queer powers of ‘The Craft’

How a coven of magical teen misfits sparked my ’90s coming out story

By Alex Hall • October 25, 2023 at 10:17 am EDT
Music

A love letter to MUNA’s Sapphic pop joy

A love letter to MUNA’s Sapphic pop joy

“Bands like MUNA are a breath of fresh air”

By Dani Janae • October 24, 2023 at 4:29 pm EDT
Books

Alison Rumfitt’s ‘Brainwyrms’ is trans body horror that feels all too real

Alison Rumfitt’s ‘Brainwyrms’ is trans body horror that feels all too real

The author talks life on the internet, anti-trans backlash in the U.K., and the horror of seeing your loved ones radicalized

By Thea McLachlan • October 24, 2023 at 2:20 pm EDT
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Music

Rapper Tea Fannie speaks up for trans kids with smooth rhymes

Rapper Tea Fannie speaks up for trans kids with smooth rhymes

“My path is through my voice,” says the brashly articulate rapper based in Calgary

By Jesse Locke • October 23, 2023 at 12:02 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4 cast announced

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 4 cast announced

Eleven contestants vie to be the new Queen of the North

By Gordon Bowness • October 18, 2023 at 1:43 pm EDT
Politics

The seemingly benign phrase ‘parental rights’ hides a dangerous, anti-democratic, Christian nationalist movement 

The seemingly benign phrase ‘parental rights’ hides a dangerous, anti-democratic, Christian nationalist movement 

ANALYSIS: North America has a long history with racist, misogynist and anti-queer activism focused on schools 

By Zack Ford • October 17, 2023 at 2:56 pm EDT
TV & Film

‘How to Fail as a Popstar’ asks us to make space for failure

‘How to Fail as a Popstar’ asks us to make space for failure

The series follows Vivek Shraya’s desire to become “brown Madonna” and grapples with “what happens when a star isn’t born”

By Hina Imam • October 13, 2023 at 1:05 pm EDT
Books

Bejewelled and beguiled: meet businessman and philanthropist Salah Bachir

Bejewelled and beguiled: meet businessman and philanthropist Salah Bachir

His new star-studded memoir dishes deflection and reflection in equal measure

By Chris Dupuis • October 13, 2023 at 12:26 pm EDT
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 5, Episode 3 power ranking: Checking the charts

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 5, Episode 3 power ranking: Checking the charts

Which girl group will have the song of the autumn?

By Kevin O’Keeffe • October 13, 2023 at 11:34 am EDT
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Identity

Sufjan Stevens and the complexity of coming out

Sufjan Stevens and the complexity of coming out

OPINION: Reaction to Stevens’s tragic tribute to his late partner shows the nuance of queer life in the spotlight

By Mel Woods • October 11, 2023 at 11:57 am EDT
TV & Film

The sweet radicalism of Mr. Dressup, the Canadian Mister Rogers

The sweet radicalism of Mr. Dressup, the Canadian Mister Rogers

REVIEW: Beloved kids show had a surprising queer heart

By S. Bear Bergman • October 10, 2023 at 5:20 pm EDT
Queer Ink

The stories behind our queerest tattoos

The stories behind our queerest tattoos

From pop culture tributes to “faggy Jesus,” Xtra staff share some of our gayest tats

By Xtra Staff • October 10, 2023 at 3:36 pm EDT
Politics

Right-wing group Action4Canada claims responsibility for Saskatchewan pronoun policy

Right-wing group Action4Canada claims responsibility for Saskatchewan pronoun policy

Premier Scott Moe admitted he did not hear from any parents whose children hid their gender identities

By Kevin Maimann • October 6, 2023 at 2:48 pm EDT
Mental Health

It’s okay to take a break from the anti-trans news cycle

It’s okay to take a break from the anti-trans news cycle

OPINION: Covering rising anti-trans hatred left me burnt out and incapacitated. Taking a break made me feel guilty, but I learned no movement can stay sustainable without rest

By Katelyn Burns • October 6, 2023 at 2:33 pm EDT
Queer Culture Catch-Up

Mashed-up historical romance from Lex Croucher, ‘Yesterqueers’ on TikTok and musicians Kaien Cruz and Moe Reen top our calendar this week

Mashed-up historical romance from Lex Croucher, ‘Yesterqueers’ on TikTok and musicians Kaien Cruz and Moe Reen top our calendar this week

Plus national treasure Walter Borden is onstage in Toronto

By S. Bear Bergman • October 6, 2023 at 11:47 am EDT
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