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Brenda Cossman

Brenda Cossman

Brenda Cossman is a professor of law at the University of Toronto, the author of Sexual Citizens: The Legal and Cultural Regulation of Sex and Belonging (Stanford University Press) and a former board member of Pink Triangle Press, Xtra’s publisher.

What the U.S. Supreme Court decision on abortion means for gay sex and same-sex marriage—it ain’t good
Politics

What the U.S. Supreme Court decision on abortion means for gay sex and same-sex marriage—it ain’t good

OPINION: By questioning Americans’ right to privacy, the U.S. Supreme Court proves it’s capable of undoing the last two decades of LGBTQ2S+ progress

May 30, 2022
EDITORIAL: Flanagan’s question worth discussing
Canada

EDITORIAL: Flanagan’s question worth discussing

Canada’s child pornography law has rightly been criticized for years

March 4, 2013
The other marriage debate
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The other marriage debate

May 21, 2008
Standing up for Spitzer
Toronto

Standing up for Spitzer

April 9, 2008
Lukiwski scandal shows how far we’ve come
Canada

Lukiwski scandal shows how far we’ve come

It’s no longer okay to be so homophobic, at least not in public

April 7, 2008
C-10 is censorship, no doubt about it
Canada

C-10 is censorship, no doubt about it

History shows that when officials have the power to censor, they use it broadly and badly

March 3, 2008
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Harper & hebephilia
Toronto

Harper & hebephilia

February 13, 2008
Take hate clause out of human rights act
Canada

Take hate clause out of human rights act

Keith Martin is on the right track

February 13, 2008
Presidential candidates disappoint on queer issues
Canada

Presidential candidates disappoint on queer issues

Even leading Democrats fail to convince anyone that they’re fully for gay rights

January 9, 2008
Harper hates us all equally
Toronto

Harper hates us all equally

January 2, 2008
Censorship not the solution to end homophobia
Canada

Censorship not the solution to end homophobia

It’s the easy solution, and not the most effective

December 12, 2007
Gay or post gay? You decide
Canada

Gay or post gay? You decide

It doesn’t matter what you call it, our culture is changing

November 14, 2007
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Much ado about Dumbledore
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Much ado about Dumbledore

November 7, 2007
Free speech is a two-way street
Canada

Free speech is a two-way street

Fight words with words, not censorship

October 17, 2007
Washroom sex should not be a crime
Canada

Washroom sex should not be a crime

Condemn the panic, not the sex

September 19, 2007
Easing the sting
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Easing the sting

September 12, 2007
Antihomophobia 101… for mall rats
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Antihomophobia 101… for mall rats

August 1, 2007
Space patrol: Le Stud
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Space patrol: Le Stud

June 6, 2007
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