6+ hour, 26+ min ago  (1117+ words) Xtra Magazine Alberta Premier Danielle Smith appears at a news conference in Calgary on Feb. 20, 2026. Credit: Todd Korol/The Canadian Press An election is taking place in Hungary right now, where Viktor Orb'n, spiritual godfather to populist leaders on the…...

5+ hour, 43+ min ago  (973+ words) Queer life coaches promise to support people in coming out, dating and finding community. But the reviews are mixed Brooke Olson first felt "different" from the other kids around six years old. But it wasn't until she was 38 that she…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (359+ words) The ban on Bellesa Boutique's page, which caters to women and queer people, comes amidst a bigger crackdown on sex content An Instagram account promoting sexual wellness for women and queer people was permanently deleted by Meta this week, seemingly…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (997+ words) H Felix Chau Bradley is a writer and editor living in Tiohti: ke (Montreal). They are the author of the story collection'Personal Attention Roleplay. Credit: University of Iowa Press; Adelaide Cope "This isn't us," a character tells her co-worker/girlfriend…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (152+ words) Whether it's queer community, academic or government institutions, the feminist scholar says there's value in complaints Credit: Courtesy of Feminist Press Xtra spoke to Ahmed about her new book and the relevance it holds for the queer community." I think…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1140+ words) Who can win? Who will win? Welcome to Ru Paul's Drag Race Power Rankings! Every week, we're debriefing the week's new episode of Ru Paul's Drag Race Season 18 to determine which queens are riding high, and which need she-mergency care....

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (404+ words) We've finally reached the end of in-season play, with just a La La Pa Ru Za and finale to go Zane Phillips makes his return as a celebrity guest for the queens to interview, and proves himself once again to…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (258+ words) On her new album, "Ambiguous Desire," the U. K. star swaps downbeat musings for dance music. But even her disco is deep Credit: @_sullman / Sully Dance music, she knows well, is as much history and science as it is art'a dance floor reflects…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (269+ words) Bill 25, introduced in the legislature this week, will prohibit teachers and school districts from promoting or taking stances "social or ideological" issues On Tuesday, Alberta education minister Demetrios Nicolaides tabled Bill 25, a sweeping "neutrality in education" bill that could result…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (218+ words) In the 1950s, "physique" magazines sold more than just eye candy'they offered community and connection for isolated gay men In June 1957, bodybuilding magazine Strength & Health published a notorious letter "Let Me Tell You a Fairy Tale'written by then editor Harry B. Paschall,…...