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Can't stop the music. There's been an explosion of queer parties online during the COVID-19 pandemic. Credit: Courtesy Instagram; Elaineitalia/iStock/Getty Images Plus; Francesca Roh/Xtra

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Pandemic Pastimes

As we at Xtra practise physical distancing during this uncertain time of  COVID-19, we’ll bring you field notes on our favourite pandemic pastimes, from books and movies to games and music.

39 easy steps for buying your first vibrator in the middle of a pandemic
Pandemic Pastimes

39 easy steps for buying your first vibrator in the middle of a pandemic

As a feminist and former gender studies academic, it took a global crisis for me to buy my first vibrator. Here’s how I assembled the nerve (and self-love) to do it

By Kirsten Reneau
People are sending sex toys to each other during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it’s beautiful
Love & Sex

People are sending sex toys to each other during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it’s beautiful

The owner of one of Canada’s most sex-positive and LGBTQ2-friendly sex toy stores talks about how customers are taking care of each other, plus its shortlist of most-loved sex toys

By Eternity Martis
6 horror films to comfort (and scare you) during COVID-19
Pandemic Pastimes

6 horror films to comfort (and scare you) during COVID-19

For LGBTQ2 people, horror films hold a special place in our hearts—especially during the pandemic

By Henry Giardina
During COVID-19, rainbows are for everyone
Pandemic Pastimes

During COVID-19, rainbows are for everyone

Once a symbol of comfort and safety exclusive to LGBTQ2 communities, they’re now a marker of hope for humanity

By Stéphanie Verge
Getting it on online: Queer sex during COVID-19
Pandemic Pastimes

Getting it on online: Queer sex during COVID-19

Horny LGBTQ2 folk prove yet again that sexual creativity under constraint has always been a queer superpower

By Andrea Zanin
Online dance clubs are reviving a fierce and fundamental part of LGBTQ2 culture
Pandemic Pastimes

Online dance clubs are reviving a fierce and fundamental part of LGBTQ2 culture

During the COVID-19 crisis, queer and trans folk learn and love to slay at home

By Elio Iannacci
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Isolation row: Staying grounded through the unhinged days and nights of COVID-19
Pandemic Pastimes

Isolation row: Staying grounded through the unhinged days and nights of COVID-19

Writer and rocker Patricia Wilson shares artistic touchstones that steady a wayward soul

By Patricia Wilson
All is queer in ‘Love & Hip Hop’
Pandemic Pastimes

All is queer in ‘Love & Hip Hop’

For a show that’s been seen as trash TV, put some respek on its name for its portrayal of LGBTQ love

By Eternity Martis
Regina Gently’s house hit playlist
Pandemic Pastimes

Regina Gently’s house hit playlist

The vocal heavy pop hooks, diva singers and club beats that inspire the DJ and recording artist

By Regina Gently
Xtra’s social distancing mixtape
Pandemic Pastimes

Xtra’s social distancing mixtape

Our favourite bops for dancing on your own

By Chelle Turingan
‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ is the queer utopia we need right now
Pandemic Pastimes

‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ is the queer utopia we need right now

There’s no better distraction from the uncertainty of COVID-19 than the unreality of deserted island life with a bunch of animal friends

By Erica Lenti
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