Softcult debuts feminist punk shoegaze-inspired album
Canadian alternative rock duo Softcult released their debut album, When A Flower Doesn’t Grow, on Jan. 30, to be followed by a tour including a…
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Performing masculinity on a vintage talk show stage
Gislina Patterson and Dasha Plett are the two self-described transsexual artists behind We Quit Theatre, a performance collaboration based in Winnipeg. On Feb. 6, 13…
Sport activism on ice
Olympians Gabriella Papadakis and Kaitlyn Weaver spoke on sport activism and social justice in figure skating at the U of M on Nov. 4 in…
Rainbow Resource Centre builds Place of Pride
A while ago, Rainbow Resource Centre in Winnipeg unveiled its latest project, Place of Pride — a campus designed to provide 2SLGBTQ+ individuals with access to…
Midwest princess Chappell Roan reigns TikTok and pop
Chappell Roan has taken our cyborg world – and my heart – by storm. The 26-year-old, ultra-femme lesbian, hyperpop drag queen has exploded in popularity…
“Outsider” art in the gallery
Pride month may be over, but a new exhibition of 2SLGBTQIA+ art has begun at aceartinc. Curated by James Turowski, QUEERiosities: A Queerious Art Exhibition…
Pride picnic aims to foster community
The Manitoba 2SLGBTQIA+ Student Action Coalition is hosting its first pride picnic at Assiniboine Park on Saturday, July 27. Rainbow Pride Centre president and UMSU…
Inclusive sports club fosters much-needed campus community
Sports, the people who play them, and the community fostered around them, have always fascinated me. As a queer person, getting involved in sports organizations…
My identity is more than two halves
I came out as bisexual when I was around 13. I understood myself as half-gay. A year before I came out, I became a citizen…
To hell with state suppression, embrace lesbian leather
As a kid, I had a fraught relationship with Victoria’s Secret window displays, an experience shared by many current and former queer women. Obviously, the…