Gordon Bowness Contributor since Apr 01, 2019

Gordon Bowness is the executive editor of Xtra. He has been a contributor since 1992.

DIY Pride

We need the joyous anarchy of Pride now more than ever

Gordon Bowness Jun 24
Author Rachel Matlow, whose new memoir Dead Mom Walking is the book on grieving we all need right now.
Books

Rachel Matlow’s mother is dead. So why am I laughing?

Gordon Bowness May 08
Heath V Salazar, Dainty Smith and Yolanda Bonnell join Buddies' 'Queer, Far, Wherever You Are' performance series providing succor in these times of coronavirus
Conversion therapy survivor and activist Matt Ashcroft.
Trans performance artist Cassils performing "Up To and Including Their Limits" at the Gardiner Museum.
Queer and trans literary canon
Literature

The mind-blowing power of the LGBTQ literary canon

Gordon Bowness Feb 19
Francheska Dynamites, Sapphoria, Chiquita Mare, Rose Butch and Mx Wolverine—just a sample of the performers profiled on "Canada's a Drag."
Pop Culture

Why drag is quintessentially Canadian

Gordon Bowness Feb 07
A shrugging image fitting for the questions surrounding what's next for Pride Toronto now that Olivia Nuamah is out.
A collage of lgbt protest images from the 1970s, positioned in front of a contemporary photo of Canada's Parliament Buildings
Pop Culture

‘Judy’ biopic speaks to the #MeToo era

Gordon Bowness Sep 27, 2019
Toronto International Film Festival

A round up of LGBTQ2 offerings from TIFF

Gordon Bowness Sep 17, 2019