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Will ‘Sinners’ win Best Picture at the Oscars? | Xtra Magazine “One Battle After Another” seemed locked in to win the film industry’s top prize. But a once-simple awards race has gone haywire

This year, the Oscars race is as unpredictable as everything else in the world.

06.03.2026 14:19 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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The many eras of the AIDS Committee of Toronto—including its final bow | Xtra Magazine As Canada’s oldest AIDS organization closes its doors after more than four decades, Xtra dives deep into its community history and why it’s come to an end

For over 40 years, the AIDS Committee of Toronto has been a leader in HIV/AIDS advocacy. Later this month, the organization is shutting down. We dive into some of its extensive community history.

06.03.2026 00:11 👍 18 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1
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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

In the final step of my transition, I’m letting go of others' expectations and choosing peace on my own terms

05.03.2026 21:38 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18, Episode 9 recap: Bring it to the ball, Fannie | Xtra Magazine Did RuPaul spend his off-season seeing “CATS: The Jellicle Ball”?

A frontrunner extends her lead on #DragRace this week, while another queen extends her competitive slump

05.03.2026 17:49 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The 20th-century journal that challenged the gender binary | Xtra Magazine From 1916 to 1940, “Urania” imagined a world beyond gender—and documented feminist movements around the globe

From 1916 to 1940, “Urania” imagined a world beyond gender—and documented feminist movements around the globe

05.03.2026 14:19 👍 14 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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U.S. Supreme Court blocks California policy protecting students from forced outing | Xtra Magazine The ruling is the latest case to tackle parental rights and religion in public schools

The court challenge was brought to the Supreme Court as an emergency appeal by a group of teachers and parents represented by a Catholic public interest law firm.

05.03.2026 00:11 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Maia Kobabe to guest edit series of original comics about LGBTQ2S+ censorship | Xtra Magazine “This series seeks to counter suppression with a joyful, unruly, fierce collection of comics highlighting and celebrating the perseverance of storytelling under fire,” says Kobabe

“This series seeks to counter suppression with a joyful, unruly, fierce collection of comics highlighting and celebrating the perseverance of storytelling under fire,” says Kobabe.

04.03.2026 21:38 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Zena Sharman’s new book stitches death, life and sex into a beautiful tapestry | Xtra Magazine In “Staying Power,” kink and community help Sharman navigate parenthood, divorce and the death of her mother

In “Staying Power,” kink and community help Sharman navigate parenthood, divorce and the death of her mother

04.03.2026 17:49 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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How do we find hope that isn’t bullshit? | Xtra Magazine Real hope doesn’t come from ignoring the pain of being human—it comes from listening to it

It hurts to be human right now, and real hope doesn’t come from ignoring the pain of being human—it comes from listening to it.

04.03.2026 14:19 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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U.S. Supreme Court blocks California policy protecting students from forced outing | Xtra Magazine The ruling is the latest case to tackle parental rights and religion in public schools

The United States Supreme Court has blocked a California policy that protected students from being forcibly outed to their parents if they come out as queer or trans at school.

04.03.2026 00:11 👍 14 🔁 7 💬 2 📌 4
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18, Episode 9 power ranking: And the Tony goes to … | Xtra Magazine This season is increasingly looking like a race between two queens

With one queen consistently placing high, and winning again this week, are we heading to a potentially record-setting result on #DragRace this season?

03.03.2026 21:38 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Halsey’s ‘Badlands’ soundtracked the rise and fall of my oldest friendship | Xtra Magazine The pop star’s first album let us escape from the suburbs. After a falling out, it brought us back together

Halsey's first album let us escape from the suburbs. After a falling out, it brought us back together.

03.03.2026 17:49 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18, Episode 9 recap: Bring it to the ball, Fannie | Xtra Magazine Did RuPaul spend his off-season seeing “CATS: The Jellicle Ball”?

For this season’s Rusical, #DragRace takes a familiar musical to the ballroom scene. And no, it’s not “CATS: The Jellicle Ball”

03.03.2026 14:19 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18, Episode 9 power ranking: And the Tony goes to … | Xtra Magazine This season is increasingly looking like a race between two queens

#DragRace gives another queen her second win, while another previous maxi-challenge winner goes home

03.03.2026 00:11 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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What the Barry Neufeld tribunal ruling means for trans rights in Canada | Xtra Magazine A former Chilliwack school trustee has been ordered to pay $750,000 after years of anti-LGBTQ2S+ posts

A former Chilliwack school trustee has been ordered to pay $750,000 after years of anti-LGBTQ2S+ posts.

02.03.2026 21:01 👍 19 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 1
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18, Episode 9 recap: Bring it to the ball, Fannie | Xtra Magazine Did RuPaul spend his off-season seeing “CATS: The Jellicle Ball”?

