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Ru Paul's Drag Race All Stars 11' puts forth the best bracket ever, thanks to an incredibly charismatic cast
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (315+ words) Six brackets in, the Tournament of All Stars format has finally figured out the perfect formula Kennedy Davenport's uproarious routine of "The Ladies Who Lunch" from Company earned her the most definitive lip sync win of All Stars 11 so far…...
Retracing Canada's journey to Pride
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1161+ words) Pride began with courage, community and a determination to be seen. Here's how Canada's Pride movement evolved into the celebration we know today. This content was created by Xtra's branded content team alongside BMO, separate from Xtra's editorial staff. Pride…...
LGBTQ2 S+ customers buy less from brands that roll back inclusion: Report
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (293+ words) New research from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation found that LGBTQ2 S+ consumers represent more than US $3. 9 trillion globally in purchasing power This June, we've all read about and seen the evidence of corporate Pride's backslide, as brands and companies seem…...
This university professor is bringing "Heated Rivalry" to the classroom
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (519+ words) Through a lecture series and syllabus, UBC's JP Catungal encourages discussions about what Shane Hollander's Japanese-Canadian identity means in the world of "Heated Rivalry" Credit: Courtesy of Crave (L) and JP Catungal (R) Days after Heated Rivalry aired its first season's last…...
This 1919 gay rights movie was almost erased from history
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (393+ words) Different from the Others" is considered one of the first sympathetic portrayals of gay men on film. It was nearly destroyed Richard Oswald's Different from the Others was a radical silent film produced in 1919 during the Weimar Republic. And it…...
Xtra analysis of far-right politics wins excellence in queer journalism
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (262+ words) Award from NLGJA caps record-breaking award season for Xtra Xtra magazine has once again been honoured for outstanding journalism, this time for a deep dive into the right wing's perceptions and politics around bisexuality. Writer Lois Shearing and editor Oliver…...
Girls Like Girls" once meant everything to me. I"ve outgrown it
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (1180+ words) Hayley Kiyoko's new movie tries to recapture the magic of the mid-2010s music video it's based on. But time has dulled its revolutionary edge Credit: Courtesy of Focus Features / " 2026 FOCUS FEATURES LLC During a 2010s-nostalgia-inspired edition of our gay music video…...
Maddie's Secret' is the movie about eating disorders we need
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (753+ words) John Early's pastiche of after-school specials mixes belly laughs with gut punches. It's a rare masterwork When Maddie's Secret premiered at TIFF last year, it was shrouded in secrecy. Marking the directorial debut of actor and comedian John Early (who…...
Van Goth made "Canada's Drag Race' look easy. But victory has a price
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1066+ words) The drag phenom's run complicated our idea of what a reality TV villain could be. She tells Xtra about clawing her way to the top'and her fight for what comes next When we speak for the first time in February,…...
New study finds Canadian trans youth rarely detransition
1+ week, 3+ day ago (188+ words) A group of Canadian researchers found that 97 percent of youth who seek treatment for gender dysphoria still identify as trans years later A new study is painting a picture of what gender-affirming care looks like for trans and gender-diverse youth…...