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Michael Harris

Michael Harris

Michael Harris is an award-winning author. His latest book is ALL WE WANT: Building the Life We Cannot Buy.

The husband stays in the book
Culture

The husband stays in the book

How queer authors who write about non-queer subjects are forced to be closeted, and why one author has had enough

January 5, 2022
The personal cost of constant connection
Opinion

The personal cost of constant connection

An excerpt from Michael Harris’s The End of Absence

October 18, 2014
Found in translation
Arts

Found in translation

A talk with Abdellah Taïa, hailed as Morocco’s first openly gay author

October 15, 2013
Jane Rule’s final words
Culture

Jane Rule’s final words

A new book of essays, published posthumously

April 8, 2008
Community Hero of the Year
Power

Community Hero of the Year

Three introductions to Michael V Smith

May 22, 2007
The new face of Pride
Culture

The new face of Pride

It’s like a sock hop for oddballs

August 1, 2006
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Ghetto-busting beer garden
Arts

Ghetto-busting beer garden

Homopalooza brings pride to a new level

July 18, 2006
Girls Like Me
Arts

Girls Like Me

June 21, 2006
Heroes of 2005
Power

Heroes of 2005

Stephen McManus wins Community Hero of the Year

May 24, 2006
A bowl full of cherries
Vancouver

A bowl full of cherries

In search of a virgin, just to see if there are any

April 12, 2006
Public transit just got a little bit sexier
Arts

Public transit just got a little bit sexier

Coming soon to a pocket near you

April 11, 2006
Libby Davies triumphs again
Power

Libby Davies triumphs again

Vancouver East’s lesbian MP heads back to Ottawa

February 22, 2006
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Libby Davies triumphs again
Power

Libby Davies triumphs again

Vancouver East’s lesbian MP heads back to Ottawa

January 31, 2006
Sisters, Such Devoted Sisters
Arts

Sisters, Such Devoted Sisters

Russell Barr’s alter ego finds laughter in the pain

January 17, 2006
Secret lives of Surrey
Power

Secret lives of Surrey

Russell Keller’s home movies

January 3, 2006
Diva prodigy on the rise
Arts

Diva prodigy on the rise

At 17, Dustin Hiles is raising eyebrows and turning heads

January 3, 2006
Into the woods
Vancouver

Into the woods

A Campus Chronicles finale

December 21, 2005
The unexpected bundle
Vancouver

The unexpected bundle

Will, Lucy and baby Jane

November 23, 2005
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