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Poetic enigma

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United by words
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United by words

Rekindling intimate ideas in out-of-print gay classics

May 18, 2005
Dumbing gay down?
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Dumbing gay down?

New queer writers invite straight audiences into their lives

February 16, 2005
Tying people together
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Tying people together

Rekindling intimate ideas in out-of-print gay classics

February 16, 2005
Dumbing gay down?
Vancouver

Dumbing gay down?

New queer writers invite straight audiences into their lives

February 2, 2005
The forgotten generation
Vancouver

The forgotten generation

Arthur Motyer’s ode to his pre-Stonewall days

November 24, 2004
Exploring the body’s poetry
Vancouver

Exploring the body’s poetry

Dance meets on-stage cameras in new search for divinity

September 29, 2004
Three weddings, a protest and Randy White
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Three weddings, a protest and Randy White

A behind the scenes look at Let No One Put Asunder

September 1, 2004
Find the power
Vancouver

Find the power

Barry Truax reflects gay life in groundbreaking opera

May 26, 2004
Holy body runs wild
Vancouver

Holy body runs wild

Noam Gagnon on being transported

May 12, 2004
School censors same-sex kiss
Vancouver

School censors same-sex kiss

Handsworth play takes out kiss, but leaves in rape

April 14, 2004
Barbarians at the gate
Vancouver

Barbarians at the gate

Shopping & Fucking explores sexual consumerism

November 12, 2003
The harmony of James Tan
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The harmony of James Tan

World-famous brush painter exhibits in Chinatown

October 15, 2003
A queen’s obscure
Vancouver

A queen’s obscure

Scott Ashton Swan’s different kind of theatre company

September 17, 2003
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