Arts

The Queer Arcade

New exhibit at Videofag showcases the world of gay video games

By Andrew Jacome

Arts

A Very Trans Summerworks

Trans artists break silences at the Toronto performance festival

By S. Bear Bergman

Arts

Broadsway

Three busy women with big voices take showtunes to new heights

By Serafin LaRiviere

Travel

Divers/Cité pumps up the volume

The 411 on DJs and parties for Montreal’s big party weekend

By Richard Burnett

Culture

The importance of being heard

Yapping Out Loud: film gives voice to sex-workers

By Julie Cruikshank

Arts

CONTEST: Your chance to win!

Win 1 of 3 pairs of tickets to Eleanor Rigby: The Untold Story

By Xtra Editor

Culture

Mayonnaise enemas and a quick blow job

Condiment commotion hits Winnipeg Fringe Festival

By Brandon Matheson

Arts

Joan Rivers: ‘Enough with the sensitivity about race’

Still ruffling feathers after 50 years, gay icon to host Just For Laughs gala

By Richard Burnett

Arts

Belle of the ball

Drag/DJ sensation Kitty Glitter, the fun-loving pussycat from Down Under, will spin at this year’s Glitterball.

By Matthew Hays

Opinion

Age of Aqueerius

Your bi-weekly horoscopes from the mystical mind of Ryan Kerr

By Ryan Kerr

Culture

Inside Madonna’s hacked crackberry

By Raziel Reid

Culture

Celebrating Transgression

Queer Arts Festival’s importance confirmed by public outcry over government cuts

Opinion

Elsa Gidlow and her kind

Lesbian writer/philosopher bridged the Victorian and modern eras

By Michael Lyons

Culture

Getting dramatic with Queer Acts

By Simon Thibault

Culture

Popping culture: Halifax says “Ask First”

By Simon Thibault

Psychobitches

Famous females in history come to life in a hilarious new UK TV show

By Lydia Perovic

Arts

Beyond folk

Indie folk fests serve audiences diversity, says Kinnie Starr

By Denise Sheppard

Opinion

From the Speakers

Deko-ze presents his top-10 tracks of the moment

By MICHAEL BABB