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The physics of a failed relationship | Xtra Magazine
We were like two subatomic particles moving in space, never really able to be in the same place or time
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Gregg Araki’s new film takes on Gen Z’s complicated relationship with sex. It made me miss the Araki of the past xtramagazine.com/culture/i-wa...
‘I Want Your Sex’ is not sexy | Xtra Magazine
Gregg Araki’s new film takes on Gen Z’s complicated relationship with sex. It made me miss the Araki of the past
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Claude Cahun’s gender-bending self portraits were ahead of their time.
The queer photographer who fought fascism | Xtra Magazine
Claude Cahun’s gender-bending self portraits were ahead of their time—and nearly erased from art history
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Deanna Klymkiw tells Xtra about playing the franchise’s first out lesbian, and her career pivot since.
Alex from Degrassi on finding her calling counselling queer teens | Xtra Magazine
Deanna Klymkiw tells Xtra about playing the franchise’s first out lesbian, and her career pivot since
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Charli XCX’s new album is infinitely more fun to talk about than to actually hear.
Music, fashion, film, mess | Xtra Magazine
Charli XCX’s new album is infinitely more fun to talk about than to actually hear
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A Texas university system is getting rid of programs they deem to be centred on sexual orientation and gender identity.
‘Like a dystopian novel:’ U.S. universities are slashing gender studies programs | Xtra Magazine
A Texas university system is getting rid of programs they deem to be centred on sexual orientation and gender identity
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“Different from the Others” is considered one of the first sympathetic portrayals of gay men on film.
This 1919 gay rights movie was almost erased from history | Xtra Magazine
“Different from the Others” is considered one of the first sympathetic portrayals of gay men on film. It was nearly destroyed
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Joseph Osmundson explores conception, queering family and grief.
In ‘Spawning Season,’ Joseph Osmundson explores what it means to build a queer family | Xtra Magazine
The writer and biologist on conception, queering family and grief
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All at once, ancient Greece seems to have returned to fashion.
I know why gay people are so obsessed with ancient Greece | Xtra Magazine
Stories like “The Odyssey” and “Hadestown” changed my life. Could they change the world?
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“Boots” and “English Teacher” both disposed of Black love interests for their gay protagonists. It's an offensive trope—and it’s not a new one
Why do queer TV shows keep tossing aside Black boyfriends? | Xtra Magazine
“Boots” and “English Teacher” both disposed of Black love interests for their gay protagonists. It's an offensive trope—and it’s not a new one
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The new Labour leader has long been a vocal ally. But he inherits a government that has introduced a slew of anti-trans policies in recent years.
Where does U.K. prime minister Andy Burnham stand on trans rights? | Xtra Magazine
The new Labour leader has long been a vocal ally. But he inherits a government that has introduced a slew of anti-trans policies in recent years
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Canadian researchers found that 97 percent of youth who seek treatment for gender dysphoria still identify as trans years later.
New study finds Canadian trans youth rarely detransition | Xtra Magazine
A group of Canadian researchers found that 97 percent of youth who seek treatment for gender dysphoria still identify as trans years later
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The new Labour leader has long been a vocal ally. But he inherits a government that has introduced a slew of anti-trans policies in recent years
Where does U.K. prime minister Andy Burnham stand on trans rights? | Xtra Magazine
The new Labour leader has long been a vocal ally. But he inherits a government that has introduced a slew of anti-trans policies in recent years
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Pride organizations in Vancouver, Montreal and Ottawa are assuring patrons they will be able to celebrate safely at upcoming Pride events
Pride organizers to ‘strengthen’ security following attack in Berlin | Xtra Magazine
Pride organizations in Vancouver, Montreal and Ottawa are assuring patrons they will be able to celebrate safely at upcoming Pride events
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"Collaborating with Rowling is not simply a tone-deaf brand partnership—it’s actively harmful."
