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Can breaking the rules save queer people?
Books

Can breaking the rules save queer people?

“Be Gay, Do Crime” anthologizes gay wrongs–and gay consequences

By H Felix Chau Bradley
In the face of uncertainty, U.S. queer creatives are building alternatives
Arts

In the face of uncertainty, U.S. queer creatives are building alternatives

Federal cuts are forcing LGBTQ2S+ artists and organizations to scramble for survival

By Simon Feisthauer Fournet
How trans comics can save the world
Culture

How trans comics can save the world

ANALYSIS: The world is growing increasingly hostile toward the LGBTQ2S+ community. We need superheroes now more than ever

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
Sufjan Stevens’s best album broke me—and brought me peace
Music

Sufjan Stevens’s best album broke me—and brought me peace

“Carrie and Lowell” turns ten this year. It got me through the worst time of my life

By KC Hoard
Deborah Vance is the power dyke we deserve
TV & Film

Deborah Vance is the power dyke we deserve

Jean Smart’s character on “Hacks” is just like her turn on “Designing Women”: powerful, trailblazing and authentic

By Angela Mullins
Is it time for Eurovision to face the music over Israel’s participation?
Music

Is it time for Eurovision to face the music over Israel’s participation?

Pressure is mounting for the über-popular song contest to drop its most controversial contestant

By Isaac Würmann
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How ‘Survivor’ and ‘Real Housewives’ got queer
Inside Xtra

How ‘Survivor’ and ‘Real Housewives’ got queer

Mel Woods, host of Xtra’s “Get Queer” podcast, talks about the secret LGBTQ2S+ history of reality television

By KC Hoard
Xtra named finalist for three Digital Publishing Awards
Inside Xtra

Xtra named finalist for three Digital Publishing Awards

Editors Mel Woods and Ziya Jones, plus columnist Kai Cheng Thom, recognized by National Media Awards Foundation

By Xtra Staff
Thirty years ago, ‘When Night Is Falling’ kick-started the golden age of lesbian cinema
Queer View Mirror

Thirty years ago, ‘When Night Is Falling’ kick-started the golden age of lesbian cinema

Hokey, improbable and super sexy, Patricia Rozema’s flick still has my heart 

By Ingrid Randoja
No one knows what ‘masculinity’ is, but it’s killing us
Identity

No one knows what ‘masculinity’ is, but it’s killing us

ANALYSIS: Does “masculinity” mean anything other than “being in charge”? Let’s talk to transfeminists and find out

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
‘The Wedding Banquet’ is a cozy update for the queer masses
TV & Film

‘The Wedding Banquet’ is a cozy update for the queer masses

REVIEW: Andrew Ahn’s modern take on the ’90s classic aims to please

By Rendy Jones
The news cycle broke me. Gaming saved me
Politics

The news cycle broke me. Gaming saved me

Things feel scarier than ever before—we won’t make it through without some distractions

By Katelyn Burns
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How streaming services oversell queer content
TV & Film

How streaming services oversell queer content

ANALYSIS: Are Netflix’s personalized offerings indicative of a queer utopia or only a surface-level mirage?

By Jon Heggestad
Trans representation isn’t trans liberation
Dangerous Space

Trans representation isn’t trans liberation

OPINION: Even at its zenith, the trendiness of “diversity” appears to have done little to improve the day-to-day lives of trans people as a vulnerable and exploited class

By Kai Cheng Thom
2024 was the year without truth
Rainbow Rewind 2024

2024 was the year without truth

ANALYSIS: From the wilds of the internet to the most venerated and reputable mainstream publications, the collapse of truth has fallen squarely on the heads of queer and trans people

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
2024’s hottest onscreen trend? Toxic lesbians
Rainbow Rewind 2024

2024’s hottest onscreen trend? Toxic lesbians

From “Agatha All Along” to “Love Lies Bleeding,” complicated, messy queer women and their love lives took centre stage

By Anna Govert
Anti-trans violence is on the rise. The media must step it up
Violence against LGBTQ2S+

Anti-trans violence is on the rise. The media must step it up

The crisis needs meaningful, sustained coverage addressing the systemic issues that allow this violence to persist  

By Adam Rhodes
Could the Trump administration criminalize queer speech online?
Censorship

Could the Trump administration criminalize queer speech online?

ANALYSIS: Here’s what you should and shouldn’t freak out about when it comes to Project 2025’s plans for digital communications

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
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