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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 4, Episode 2 recap: Rocker chicks
This franchise doesn’t wanna break up (bye bye) with its signature challenge
Rina Sawayama, The Paranoyds and more queer artists with new September tracks
The days are getting shorter, but these queer and trans artists will lift your spirits
Announcing the winner of the Xtra Pride Photo Contest
Xtra readers submitted pups, parades, parties and more, but one photo won out
Speed Date with drag thing Toddy
The winner of “Call Me Mother” Season 1 talks stand-up, opera and Vancouver’s diverse drag scene
‘Moonage Daydream’ is as unconventional as the artist it is inspired by
REVIEW: The David Bowie documentary is a cinematic musical odyssey
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New study finds that top surgery improves quality of life in trans youth
The study comes at a time when trans healthcare is increasingly under fire in political and social arenas
Four books (and a TikToker) to inspire your queer disability justice work
Plus more of what’s up and on starting Sept. 29
New study shows more mental health services lead to lower suicide risk for LGBTQ college students
The research suggests racialized and trans and non-binary students face greater suicide risks
Queer and trans candidates are running for office in Brazil in record numbers
Four years under the far-right presidency of Jair Bolsonaro has galvanized a whole new generation of activists—but divisions remain
Guy Branum on embracing the gay best friend role in queer rom-com ‘Bros’
The veteran comedian talks rom-com tropes and the importance of straight women for gays
Kezra Leon’s ‘Pink Moon’ is a club banger in the making
Florida rapper and drag performer Kezra Leon’s new EP is an homage to club culture
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Thousands of Virginia students walk out over proposed anti-trans policies
Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s policies would prevent students from using their correct name or pronouns without a court order
What Giorgia Meloni’s win means for LGBTQ+ Italians
Advocates worry the far-right politician’s tenure as prime minister will stymie LGBTQ+ rights in Italy
LGBTQ+ Afghan refugees are starting new lives in Canada—but hundreds are still stuck in limbo
A year after the Taliban takeover, advocates are urging the government to welcome more queer refugees and make arriving in Canada easier
Cuba legalizes same-sex marriage in new family code
The new family code also allows same-sex couples to adopt
June Jones’s ‘Pop Music for Normal Women’ is full of emotionally devastating earworms
REVIEW: Jones deftly knits together cheeky humour and emotional vulnerability on her third album
When is it okay to ask someone with less privilege than you to cut you some slack?
Kai answers a reader whose conflict with a friend is further complicated by race, mental health and privilege
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