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COVID-19: Your Communities in Action, Mar. 18
A running diary of LGBTQ2 folk caring and coping for each other. Today: queer Berliners mobilize to help the most vulnerable, the oldest LGBTQ2 bookstore in the world reinvents itself again, and Charli XCX spreads positivity
We were warned about the problems with Canada’s gay blood ban
LGBTQ2 people want to donate blood, but Canada’s system relies on paid-for plasma instead. If the country’s tainted blood scandal is any proof, we’re in for trouble
How queer and marginalized communities can take care of one another during COVID-19
In this pandemic, extremes of human nature are revealing themselves. It has never been more important to choose each other—and our best selves
This Ability: Mari Ramsawakh on queer disability and the arts
I just got out of a long-term, sexless relationship. I want to hire a sex worker but I’m conflicted, and self-conscious. Should I just forget it?
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Cassils transforms the way we see
Performance artist uses their trans body to fascinate and challenge
The Supreme Court is no longer a bastion of hope for queer Americans
A case headed for SCOTUS could set a new, ugly precedent for marginalized communities. It’s why we need to rethink our approach to queer rights in the U.S.
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 12, Episode 3 power ranking: The first queen falls
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 12, Episode 3 recap: Drag in the time of pandemic
The first elimination of the season means the expected loss of a lower-tier queen
Lessons from AIDS on how to survive coronavirus
As we shut our offices and send staff home to work, we find inspiration in our history of community care
How Disney used disability to showcase flaws in its characters
What messages do we internalize, as disabled children, when we see a world that looks so easy on the screen and then struggle with the world in real life?
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Astrophysicist Amita Kuttner could be Canada’s first non-binary federal party leader
They announced they’re running for the leadership of the Green Party earlier this week
The Canadian government’s bill to ban conversion therapy, Halsey’s candidate and Joel Kim Booster’s gay romcom
Here’s what to expect from Xtra Weekly, March 13
David Byrne and Jessica Simpson are the comeback kids of 2020
A 67-year-old straight man channels queer joy and a millennium pop diva gets the last word
This Ability: Andrew Gurza on queer disability and sex
Is HIV causing premature aging?
The degree to which HIV acts as a risk factor for chronic conditions that predict poor health or itself accelerates the aging process remains an unanswered question
What happens now that Sherry Pie is disqualified from ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’?
VH1 and World of Wonder handled the controversy the right way. Here’s how they can prevent this from happening in the future
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