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Canada’s Drag Race Season 2: After the Sashay with Beth
Xtra contributor Russ Martin gets all the tea from this week’s eliminated “Drag Race” contestant
New program allowing queer men to donate plasma is a first step toward ending the blood ban
The pilot project in Calgary and London will use a behaviour-based screening questionnaire in lieu of policies that single out queer and trans people
This politician wants to overhaul Ontario’s trans health care system
A new bill proposes creating a gender-affirming health care advisory committee in the province
This stellar short story collection suggests we need more than houses to create a sense of home
Kate Cayley’s “Householders” jumps back and forth in time, its characters in search of community
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 2, Episode 1 power ranking: Afterparty guest list
How the new queens of the North stack up after their first outing on the runway
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The power bottom queens find true harmony in a girl group challenge
Speed Date with the Queen of the North, Brooke Lynn Hytes
As Canada’s Drag Race Season 2 begins, Xtra gets the tea from this “Drag Race” icon
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 2 premiere recap: A dozen more queens of the North
A more empathetic version of “Canada’s Drag Race” premieres and instantly shines
Kenya’s new LGBTQ+ police initiative aims to address homophobic violence
The country sees at least 50 cases of crime against queer people each month
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 3, Episode 4 recap: Bop versus ballad
A surprising twist on the girl group challenge gives some underdogs a chance to thrive
The NFL must work harder to fix the hate behind those Jon Gruden emails
Gruden’s emails—and the response to them—show the league has a long way to go when it comes to inclusivity
Everything you need to know about getting top surgery in Canada
It can cost thousands of dollars more out of pocket to get top surgery in Ontario compared to B.C.
Aristotle and Dante are back. Nine years later, author Benjamin Alire Sáenz delivers the sequel to a beloved queer YA love story
“It is one thing to fall in love. It is quite another thing to stay in love”
‘The L Word: Generation Q’ Season 2 Episode 10: The hot mess express
How Bette Porter single-handedly destroyed the lives of four L.A. lesbians in under five minutes
From queerest Parliament to queerest Cabinet?
ANALYSIS: With a record number of LGBTQ2S+ MPs elected this fall, the prime minister has plenty of worthy queer candidates to appoint