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Marcus McCann

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Marcus McCann is an employment and human rights lawyer, member of Queers Crash the Beat, and a part owner of Glad Day Bookshop. Before becoming a lawyer, he was the managing editor of Xtra in Toronto and Ottawa.

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Things that change your life
Ottawa

Things that change your life

July 6, 2011
The 519 rakes in record $375k at beer garden
Power

The 519 rakes in record $375k at beer garden

Cawthra Park filled with happy, thirsty gays

July 5, 2011
QuAIA drops banner from Wellesley subway station
Power

QuAIA drops banner from Wellesley subway station

Queers Against Israeli Apartheid makes statement on parade day

July 2, 2011
The unfinished project of gay activism
Power

The unfinished project of gay activism

25 battles we continue to fight

June 29, 2011
An army of lovers
Toronto

An army of lovers

June 29, 2011
PHOTOS: Crowds descend on The 519 for AIDS Vigil
Power

PHOTOS: Crowds descend on The 519 for AIDS Vigil

First major event of Pride Week strikes a sombre, celebratory note

June 23, 2011
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The pleasure of not passing
Toronto

The pleasure of not passing

June 1, 2011
Worldwide Short Film Festival flirts with sweet hookup drama
Arts

Worldwide Short Film Festival flirts with sweet hookup drama

Canada’s In the Light leads bumper queer crop

May 30, 2011
More to love
Arts

More to love

Finding queer and queer-tinged gems at the festival

May 30, 2011
A community hub
Toronto

A community hub

May 18, 2011
Dombrowsky won’t force GSAs on Catholic schools
Power

Dombrowsky won’t force GSAs on Catholic schools

Education minister endorses ‘supports’ for gay students

May 16, 2011
Full disclosure: The complete text of Xtra’s Leona Dombrowsky interview
Power

Full disclosure: The complete text of Xtra’s Leona Dombrowsky interview

People should refrain from sex until marriage: education minister

May 16, 2011
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Supreme Court agrees to hear HIV-nondisclosure case
HIV/AIDS

Supreme Court agrees to hear HIV-nondisclosure case

May 6, 2011
Keep calm & carry on
Vancouver

Keep calm & carry on

May 3, 2011
Young MPs: The future? Or a carnival sideshow?
Ottawa

Young MPs: The future? Or a carnival sideshow?

May 3, 2011
Keep calm & carry on
Canada

Keep calm & carry on

May 2, 2011
A Conservative majority, plus a handful of gays
Politics

A Conservative majority, plus a handful of gays

May 2, 2011
What’s behind Jack Layton’s NDP surge?
Power

What’s behind Jack Layton’s NDP surge?

How the NDP went from an idealistic, third-place party to a national contender

May 1, 2011
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