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Bathhouses outlasted the AIDS epidemic, but will they survive COVID-19?
Power

Bathhouses outlasted the AIDS epidemic, but will they survive COVID-19?

These crucial sites for sex, community, education and protest are at risk of disappearing forever

By Paul Gallant
‘The Boys in the Band’ has delighted and horrified audiences for 50 years
TV & Film

‘The Boys in the Band’ has delighted and horrified audiences for 50 years

The new film adaptation of Mart Crowley’s revered and reviled play encapsulates a half century of change

By Frank M. Miller
Channeling alienation into a cosmic passion project
TV & Film

Channeling alienation into a cosmic passion project

John Shepherd dreamed of contacting aliens through music he beamed into space

By Jesse Locke
Controversial thriller ‘Antebellum’ grapples with the nightmare of slavery
TV & Film

Controversial thriller ‘Antebellum’ grapples with the nightmare of slavery

Filmmaking partners Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz hope they’ve created a cathartic wake-up call

By Tre’vell Anderson
4 things to wind you up or wind down with this week
Arts

4 things to wind you up or wind down with this week

What to watch, read, listen to and look at: July 9

By Sarah Taher
The trans doctor who helped flatten the curve a century ago
History

The trans doctor who helped flatten the curve a century ago

Dr. Alan Hart’s groundbreaking use of X-ray in the 1920s helped save the lives of patients with Tuberculosis, a reminder of the LGBTQ2 doctors at the frontlines of public health crises

By Sarah Prager
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Why one of the best worst films ever, ‘Can’t Stop the Music,’ still matters 40 years later
Culture

Why one of the best worst films ever, ‘Can’t Stop the Music,’ still matters 40 years later

The Village People got it right: “Can’t you hear it coming your way, it’s here to stay”

By Tony Correia
‘Reclaiming the daylight’: Learning from Prides past
DIY Pride

‘Reclaiming the daylight’: Learning from Prides past

An older generation of activists recall the joyous power of their groundbreaking protests and celebrations

By Kate Sosin
How to survive an epidemic and other tales of the everyday
History

How to survive an epidemic and other tales of the everyday

A Peabody Award-winning NPR podcast animates LGBTQ2 stories for future generations

By Caitlin Stall-Paquet
Trans musician and vocalist Beverly Glenn-Copeland, at 76, is beyond ready for his closeup
TV & Film

Trans musician and vocalist Beverly Glenn-Copeland, at 76, is beyond ready for his closeup

The American-Canadian artist discusses his revived career and new documentary “Keyboard Fantasies: The Beverly Glenn-Copeland Story”

By Tre’vell Anderson
Baseball diamonds for a 71-year-long lesbian love story
TV & Film

Baseball diamonds for a 71-year-long lesbian love story

Trailblazing athlete Terry Donahue and her partner Pat Henschel are the focus of a beautiful, moving documentary

By Stacey May Fowles
How James Baldwin inspired Jeremy Pope’s ‘Hollywood’ character
TV & Film

How James Baldwin inspired Jeremy Pope’s ‘Hollywood’ character

The Broadway darling discusses his television debut in Ryan Murphy’s Netflix series that rewrites history

By Tre’vell Anderson
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Does the death of a lesbian icon mark the end of the lesbian era?
Analysis

Does the death of a lesbian icon mark the end of the lesbian era?

Phyllis Lyon was a U.S. lesbian pioneer. But with fewer self-identified lesbians than ever, what is the future of the term?

By Sarah Prager
The Harlem Renaissance was queer AF. Here’s proof
History

The Harlem Renaissance was queer AF. Here’s proof

The minds behind the Queer Harlem Renaissance Project discuss reclaiming history

By Tre’vell Anderson
Hey sweeties, we’re changing
Inside Xtra

Hey sweeties, we’re changing

Help us build an even better Xtra

By Rachel Giese
Writing hate and LGBTQ2 resistance into the national story
Human Rights

Writing hate and LGBTQ2 resistance into the national story

Site for ambitious LGBTQ2 monument announced in Ottawa

By Gordon Bowness
Having tough conversations about LGBTQ2 activism across generations
Still Fighting: LGBTQ2 Rights at 50

Having tough conversations about LGBTQ2 activism across generations

Why one BC oral history project asked youth to interview activists about the past 50 years of queer and trans reform

By Shilpa Narayan
Looking back at politics of the AIDS crisis with filmmaker Laurie Lynd
Still Fighting: LGBTQ2 Rights at 50

Looking back at politics of the AIDS crisis with filmmaker Laurie Lynd

His new film, ‘Killing Patient Zero,’ explores the life and death of Gaëtan Dugas

By RM Vaughan
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