"The 9". News Curated Weekly. Shawn Barber's death, Emmy Awards, and the USA are more undemocratic than Vietnam.

Your guide to the queer media circus.

As usual… 5.5 minutes to read. Your guide to the queer media circus. A weekly digest of the most important queer news in your backyard!  Exclusively for paid subscribers every Monday, “The 9” is curated weekly by Taylor Abbot + the GenZ editorial team.

If you want to hear the most important news commented on in-depth, you can listen to our podcast, GenClash: Queer Perspectives on Current Affairs. The first episode is set to be launched on February 15.

This week, sadly Shawn Barber died at 29, and then:

Canada. Sport. Shawn Barber, died at 29.

Shawn Barber, the Canadian queer pole vault record holder and 2015 world champion, has died from medical complications. He was 29. Barber died at