Power

England: House of Lords passes gay-marriage bill

Could be law by the end of the week

By Niko Bell

Opinion

Songs of summer

10 tunes for pool parties and other seasonal activities

By Kevin Ritchie

Toronto Diary

Arts

New York City drag queen Mykki Blanco hits Ottawa and Toronto

Michael Quattlebaum’s stage persona hand-picked by Björk

By Bradley Turcotte

Travel

Arctic adventure in Norway

Tromso’s gay scene is lit by the aurora borealis

By Xtra Editor

Arts

Winters wonderland

Drag Race Season 5’s Miss Congeniality makes her Canadian debut at fly

By Mike Yerxa

Travel

Provincetown goes digital

New ‘iPtown’ app takes an artistic and whimsical approach

By Xtra Editor

Toronto Diary

Is Steve Grand really the first openly gay country star? (Nope, not really)

By Jeremy Feist

Opinion

Deep Dish: Starship

Sat, June 29 @ Kool Haus

By Rolyn Chambers

Opinion

Deep Dish: Starry Night

Thurs, June 27 @ The 519

By Rolyn Chambers

Opinion

Michelle Shocked ruined everything

People shouldn’t get a pass because you like them or they happen to run the political party you support

By Brad Fraser

Power

Bottoms up for DOMA

The ‘5-4’ cocktail’s ratio pays homage to the US Supreme Court’s split vote

By Brandon Matheson

Arts

Psycho killer

Deconstructing the entertainment of Mr Sloane

By Serafin LaRiviere

Power

Resolute warrior

Xtra sits down with Ugandan activist Frank Mugisha

By Andrea Houston

Arts

Uncovering the queer art narrative

From Picasso to Susan Sontag to Tom of Finland

By Xtra Editor

Toronto Diary

Stars front-man takes on anti-gay fans

By Jeremy Feist