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Resurrecting Long John Baldry

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A showcase for local artists

Queer expression from a video camera to the silver screen

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Conflicted chutzpah

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From AIDS to ABBA

Canada’s first gay choir shares 25 years of memories

June 6, 2006
Repressed no more
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Repressed no more

May 24, 2006
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Voices lifted in Unison
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Voices lifted in Unison

When Canada’s queer choirs unite

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Broken fuses old into new

CE Gatchalian returns to the stage

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A bit of silly Nunsense

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Religion in a girl’s bed
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From Fiddler on the Roof to Stories You Earn

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Music legend leaves the gay community proud.

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