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‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 7 power ranking: The final five
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 7 power ranking: The final five

Which queen will miss out on the finale by just one week?

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 7 recap: Fit for a Queen of the North, the sequel
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 7 recap: Fit for a Queen of the North, the sequel

A fan favourite design challenge makes its return: designing for Brooke Lynn Hytes

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 6 power ranking: From eight to six
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 6 power ranking: From eight to six

A double elimination shifts this season into its highest gear yet

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 6 recap: Slay-Off sisters
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 6 recap: Slay-Off sisters

“Double elimination? Of course it is, why wouldn’t it be?”

By Kevin O'Keeffe
Saying goodbye to ‘Kill Bill’
Consumed

Saying goodbye to ‘Kill Bill’

Quentin Tarantino’s martial arts epic has been tainted by shocking revelations about what went down behind the scenes. Can it be redeemed?

By KC Hoard
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 5 power ranking: Chatty chicks
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 5 power ranking: Chatty chicks

The talk show maxi-challenge puts the queens’ charisma to the test

By Kevin O'Keeffe
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‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 5 recap: Hot in ‘The Shade’
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 5 recap: Hot in ‘The Shade’

A talk show challenge sees a “made-for-tv” queen take the win

By Kevin O'Keeffe
Sapphics on television had a disappointing year
Rainbow Rewind 2025

Sapphics on television had a disappointing year

2024 was a great year for queer women on TV. But from ‘The Last of Us’ to ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ 2025’s Sapphic storytelling slid backward

By Anna Govert
The legacy of Little Sister’s censorship battle over queer books
Censorship

The legacy of Little Sister’s censorship battle over queer books

Twenty-five years after the Vancouver bookstore’s win against Canada Customs, the struggle for the freedom to read isn’t over

By Zena Sharman
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 4 power ranking: Read you, wrote you
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 4 power ranking: Read you, wrote you

Which queen came out on top in the Reading Battles maxi-challenge?

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 4 recap: Battle it out
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 4 recap: Battle it out

A fan favourite maxi-challenge from “Canada vs. The World” makes its return

By Kevin O'Keeffe
This ‘Survivor’-inspired book shows how far gay fiction has come
Books

This ‘Survivor’-inspired book shows how far gay fiction has come

The queer themes in “The Book of Luke” texture the plot, but they don’t define it. It’s part of a welcome trend toward complex queer stories

By Samuel Eli Shepherd
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‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 3 power ranking: Big Sister
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 3 power ranking: Big Sister

Social strategy comes into play in a big way—but does it pay off?

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 3 recap: Pick your drag poison
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 3 recap: Pick your drag poison

Season 6’s top 11 queens get to choose their own adventure: Snatch Game or design challenge?

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘Biology’ is backlash
Politics

‘Biology’ is backlash

Why do the arguments of men’s rights activists and TERFs sound so … similar?

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle
Why is everyone obsessed with this gay Canadian hockey TV show?
TV & Film

Why is everyone obsessed with this gay Canadian hockey TV show?

“Heated Rivalry” has been a breakout hit. What’s the special sauce that’s making everyone so excited?

By Mel Woods
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 2 power ranking: Queens overboard!
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 2 power ranking: Queens overboard!

How do the power rankings ship-shape up after the first elimination?

By Kevin O'Keeffe
‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 2 recap: Yo-ho, yo-ho, a drag queen’s life for me
Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 2 recap: Yo-ho, yo-ho, a drag queen’s life for me

The queens hit the high seas for a cruise line commercial challenge

By Kevin O'Keeffe
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