#DragRace reaches what has felt like an inevitable showdown, but it is no less heartbreaking for its predictability

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LGBTQ2S+ employment programs struggle to find funding, are unable to meet the needs of newcomers to Canada | Xtra Magazine Queer and trans immigrants rely on employment programs. Why don’t these programs get enough government money?

Canadian grants are generally short-term and support highly targeted activities, which means relying on them to fund programs that are crucially needed for people to get established and find jobs adds to the overall precarity LGBTQ2S+ newcomers experience.

02.03.2026 14:19 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Trans public service workers say Ontario’s return-to-office mandate puts them at risk | Xtra Magazine Doug Ford has forced Ontario public servants back into the office. Trans workers fear the fallout

While the COVID-19 pandemic forced isolation and limited access to healthcare, it also gave people space to explore their identity and live as their true selves without fearing the scrutiny of colleagues. Return-to-office mandates interfere with that.

28.02.2026 17:49 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Six of my exes are dating each other, so I’m moving to Europe | Xtra Magazine I’m sick of being ignored by the same Toronto-famous art hoes, twunks, circuit gays and daddies on Grindr

I’m sick of being ignored by the same Toronto-famous art hoes, twunks, circuit gays and daddies on Grindr

27.02.2026 21:38 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Queer farmers are growing better futures | Xtra Magazine For generations, LGBTQ2S+ people fled rural areas. Now, they’re putting down roots, farming with a focus on community and the environment

According to almost a dozen queer and trans farmers, the face of farming is changing.

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How do we find hope that isn’t bullshit? | Xtra Magazine Real hope doesn’t come from ignoring the pain of being human—it comes from listening to it

Real hope doesn’t come from ignoring the pain of being human—it comes from listening to it, writes @judedoyle.bsky.social:

27.02.2026 14:19 👍 7 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18, Episode 8 power ranking: Papal defiance | Xtra Magazine One of the most blatant robberies in recent memory happens in the Snatch Game of Love Island

A bummer elimination and a shocking snub from top recognition means the #DragRace power ranking looks a little wonky this week

27.02.2026 00:11 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18, Episode 8 recap: I came here for Snatch | Xtra Magazine A “Love Island” take on Snatch Game of Love freshens up the game, and gets great results

While the Snatch Game of Love Island on #DragRace is a hit, it’s a bummer to see one of the best performances go unrecognized

26.02.2026 21:38 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Halsey’s ‘Badlands’ soundtracked the rise and fall of my oldest friendship | Xtra Magazine The pop star’s first album let us escape from the suburbs. After a falling out, it brought us back together

"Her hair was electric blue and she sang about sex and drugs and bad men and she was bisexual. Though she only had a couple of years on us, our lives bore no similarities."

26.02.2026 17:49 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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As a trans therapist, my trans clients teach me how to build a better future | Xtra Magazine I share my client’s fears and struggles; they help me as much as I help them

"We will have to live alongside people who do not want to understand us, who are being taught to fear us, who hurt us because they are hurting."

26.02.2026 14:19 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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What the Barry Neufeld tribunal ruling means for trans rights in Canada | Xtra Magazine A former Chilliwack school trustee has been ordered to pay $750,000 after years of anti-LGBTQ2S+ posts

Senior editor @melwoods.me breaks down the implications of last week's B.C. Human Rights Tribunal decision ordering former school trustee Barry Neufeld to pay $750,000 for his posts sharing anti-LGBTQ2S+ discrimination and hate speech

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Saskatchewan's pronoun policy is driving teachers out of the profession | Xtra Magazine Teachers in the province are struggling to choose between protecting children and following the law

As a visibly trans man training to become a teacher in Regina, Jake felt uncomfortable in his education classes. “I felt like an elephant in the room,” he says.

25.02.2026 21:38 👍 18 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 3
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18, Episode 8 recap: I came here for Snatch | Xtra Magazine A “Love Island” take on Snatch Game of Love freshens up the game, and gets great results

Island bros and unconventional celebrities meet up on #DragRace this week for the Snatch Game of Love Island

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The first gay man to sue Scouting America becomes a Scout leader, 45 years later | Xtra Magazine Tim Curran is enjoying the fruits of a hard-won, decades-long battle for gay inclusion in the organization

He sued Scouting America in1981 after they rejected him for being gay. Now, Tim Curran is a Scout leader.

25.02.2026 14:19 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18, Episode 8 power ranking: Papal defiance | Xtra Magazine One of the most blatant robberies in recent memory happens in the Snatch Game of Love Island

Snatch Game of Love brought out the best in the #DragRace Season 18 queens, but one queen in particular got snubbed in egregious fashion

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