queer culture
Tracer is Queer, ‘Overwatch’ Fans Erupt in Excitement
Tracer is the face of 'Overwatch,' and she is queer.
We Asked Five Innovative Toronto Artists About the People, Spaces, and Movements Inspiring Them Right Now
Some of our favorite producers, promoters, and venue owners share their 2016 favorites and discuss the challenges facing the city.
We Asked Five Innovative Montreal Artists About the People, Spaces, and Movements Inspiring Them Right Now
Some of our favorite DJs, directors, and label owners share their 2016 favorites and discuss the challenges facing the city.
Clubbing in Majority White Spaces Taught Me More About My Blackness and Queerness Than Daily Life
Finding QTPOC communities helped me overcome racial oppression and self-doubt.
Five Artists Tell Us About the Lasting Influence of 'Paris Is Burning’ 25 Years Later
Cakes Da Killa, Ghibli, and more on how Jennie Livingston's 1991 ballroom documentary impacted pop culture and LGBTQ communities.
How Toronto's Most Popular Queer Hip-Hop and Dancehall Party Started in a Hostel
Ahead of its seventh anniversary, an oral history of inclusive, "straight-friendly" bash Yes Yes Y'all.
Views from Tokyo's Infamous Gay Micro-Bar District
Shinjuku 2 Chome is like a gay bar buffet. The Tokyo district is said to have the highest concentration of gay bars in the world, each with its own theme (such as BDSM or J-Pop), and each with less than a 12-person capacity.
Cult Art Legend Tabboo! Talks About the New York Drag Scene of Yesteryear
We caught up with painter and famed drag performer Tabboo!, whose work appears this weekend at the Outsider Art Fair.
Pacifico Silano Uses Forgotten Gay Porn to Create New Queer History
The photographer's latest exhibition, 'Tear Sheets', fuses cultural detritus with contemporary art tropes to figuratively mold the past.
Pacifico Silano Uses Forgotten Gay Porn to Create New Queer History
The photographer's latest exhibition, Tear Sheets, fuses cultural detritus with contemporary art tropes to figuratively mold the past.
Photos from MIX, NYC's Premier Queer Film Festival
The long-running happening transformed a raw warehouse space into a 24/7 art and film hub.