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Big city Pride events need a bit more culture
Canada

Big city Pride events need a bit more culture

What happened to the book readings and art openings?

June 8, 2008
She’s a boy I knew
Canada

She’s a boy I knew

Gwen Haworth’s journey to award-winning documentary maker

May 8, 2008
From rosebuds to brown hairy stars
Canada

From rosebuds to brown hairy stars

Sometimes the best seat isn’t in the front row

April 9, 2008
Clit lit and book boys
Canada

Clit lit and book boys

Gay guys should support our community’s vibrant writers

March 12, 2008
He sings like a woman
Canada

He sings like a woman

There’s an undercurrent of homophobia in Idol comps

February 13, 2008
Who wants to be a big homo?
Canada

Who wants to be a big homo?

Today’s game shows need a little fairy dust

January 16, 2008
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Free festival goodies come into good use
Canada

Free festival goodies come into good use

Slippery sponsorship serves queers well

December 19, 2007
Freeing Lusty Tlusty
Canada

Freeing Lusty Tlusty

Homos and hockey

November 21, 2007
Queer at the straight bar
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Queer at the straight bar

Is that a gun in your pocket?

October 24, 2007
Sean Horlor’s poems are Made Beautiful by Use
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Sean Horlor’s poems are Made Beautiful by Use

It’s all in the arms

June 20, 2007
Trailblazing anomalies
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Trailblazing anomalies

Anne Fleming’s first novel explores the nuances of gender

January 17, 2006
Lament for an icon
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Lament for an icon

Changes at The Duff signal end of ‘radical’ space

November 24, 2004
A little bit of a diva
Vancouver

A little bit of a diva

Painter Attila Richard Lukacs has returned to Vancouver

December 11, 2002
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