Culture

Popping culture: Bowie’s beautiful return

By Simon Thibault

Arts

Jaime Woo wants you to Meet Grindr

New book explores how Grindr has turned dating into a video game

By Rob Salerno

Culture

The Blitz book club: Will Grayson, Will Grayson

By Raziel Reid

Culture

The best GIF of the 2013 Oscars

By Raziel Reid

Arts

VIDEO: Backstage with Margaret Cho

The comedian talks about gun control, gays and Downton Abbey

By Xtra.ca staff

Culture

Capital Pride Youth attend drag university

Capital Kings mentor gender-bending teens

By Bradley Turcotte

Arts

Rare, raw and Canadian

Toronto artists exhibit at New York City gallery

By Aaron Leaf

Culture

Three historical Oscar injustices

By Bradley Turcotte

Arts

Bluebird North dissects the art of song

Songwriters Association of Canada event features queer artists Lyndell Montgomery and Amanda Rheaume

By Bradley Turcotte

Toronto Diary

London police accused of brutalizing trans woman

By Jeremy Feist

Arts

Gay picks for the Oscars

Queer-themed films up for Spirit Awards, Tony Kushner’s Lincoln up for several Academy Awards

By Nicolas Kazamia

Arts

Queercore legend Gary Floyd remembers his days with The Dicks

Chucking condoms and talking queer in 1980s Texas

By Allan MacInnis

Arts

Showcasing the erotic art of Sexapalooza

Quebec Artists Council hosts exhibit at Ottawa sex show

By Bradley Turcotte

Culture

Comic Book Shoppe owner takes anti-gay writer off the shelves

‘I don’t want to support someone who has got such a strong standpoint against my clientele’

By Bradley Turcotte

Arts

Clybourne Park a good fit for Toronto

A slow-build comedy pays off with thought-provoking laughs

By Drew Rowsome

Arts

Jade London’s ‘Go Away’

By Bradley Turcotte

Arts

REVIEW: How to Survive a Plague

Tribute to ACT UP offers a blueprint and a wake-up call

By Tony Correia

Love & Sex

Fuck positive women

Local activist Jessica Whitbread is getting louder

By Andrea Houston