Culture

Male strangers kiss for first time, adorableness ensues

By Raziel Reid

Arts

Marie Brassard talking to herself in the future

Celebrated theatre artist presents her show at Buddies this spring

By Chris Dupuis

The sweet success of Shaver

Helen Shaver on her latest role and how TV is changing the game for actresses of a certain age

By Matthew Hays

Culture

New Queer Youth Café promises fun every Friday night

Social night may showcase everything from local arts groups to performers, poetry to music

By Adrienne Ascah

Arts

Sexercising for health

Kylie Minogue delivers steamy and confusing video for newest single

By Andrew Jacome

Arts

Ottawa’s favourite freaks

A new event hosted by Jesse Reynolds attempts to showcase the best of Bytown

By Jeremy Willard

Opinion

Starting out in my career

I am extremely grateful to Xtra and the role it plays in shaping and reflecting the diverse communities it addresses

By Kamal Al-Solaylee

Arts

Vancouver Gaymers: where gay geeks go to belong

Paradise by the console light

By Stacy Thomas

Toronto Diary

RuPaul and John Waters talk counter-culture and queerness

By Jeremy Feist

Love & Sex

High school crush? It’s a Long Story

Toronto developers deliver an exceptional LGBT-positive mobile game

By Michael Lyons

Arts

Power couple

Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal tackles the story of sculptors Auguste Rodin and Camile Claudel

By Chris Dupuis

Arts

Queer elders writing group releases sixth anthology in Vancouver

An excerpt from Quirk-e’s The Bridge Generation

By Xtra Editor

Culture

Filmmaker Jack Lemmon dead at 70

Lemmon one of three filmmakers responsible for documentary Track Two

By Xtra Editor

Arts

Gettin’ Yigi with it

How a sex-obsessed artist discovered the origins of the glory hole, and other queer folklore

By Ryan Kerr

Arts

Elegies

Thom Allison stars in Acting Up Stage’s remount of Elegies: A Song Cycle

By Jeremy Willard

Culture

Rae Spoon and Ivan E Coyote bring book, show to Halifax

By Simon Thibault

Arts

Magnussen, the queer Viking

This art exhibit toys with the definition of masculinity by camping up football

By Jeremy Willard

Culture

WorldPride goes country

Major country music acts added to Toronto lineup

By Andrew Jacome