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Krishna Rau

Krishna Rau

Krishna Rau is a Toronto-based freelance writer with extensive experience covering queer issues.

Soft pop hard
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Soft pop hard

And dirty angel wings

April 2, 2003
Fiddle faddle
Toronto

Fiddle faddle

Crusading for Cape Breton

April 2, 2003
The new ‘motown
Toronto

The new ‘motown

Queer rockers give Toronto the beats

October 16, 2002
Standing up to the cops
Toronto

Standing up to the cops

Politicians worry about the men in blue

May 1, 2002
Spunk rock
Toronto

Spunk rock

Greek Buck gets harder

April 17, 2002
Musique actuelle
Toronto

Musique actuelle

Plumbing, strumming, even drumming, the depths of culture

February 20, 2002
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Extending a hand
Toronto

Extending a hand

Egale tackles how to include queers of colour

February 6, 2002
A diversity watchdog for the fifth estate
Toronto

A diversity watchdog for the fifth estate

Everybody has something to say about how they’re covered by the media

May 16, 2001
Memo to: The media
Toronto

Memo to: The media

RE: Covering the cops

December 13, 2000
Gerald Hannon banned from church
Toronto

Gerald Hannon banned from church

November 15, 2000
Men & metal
Toronto

Men & metal

Forging a familiar archetype

August 9, 2000
The blame game
Toronto

The blame game

Don’t feel stupid for having sex without a condom

July 26, 2000
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Nope, no discrimination here
Toronto

Nope, no discrimination here

Lawyer fails to stop cops from arresting gay men in parks

July 12, 2000
Crashing the party
Toronto

Crashing the party

Activist ignores threats & applies for marriage

June 14, 2000
Get married at 14
Toronto

Get married at 14

March 22, 2000
Nothin’ but the facts – Not!
Toronto

Nothin’ but the facts – Not!

March 8, 2000
No porn for lesbians…
Toronto

No porn for lesbians…

Because bad ole het men will see it

January 26, 2000
Yellow Journalism
Toronto

Yellow Journalism

September 8, 1999
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