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Speed Date with ‘Bruised’ author Tanya Boteju
“Strength looks a lot of different ways”
At Paris’ Dirty Lemon, a new kind of lesbian bar has emerged
Ruba Khoury prioritizes queer connection, good eats and tasty cocktails above all—a testament to what LGBTQ+ women really want in their bars
Indie Canadian drag film ‘Jump, Darling’ nabs a major Hollywood star and spawns a surprising love affair
The film’s director and lead actor discuss how they connected on set and the wonder of working with a legend like Cloris Leachman in her final role
A bisexual artist in Toronto discovers the queer joys of snail mail
The founder of Toronto’s Bi+ Arts Festival started a postcard exchange to foster a sense of belonging
Most Catholic school boards still refuse to recognize Pride
At the world’s largest publicly funded Catholic school board, located in Toronto, the object lesson is prejudice and indifference
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 10 power ranking: Two of hearts
An entertaining makeover partnership puts two unlikely sisters on top
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 10 recap: You teach me and I teach you
It’s a “Freaky Friday”-style makeover challenge, as the queens swap aesthetics
How queer South Koreans are finding resilience during COVID-19
An outbreak of the virus in a Seoul gay club early in the pandemic left LGBTQ+ Koreans an easy target for homophobia. But the community continues to fight back
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 2, Episode 9 recap: Soaps and Panto
A top four acting challenge serves as a final pit stop before the finale
Topline: The great escape of film
Travelling through screens as we wait for the pandemic to end
Everything from gender in opera to the best queer anthem for a serotonin boost
Our recommendations for what’s up and what’s on, beginning Mar. 11
See Britain through its LGBTQ+ silver screen
Experience your favourite cinematic adventures in the iconic countryside of Great Britain
The unholy trinity of drugs, lockdowns and queers
Toronto singer Danny Dymond explores an unexpected toxic relationship in his latest release
Cis people in Hollywood need to stay out of trans folks’ business
“Coming 2 America” is the latest film to include an anti-trans joke
Making tech queer- and trans-friendly is about much more than hiring
Diversity is not an end in itself. Technologies need to serve their users
As an older trans man, do I have anything to offer the younger generation?
Kai guides an elder on how to heal trauma and close the queer generation gap
I want to start doing sex work, but my partner doesn’t like the idea
Can we make this work?