Support for the People’s Party of Canada—a party that has promised to roll back trans rights—grew during this week’s election
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Horror queen Elvira is queer! Spooky gays rejoice!
Cassandra Peterson, the entertainer behind Elvira, reveals her 19-year relationship with a woman in a new memoir
What LGBTQ2S+ organizations want from the new Liberal government
Xtra spoke to three organizations about the most pressing issues for Justin Trudeau and his party to address
Eve Parker Finley’s smooth moves between music and comedy has built her an impressive fan base
The Montreal musician has a strategy for dealing with fans who think they really know her
‘The L Word: Generation Q’ Season 2, Episode 7: Make it rain
Romance is found under an umbrella, in the arms of another lesbian
Canada, meet your new LGBTQ2S+ MPs
A record of eight queer, trans or Two-Spirit candidates were elected to Parliament
Sniffing out the truth about poppers
Health Canada has cracked down on sellers since 2013, which advocates say only hurts queer users. Is it time to make poppers legal?
I came out as gay to my wife. Now she and my son hate me. What can I do?
Kai affirms a reader’s right to live in his truth as a gay person, and advises him on how he might build bridges with his family
The queerest moments from the 2021 Emmy Awards
Bowen Yang’s shoes did a lot of heavy lifting Sunday night in Los Angeles
‘Montero’ is the moment: a track-by-track review of Lil Nas X’s debut album
The rapper introduces the world to his true self, a Black gay man living his truth, one day at a time
What doors did Omar Sharif Jr.’s famous name open for him?
In his new memoir, the actor and model shares his coming out story and his experiences of sexual assault
Was Tammy Faye Bakker too deliciously camp to be bad?
A fizzy, glitzy biopic starring Jessica Chastain redeems the fallen televangelist by making her into gay icon
How can Canada’s next federal government support LGBTQ2S+ youth?
Youth advocate Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah hopes young queer and trans Canadians can learn the power of disruption
‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’ has that secret sauce that gets queerness and class just right
Co-creator Tom MacRae realized that the high-school drag musical’s lead character had to be flawed: “Teenagers are awful”
Annamie Paul wants a greener, queerer Canada
The Green leader on passing LGBTQ2S+ policy in the House, the importance of representation and what’s gone wrong within her own party
In defense of the meaty tuck
An offhand comment at a party inspires editor-at-large Tre’vell Anderson to interrogate how we police trans bodies
Topline: Lights! Masks! Guest list! Just do your best at TIFF, darling!
Covering the Toronto International Film Festival has reminded me of the power and beauty of being in a room with other LGBTQ2S+ people