Tim Hortons and the no good very bad ‘Harry Potter’ collaboration | Xtra Magazine
Tim Hortons licensing “Harry Potter” in 2026 essentially means directly funding J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans crusade
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Gregg Araki’s new film takes on Gen Z’s complicated relationship with sex. It made me miss the Araki of the past
‘I Want Your Sex’ is not sexy | Xtra Magazine
Gregg Araki’s new film takes on Gen Z’s complicated relationship with sex. It made me miss the Araki of the past
xtramagazine.com
The iconic photographer captured textured, erotic and political images of San Francisco lesbians as they were
Parties and protests: The photographs of Phyllis Christopher | Xtra Magazine
The iconic photographer captured textured, erotic and political images of San Francisco lesbians as they were
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As I prepare for bottom surgery, I’m returning to the people who have stood by me from the beginning—and myself
Society told me to hate my body. I choose to embrace it instead | Xtra Magazine
As I prepare for bottom surgery, I’m returning to the people who have stood by me from the beginning—and myself
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Filmmakers Harry Dodge and Silas Howard discuss the lasting resonance of their boundary-pushing trans-butch buddy caper with @jamesfactora.bsky.social.
'By Hook or by Crook’ still pushes queer cinema boundaries 25 years later | Xtra Magazine
Filmmakers Harry Dodge and Silas Howard discuss the lasting resonance of their boundary-pushing trans-butch buddy caper
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The late activist Michael Hendricks left such a mark on Quebec’s queer history that it’s hard to imagine the milieu without his angry and passionate presence.
Remembering the life and activism of Michael Hendricks | Xtra Magazine
Hendricks, who died this month at 84, left an indelible mark on Canadian queer history
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Stories like “The Odyssey” and “Hadestown” changed my life. Could they change the world?
I know why gay people are so obsessed with ancient Greece | Xtra Magazine
Stories like “The Odyssey” and “Hadestown” changed my life. Could they change the world?
xtramagazine.com
After a man drove a van into a crowd during Pride festivities in Berlin, how are Canadian Pride organizers responding?
Pride organizers to ‘strengthen’ security following attack in Berlin | Xtra Magazine
Pride organizations in Vancouver, Montreal and Ottawa are assuring patrons they will be able to celebrate safely at upcoming Pride events
xtramagazine.com
It might just be that ‘I Want Your Sex’ is way too accurate in its depiction of our time, working as a mirror with no funhouse distortion.
‘I Want Your Sex’ is not sexy | Xtra Magazine
Gregg Araki’s new film takes on Gen Z’s complicated relationship with sex. It made me miss the Araki of the past
xtramagazine.com
Surely Timmies could find a Canadian property to slap on a donut? Did Heated Rivalry turn down the prospect of a Shane Hollander “I’d prefer to be the hole” donut?
Tim Hortons and the no good very bad ‘Harry Potter’ collaboration | Xtra Magazine
Tim Hortons licensing “Harry Potter” in 2026 essentially means directly funding J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans crusade
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“For the first time since the largely Ariel Rechshaid-produced Tumblr pop of True Romance, Charli feels derivative of herself.”
Music, fashion, film, mess | Xtra Magazine
Charli XCX’s new album is infinitely more fun to talk about than to actually hear
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Activist Michael Hendricks has died. In his lifetime, he changed queer history with his anger and passion.
Remembering the life and activism of Michael Hendricks | Xtra Magazine
Hendricks, who died this month at 84, left an indelible mark on Canadian queer history
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In books, I was searching for a vision of marriage that was not so narrow. Not so, well, straight.
Looking for my relationship in marriage memoirs | Xtra Magazine
My queer marriage may not look like the marriages I read about, but maybe I don’t want it to
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How are Canadian Prides responding to the Berlin Pride attack?
Pride organizers to ‘strengthen’ security following attack in Berlin | Xtra Magazine
Pride organizations in Vancouver, Montreal and Ottawa are assuring patrons they will be able to celebrate safely at upcoming Pride events
xtramagazine.com
“‘Music, Fashion, Film’ feels like going through someone’s Close Friends story as they’re crashing out while ’00s indie landfill plays through a skipping CD boombox.”
Music, fashion, film, mess | Xtra Magazine
Charli XCX’s new album is infinitely more fun to talk about than to actually hear
xtramagazine.com