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Gordon Bowness

Gordon Bowness (he/him) is the executive editor of Xtra. With a 30-year career covering the LGBTQ2S+ community, Gordon is also the founding editor of Go Big magazine and In Toronto (now In Magazine). He is an English speaker and lives in Toronto.

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Halloween Parties
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Halloween Parties

October 27, 2004
Marriage reversal
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Marriage reversal

Weddings are not a happy ending

September 1, 2004
Almodóvar’s thriller
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Almodóvar’s thriller

Less camp, lots of passion

September 1, 2004
Group sex
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Group sex

Tom, Dick & Hairy Thompson

August 18, 2004
Peer Power
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Peer Power

The oldest profession gets organized

May 12, 2004
Sugar rush
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Sugar rush

Beware the crash

May 12, 2004
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Love is in the air
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Love is in the air

Take a whiff of standouts & stinkers

April 28, 2004
Light in the loafers
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Light in the loafers

A rare TV tribute

February 18, 2004
Love is the line
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Love is the line

Between selfishness & self-preservation

January 7, 2004
Reel time
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Reel time

November 26, 2003
Forward propulsion
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Forward propulsion

Through heartache & joy

November 12, 2003
Nashvillains & crewel jokes
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Nashvillains & crewel jokes

Gothic horror at the Grande Ole Opry

September 17, 2003
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Death becomes all of us
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Death becomes all of us

So how do you want to go?

September 3, 2003
Lucky 13
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Lucky 13

Hot flick picks

April 30, 2003
Bashed
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Bashed

Making sense of it all

February 19, 2003
The tops in arts
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The tops in arts

A baker’s dozen of cream-filled treats

December 25, 2002
The bitch is back
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The bitch is back

Consuming vengeance makes an awesome spectacle

October 30, 2002
TIFF tickles
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TIFF tickles

Just to get you going

August 21, 2002
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