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Sami Landri is ready for ‘Drag Race.’ Is the world ready for her?
New Brunswick’s biggest drag export got famous for her absurd, multilingual TikToks. She tells Xtra how she trolled her way to the top
DULF was found guilty of trafficking charges. The legal battle isn’t over
Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum have mounted a constitutional challenge that could alter Canada’s drug policy
A year after Trump’s reelection, what’s next for trans people?
The past year has been horrifying for trans people in the U.S. The past week gave me hope for the future
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore on the link between the COVID-19 and AIDS crises
Sycamore’s new novel “Terry Dactyl” shirks nostalgia, instead showing how queer history often repeats
Will the IOC ban trans women from the Olympics?
While reports claim a ban on trans women athletes could take shape before the Winter Games in Milan, the decision likely won’t be made until next summer
Queers are getting swole for a good cause at Pride deadlift parties
With deadlifts and drag acts, queer powerlifting fundraisers are reclaiming fitness culture and raising money for LGBTQ2S+ causes
Join us live from the Pink Carpet
LGBTQ2S+ changemakers and their champions to be honoured at Pink Triangle Press event
The history of queer kiss-in protests
Kiss-ins have been used as a nonviolent form of activism since the 1970s
Jonathan Bailey is the first openly gay ‘Sexiest Man Alive’
The tight pants wearing “Wicked” star earned the honour this year. But what other sexy queers should get the nod one day?
This trans zine from the ’90s has never been more relevant
“Gendertrash From Hell” collects all the issues of the iconoclastic publication. It’s a major event
Announcing the launch of ‘Script’
“Xtra” readers were key to the creation of our new health product that will fill gaps in reliable queer and trans health information
Why are cis women suddenly into taking testosterone?
An emerging trend in wellness has women seeking out T to improve their sex lives or energy levels
My mother is pounding on my closet door. I don’t want to answer
I’m left to wonder: ¿Cómo se dice, ‘Mom, I’m queer’ en español?
Casa Susanna was a trans safe haven in the ‘50s and ‘60s. Its legacy lives on
In the mid-20th century, Casa Susanna was a refuge for trans women and crossdressers
Richard Linklater showed me how to love
During a honeymoon phase with a new partner, I clung to Linklater’s “Before” trilogy. His new film, “Blue Moon,” helped me carve a new path forward
‘Radical Unlearning’ explores what it takes to shift our beliefs
Lewis Raven Wallace’s new book digs into the science of personal transformation
Calgary elects first openly queer mayor
Jeromy Farkas, who is bisexual, came up politically in the same Wildrose Party that birthed Danielle Smith