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Tech

AI art like the ‘RuPublicans’ is part of a long lineage of queer remixing
Tech

AI art like the ‘RuPublicans’ is part of a long lineage of queer remixing

ANALYSIS: Viral posts of U.S. Republicans dressed in drag are fun and subversive, but issues of ownership from AI art are still a concern

By Jon Heggestad
Google is still the arbiter of life’s big questions
Tech

Google is still the arbiter of life’s big questions

ANALYSIS: While the algorithm has evolved, it’s still worth considering how search engines respond

By Jon Heggestad
How getting ghosted by ChatGPT showed me the bot’s true colours
Tech

How getting ghosted by ChatGPT showed me the bot’s true colours

ANALYSIS: ChatGPT’s evasive manoeuvres are an accurate analogy for our unfolding relationship with chatbots—a useful reminder for queer folks in particular

By Jon Heggestad
Is Lex abandoning its horniest users?
Dating

Is Lex abandoning its horniest users?

OPINION: As the app shifts its focus from fisting to friendship, those who initially used the platform for queer romance and sex are wondering if they still belong

By Noelle Perdue
‘Curses’ explores the queer magic of owning your darkest feelings
Gaming

‘Curses’ explores the queer magic of owning your darkest feelings

Emily Flynn-Jones’s new semi-autobiographical video game asks players to take big feelings seriously—especially the bad ones

By V.S. Wells
Making tech queer- and trans-friendly is about much more than hiring
The Xtra Long Read

Making tech queer- and trans-friendly is about much more than hiring

Diversity is not an end in itself. Technologies need to serve their users

By Caitlin Stall-Paquet
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How to sext safely
Sex

How to sext safely

A guide to protecting your privacy while getting intimate online

By Noelle Perdue
Gay Fighter Supreme swings, misses, breaks nail
Arts

Gay Fighter Supreme swings, misses, breaks nail

As subtle and substantial as an explosion of Diet Coke

By Andrew Jacome
The joy of missing out
Opinion

The joy of missing out

Make 2015 the year of doing (a lot) less

By Phil Villeneuve
Pink Triangle Services gaming fundraiser
Arts

Pink Triangle Services gaming fundraiser

PTS dusts off the N64 to raise money for their services

By Jeremy Willard
Queer books thrive in the margins
Opinion

Queer books thrive in the margins

The rise and fall of queer books

By Scott Dagostino
New travel app for gay Athens and Mykonos
Travel

New travel app for gay Athens and Mykonos

Billed as first travel app for these cities ‘made by locals’

By Daily Xtra Travel Editor
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Teen’s Instagram blows up over celebrity drag photos
Culture

Teen’s Instagram blows up over celebrity drag photos

By Raziel Reid
Xtra Hot: Christopher
Opinion

Xtra Hot: Christopher

This man is Mr Gay World

By Drasko Bogdanovic
Short film 420 about gay stoner boyfriends
Culture

Short film 420 about gay stoner boyfriends

By Raziel Reid
Garden of earthly delights
Culture

Garden of earthly delights

Canadian erotic photographer raising money for photobook faces further censorship

By Michael Lyons
Nintendo doesn’t care about you
Culture

Nintendo doesn’t care about you

‘Your friends, your drama, your life’

By Michael Lyons
Xtra Hot: Tyler
Opinion

Xtra Hot: Tyler

‘Your gender is between your ears, not what’s between your legs’

By Drasko Bogdanovic
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