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Topline: Looking back at the AIDS crisis’s beginnings as we (hopefully) end the COVID-19 crisis
Forty years after the first report about AIDS, what have we learned about taking care of ourselves and each other?
Conservatives plan to spend Pride Month pressing for blood ban changes
The opposition party tabled a draft order to end the discriminatory practice for queer men and trans people
COVID-19 highlighted how Canada’s health care system fails trans people
There are easy things health care providers can do to be more trans-inclusive
Serial collaborator Ada Rook makes all kinds of music, from slick synthpop to aggressive grindcore
From music genres to political labels, the Toronto rocker—one half of Black Dresses—rails against preconceptions
If Carrie couldn’t handle bisexuality, how will she do with pronouns on the ‘Sex and the City’ reboot?
In these uncertain times, nostalgic TV brings comfort, even when it should make us cringe
The queer dating shows that will inspire your hot vax summer
Whether it’s “Are You the One?” or the new bisexual “Bachelorette,” one thing we know for sure: When reality TV goes queer, it gets messy
What can I do to mend the damage I caused to my former partner?
Transformative justice and making amends doesn’t always mean staying close
The solo back porch dance parties that revived me
I took queer nightlife for granted until I couldn’t access it anymore—so I made my own dance floor
More WAPs, less cops
In the second installment of the “Protest and Pleasure” series, we explore why defunding the police is the best protection against sexual violence
When Alison Bechdel says comics are her ‘other girlfriend,’ you’d better believe it
Fellow cartoonist Jennifer Camper talks to the lesbian legend about her new memoir “The Secret to Superhuman Strength”
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under’ Episode 5 recap: Marketing genius
A dynamite lip sync to “Absolutely Everybody” caps an otherwise frustrating episode
Speed Date with queer U.K. pop band ARXX
Add this duo’s “loud, angry pop music” to your summer playlists
How a revolutionary turned a Berlin mosque into a declaration of love
A new documentary about human rights advocate Seyran Ateş takes us inside her mission to reinvigorate Islam
Everything queer coming to streaming platforms in June
From Mae Martin in “Feel Good” to Lil Nas X at Can’t Cancel Pride
Topline: It’s (always) an honour just to be Asian
The recent rise in anti-Asian racism has made acknowledging and celebrating Asian Heritage Month all the more urgent
The best clapbacks to the ‘no kink at Pride’ discourse
Leather, kink, bare asses and a titty or two are a fundamental part of Pride
What if we weren’t born that way?
The immutability of sexual orientation and gender identity has been the cornerstone argument for LGBTQ2S+ rights. The trouble is that not everyone fits that mold