Jan. 15 marked the opening night for Cutlass’s debut workshop performance at Tuesday Night Café Theatre, directed by Ruby Isaacs and written by Elise Holbrook. The show follows pirates Anne Bonny (Elise Holbrook, U2 Music Composition) and Mary Read (Abby Wyland, U3 Art History Honours), who sailed the Caribbean in[Read More…]
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‘Heated Rivalry’ reminds everyone to be brave enough to pursue love
Warning: This piece contains spoilers. Love is dichotomously the simplest and most complicated thing that befalls us; both your first breath of fresh air and a crushing weight on your lungs form its delicate balance. Heated Rivalry has done a wonderful job in revealing all of love’s shifting forms: The[Read More…]
At Queer McGill, trans and nonbinary community-building is stronger than ever
On the chilly night of Oct. 8, students, activists, organizers, and vendors gathered on the fourth floor of the University Centre in celebration of Queer History Month. Queer McGill’s Market and Panel Discussion featured a variety of organizations and speakers focused on issues surrounding transgender and nonbinary communities. The heart[Read More…]
image+nation’s 37th Film Festival highlights Canadian legacies of queerness
“Representation is power. Representation is a political act,” Kat Setzer, Director of Programming for image+nation’s 37th Festival Film LGBT2SQueer Montréal, told The Tribune. image+nation culture queer, a non-profit dedicated to encouraging and nurturing 2SLGBTQIA+ culture and storytelling, kicked off their annual film festival on Nov. 20 with their opening night[Read More…]
Recap: Queerness and AI roundtable
McGill community members gathered for a roundtable discussion on Queerness and AI organized by Web Services and Equity at McGill as part of Queer History Month (QHM) on Oct. 23. Three panellists—McGill’s Associate Director of Inclusive Excellence Kit Malo, Senior Employment Equity Advisor Ande Clegg, and Digital Communications Manager Joyce[Read More…]
Shake it off, assumptions and all
How much does Taylor Swift owe her fans? An opinion piece published in The New York Times on Jan. 4 theorized about Taylor Swift’s sexuality, evoking backlash from Swifties and non-Swifties alike. To put it frankly: Swift owes her fans nothing, and people shouldn’t speculate about others’ sexuality—celebrity or not.[Read More…]
Where have the queer men gone?
In the Feature of the week: We’re queer, but are you here? In his search for a community of queer men, Copy Editor Matt Adelberg delves into queer life on campus—its promises, failures, and futures.
Something to give the girls
Pop music has hit a lull in the past few months. Beyoncé and Taylor Swift are busy touring, Dua Lipa is missing in action, and Ariana Grande is busy getting raked over the Twitter coals for her new boyfriend. A few select artists have provided tunes throughout the recent slump—credit[Read More…]
boygenius continues to amaze its listeners on ‘the rest’
Since debuting their self-titled EP in 2018, boygenius—the alternative/rock group formed by Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker—has been on everyone’s radars. After reuniting almost seven months ago to release their first full-length album, the record, the group put out a four-song EP on Oct. 13 titled the rest.[Read More…]
Bad guys with good vibes: Why I will always love the villain
In the Feature of the week: Arts & Entertainment editor Suzanna Graham explores the relationship between animated villainy and queer culture.
