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FILM: Glenn Close gets Oscar nom for Albert Nobbs
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FILM: Glenn Close gets Oscar nom for Albert Nobbs

Plays woman forced to live as man in 19th-century Ireland

January 30, 2012
Not the marrying kind
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Not the marrying kind

Activist Ryan Conrad critiques the gay equality movement

January 12, 2012
FILM: The Iron Lady
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FILM: The Iron Lady

Streep awesome in strangely apolitical Thatcher biopic

January 9, 2012
BOOKS: The Better Angels of our Nature
Arts

BOOKS: The Better Angels of our Nature

Author Steven Pinker says the emergence of gay rights is a sign of human evolution

December 31, 2011
Nightlife resurgence
Arts

Nightlife resurgence

Montreal’s Royal Phoenix club is bucking conventional wisdom

December 29, 2011
A trans trailblazer
Power

A trans trailblazer

Meet Montreal Gazette blogger Jillian Page

December 21, 2011
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The Shame of the het sex-addict movie
Arts

The Shame of the het sex-addict movie

How Steve McQueen’s new film plays into viewer hysteria

December 12, 2011
Cabaret craziness
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Cabaret craziness

Montreal’s Glam Gam productions to stage 24-hour event

December 5, 2011
Screening the epidemic
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Screening the epidemic

A look back at Canada’s first AIDS documentary

November 30, 2011
Ken Russell, 1927-2011
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Ken Russell, 1927-2011

Film director lauded for gay content

November 28, 2011
A tribute to Toronto’s Tarragon
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A tribute to Toronto’s Tarragon

Critic Kamal Al-Solaylee launches anthology of seminal theatre’s memorable works

November 23, 2011
The art of transformation
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The art of transformation

Coming out was a creative force for Humboldt Magnussen

November 2, 2011
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STAND UP: sweet, spicy and sometimes stoned
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STAND UP: sweet, spicy and sometimes stoned

Comedian Darcy Michael keeps it fresh

October 31, 2011
FILM: 10 reasons to check out Montreal’s Image+Nation queer film festival
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FILM: 10 reasons to check out Montreal’s Image+Nation queer film festival

Organizers unreel a broad range of big-screen treats for 24th edition

October 25, 2011
Allen Ginsberg’s muse
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Allen Ginsberg’s muse

Eric Drooker on his collaboration with the famous artist

October 18, 2011
Film: The agony and the ecstasy
Arts

Film: The agony and the ecstasy

Manhattan club impresario Peter Gatien in the Limelight once again

September 22, 2011
Celebrating Canada’s queer pioneers
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Celebrating Canada’s queer pioneers

Peter Knegt’s first book, About Canada: Queer Rights

September 19, 2011
A chat with Adam West
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A chat with Adam West

On meeting the pope and why Batman couldn’t have stopped 9/11

September 18, 2011
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