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Jeremy Willard

Jeremy Willard is a Toronto-based freelance writer and editor. He's written for Fab Magazine, Daily Xtra and the Torontoist. He generally writes about the arts, local news and queer history (in History Boys, the Daily Xtra column that he shares with Michael Lyons).

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Out in Ottawa: May 16–31, 2017
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Out in Ottawa: May 16–31, 2017

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Out in Toronto: May 11–17, 2017
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Out in Toronto: May 11–17, 2017

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May 11, 2017
Out in Toronto: May 4–10, 2017
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Out in Toronto: May 4–10, 2017

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May 4, 2017
Out in Ottawa: May 1–15, 2017
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Out in Ottawa: May 1–15, 2017

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May 1, 2017
Out in Toronto: April 27–May 3, 2017
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Out in Toronto: April 27–May 3, 2017

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April 27, 2017
Out in Toronto: April 20–26, 2017
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Out in Toronto: April 20–26, 2017

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April 20, 2017
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How were lesbians affected by the anti-LGBT Lavender Scare?
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How were lesbians affected by the anti-LGBT Lavender Scare?

Like gay men, lesbians faced persecution in the 1950s McCarthy witch hunts

April 19, 2017
Out in Ottawa: April 16–30, 2017
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Out in Ottawa: April 16–30, 2017

Choice events in the city

April 16, 2017
Out in Toronto: April 13–19, 2017
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Out in Toronto: April 13–19, 2017

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April 13, 2017
Why drag kings deserve more spaces in Toronto’s LGBT community
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Why drag kings deserve more spaces in Toronto’s LGBT community

Drag queens dominate the scene — so what does that mean for new and emerging kings?

April 10, 2017
Out in Toronto: April 6–12, 2017
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Out in Toronto: April 6–12, 2017

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April 6, 2017
Out in Ottawa: April 1–15, 2017
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Out in Ottawa: April 1–15, 2017

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March 31, 2017
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Out in Toronto: March 30–April 5, 2017
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Out in Toronto: March 30–April 5, 2017

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March 30, 2017
Out in Toronto: March 23–29, 2017
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Out in Toronto: March 23–29, 2017

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March 23, 2017
Who was the real Tadzio?
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Who was the real Tadzio?

Tracking down the real person behind the beautiful boy from Thomas Mann’s novel Death in Venice

March 21, 2017
Out in Ottawa: March 16–31, 2017
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Out in Ottawa: March 16–31, 2017

Choice events in the city

March 16, 2017
Out in Toronto: March 16–22, 2017
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Out in Toronto: March 16–22, 2017

Choice events in the city this week

March 16, 2017
Out in Toronto: March 9–15, 2017
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Out in Toronto: March 9–15, 2017

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March 9, 2017
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