Here’s your Xtra Weekly, September 20
The Latest
Drag performers in blackface are held accountable. Justin Trudeau should be, too
Here are the receipts on Trudeau’s history of racist acts
Lilly Singh is bringing bisexual visibility to late-night TV
She’s the first bisexual woman of colour to host a late-night TV show—and that comes with a new kind of pressure
Debunking vagina myths with Dr. Jen Gunter
All the queer and trans people Maxime Bernier should dine with
If Mike Pence can do it, so can the People’s Party leader!
Hard truths bisexuals will relate to this Bisexual Visibility Week
*Cries in bisexual*
A round up of LGBTQ2 offerings from TIFF
This year’s film festival showcased aging gay artists, lesbians on fire and Canada’s queerest politician
Is it too late for Scheer to say sorry for his remarks on same-sex marriage?
It’s time for the Conservative leader to come clean
I believe my friend has changed their abusive ways, but our queer friends don’t buy it. How can I support my friend?
Andrew Scheer’s wild weekend of homophobia-driven damage control
It was a bumpy start to the campaign for the Conservative leader
Being a Christian teen abstinence activist shaped my Black queer feminism
Growing up, I thought that purity was the only choice when it came to sex — until I began questioning what that meant
What you need to know about the Philippine’s SOGIE equality bill
Here’s your Xtra Weekly, September 13
I’m not a lesbian because of polycystic ovary syndrome
Why is science so obsessed with trying to find the cause of queerness?
The persistence of fat-shaming in queer TV
Shows like Queer Eye and The L Word attempt to be inclusive of all LGBTQ2 identities. But the lack of body diversity on the small screen still leaves much to be desired
The best queer dating advice from hip-hop duo Cartel Madras
Meet the Two-Spirit couple competing to win ‘The Amazing Race Canada’
Anthony Johnson and James Makokis talk about the race, representation and each other
Yes, we’re still debating same-sex marriage
Because it’s 2005?
How outlaw artist Orville Peck is queering country music
The mysterious masked singer builds homoerotic worlds where everyone is welcome