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Brent Ledger

Where sexual politics & law collide
Toronto

Where sexual politics & law collide

The shtick quickly soured

May 15, 2002
The hysteria over children & sex
Toronto

The hysteria over children & sex

Widespread anxiety about sex and family and age

May 1, 2002
Attitude has merits
Toronto

Attitude has merits

Is the complicated ritual worth the trouble?

April 17, 2002
Finding our way home
Toronto

Finding our way home

When tolerance is a thin cloth wrapping a very sharp knife

March 6, 2002
Shut up & work it
Toronto

Shut up & work it

The act is made real in the telling

February 20, 2002
A fairy tale on ice
Toronto

A fairy tale on ice

Earnest emotion and flagrant camp. How could it be otherwise?

January 23, 2002
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How low can he go?
Toronto

How low can he go?

Gay icon enters his ‘Hugh Hefner’ years

January 9, 2002
Flattery will get you…. nowhere
Toronto

Flattery will get you…. nowhere

Guy walks up to you, says something nice and quickly leaves

January 9, 2002
Boob tube baubles
Toronto

Boob tube baubles

Notches on the PrideVision dial

January 9, 2002
Infinite Bitchery
Toronto

Infinite Bitchery

Comic monsters touch eternal truths

October 31, 2001
There is something else on TV
Toronto

There is something else on TV

We all need a little time away from the crisis

October 3, 2001
Relax, it’s just marketing
Toronto

Relax, it’s just marketing

Not making a fashion statement at all is the best approach

September 19, 2001
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On the air, but out of reach
Toronto

On the air, but out of reach

The world’s first gay & lesbian TV network is born

September 5, 2001
Tips for better bars
Toronto

Tips for better bars

Talking to others is a nice way to start

August 5, 2001
Thirsty butts & other perils
Toronto

Thirsty butts & other perils

When did pleasure get so complicated?

June 27, 2001
I’ll take love over breeches
Toronto

I’ll take love over breeches

ER’s lesbian didn’t convert overnight

February 21, 2001
Free trade
Toronto

Free trade

Queer as Canuck Limey Yanks

January 10, 2001
Sex, guys & videotape
Toronto

Sex, guys & videotape

January 10, 2001
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