5+ hour, 2+ min 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…...

7+ hour, 12+ min 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…...

9+ hour, 42+ min 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…...

1+ day, 5+ 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…...

5+ day, 7+ 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…...

6+ day, 8+ hour 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,…...

1+ week, 1+ 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…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (402+ words) In 1981, Toronto police arrested nearly 300 gay men as part of a six-month undercover operation called "Operation Soap" On Feb. 5, 1981, nearly 200 plainclothes and uniformed police officers raided four of Toronto's gay bathhouses: the Club Baths, the Romans II Health and Recreation…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (487+ words) The Prime Minister's remarks on Parliament Hill this week are a lot of talk, but not much action Mark Carney speaks at the Pride flag raising on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tues. , June 9, 2026. Credit: Dale Smith Carney's speech was…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (581+ words) Director Adam Shankman told Xtra that the film actually did use some AI in its visual effects Jujubee and Ginger Minj in "Stop! That! Train!" Credit: Bleecker Street; Mel Woods/Xtra Last week, I was scrolling through my local queer…...