Here’s what to expect from Xtra Weekly, Feb. 21
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The queer pop playlist that inspired Vivek Shraya’s new play
After the debut of ‘How To Fail As A Popstar,’ the multidisciplinary artist shares the pop music that nurtured her budding queerness
The mind-blowing power of the LGBTQ literary canon
A conversation with Muswell Press editor Matthew Bates about overlooked queer and trans classics and important new works
7 highlights from the 2020 Black queer arts calendar
The films, music, games and artists you should look out for this year
My abusive ex and I run in the same queer arts circle, and I can’t leave the community without risking my livelihood. What should I do?
Comedian Brandon Ash-Mohammed reveals his biggest queer thirst traps
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How conversion therapy affects trans Canadians
A new study suggests 11 percent of trans and non-binary people in Canada have undergone the harmful practice
A Valentine’s Day playlist for all of your big, queer feels
Whether you love or loathe the holiday, we have a song for you
Dear Hollywood: Where are the Black queer romance movies?
I’m tired of seeing myself in the stories of others. For once, I want to see me
Trump gives to anti-LGBTQ religious organization, Janelle Monáe slays at the Oscars and Sex Education gets renewed
Here’s what to expect from Xtra Weekly, Feb. 14
How female friendships helped me celebrate my bisexuality
Because it’s our girl friends, not just our girlfriends, who are the greatest loves of our lives
Toronto producer Ché on defying labels in music and identity
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J.Lo’s renaissance proves that she’s for real
And ‘The Inheritance’ brings gay stories—and gay nudity!—to Broadway
Canadian rapper Sydanie on finding self-acceptance
Mykal Kilgore’s Blackness and queerness are inextricably linked to his music
“If you want this art, you gotta take me with it”
Gatekeepers in Quebec have a stranglehold on gender-neutral language
Can we live up to the rousing words of the French Revolution: Liberté, Egalité… Froeurorité?
How doulas can help LGBTQ2 parents navigate childbirth
Doulas can improve birth outcomes in marginalized communities. For LGBTQ2 parents, this means a trained companion to help them in the labour room and beyond
What I learned celebrating trans women’s brilliance at Essence’s Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon
Seeing the women of ‘Pose’ honoured shows how the shared humanity of Black queer and trans folk is finally being recognized
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