5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: June 26
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8’ Episode 8 power ranking: They’re all (dressed up as) winners, baby
We’re at the final four—with no end to this season in sight
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8’ Episode 8 recap: Paying respects to the legendary legends
Five All Stars winners’ spirits are in the room for this week’s design challenge
Miss Major, Big Freedia, Dykanite and trans science fiction on deck for Pride Month
Plus queer poetry and two big film festivals online
Wyoming sorority supports trans sisters, Elon Musk says ‘cis’ is a slur, U.K. politicians driving anti-drag sentiment, Florida trans care ban struck down, Starbucks union strike
5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: June 23
Democrats have reintroduced the Equality Act yet again
OPINION: We need more than a single piece of legislation to protect queer and trans lives
What is a photograph?
The ArQuives celebrates 50 years of liberation and advocacy
A conversation with Elliot Page
The trans icon discusses his memoir “Pageboy,” the responsibility of stardom and the importance of queer friendships
Poilievre’s silence on harassment is cause for concern
OPINION: Whether or not he attends Pride, he’s made his indifference toward LGBTQ2S+ safety known
Victory Over the Sun’s brutal beauty embodies trans rage and hope
Vivian Tylinska joins a wave of queer and trans musicians reshaping metal, noise and dissonance
‘Glamorous’ star Damian Terriquez talks fashion, politics and being starstruck
The Mexican-American non-binary actor takes Xtra behind the scenes of Netflix’s newest queer-led comedy
Judge blocks Arkansas trans healthcare ban, Estonia may legalize same-sex marriage, federal court protects discrimination against queer people, Spanish town bans LGBTQ+ flag, Italy looks to cancel birth certificates of lesbian couples
5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: June 21
A timeline of surprisingly queer ‘Sex and the City’ episodes
Before Che Diaz, there was Syd—here, we trace the original show’s wayward queerness
Non-binary author Steacy Easton digs deep into the life of the country singer in ‘Why Tammy Wynette Matters’
Easton discusses writing their first book and the pleasures and pain of country music
Christian nationalists fuelling anti-LGBTQ2S+ agenda across Canada
Christian groups that rose to prominence in last year’s Freedom Convoy have turned their “language of genocide” on LGBTQ2S+ Canadians
Pixar non-binary character, Rishi Sunak makes transphobic comments, South Korean Pride clashes, Moldova Pride is peaceful and Trump-appointed judge blocks Indiana trans ban
5 queer and trans stories we’re watching: June 19
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8’ Episode 7 power ranking: Ru crime genre
Who stands tallest in this season’s latest improv challenge?
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8’ Episode 7 recap: ‘Mama is here to straighten shit out’
It takes a wake-up call from RuPaul to snap the cast out of their spiral