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Michael Lyons

Michael Lyons is a queer-identified, chaotic neutral writer, activist, misanthrope, sapiosexual, and feline enthusiast. He is a columnist, blogger and regular contributor with Xtra and has contributed to Plenitude Magazine, KAPSULA Magazine, Crew Magazine, Memory Insufficient e-zine, The Ryersonian, Buddies Theatre blog, Toronto Is Awesome blog and Fab Magazine and more.

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Review: Me Talking to Myself in the Future

Marie Brassard’s trippy new play at Buddies is out of this world

March 28, 2014
A thing of beauty
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A thing of beauty

The life and loves of Erté

March 25, 2014
High school crush? It’s a Long Story
Love & Sex

High school crush? It’s a Long Story

Toronto developers deliver an exceptional LGBT-positive mobile game

March 21, 2014
Parenting 101: Must-watch videos
Love & Sex

Parenting 101: Must-watch videos

March 20, 2014
Locker-room cock talk
Culture

Locker-room cock talk

A sports sociologist who never thought he ‘would spend so much time talking about penis size’

March 18, 2014
A very ‘cheeky’ cycling ad
Culture

A very ‘cheeky’ cycling ad

#ThinkBikes campaign shows motorists what they might be missing

March 17, 2014
Advertisement

Is Fred Phelps hatred incarnate?
Power

Is Fred Phelps hatred incarnate?

Complicated thoughts on hate, family and what evil really is

March 16, 2014
Coco’s body count
Culture

Coco’s body count

Drag queen Coco Peru in a hilarious ‘let’s play’ Grand Theft Auto V video

March 5, 2014
Naked boys not singing!
Culture

Naked boys not singing!

Adorable Canadian circus duo performs naked on French television

March 4, 2014
Molly Wood’s Bush
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Molly Wood’s Bush

Deconstructing the legend of Alexander Wood

March 2, 2014
The Last of Us first in a new age of video games
Culture

The Last of Us first in a new age of video games

Is this story the dawn of central queer characters in gaming?

March 1, 2014
World leaders are such a drag
Power

World leaders are such a drag

Artist has received almost a hundred death threats and had work destroyed

February 26, 2014
Advertisement

Review: Looking, Episode 6
Media

Review: Looking, Episode 6

Looking in the Mirror

February 24, 2014
Say it loud
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Say it loud

Ryan Hinds one of the amazing performers at Blackphonics this weekend

February 21, 2014
Birds do it, bees do it
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Birds do it, bees do it

The team at MinuteEarth tackles monogamy in the animal kingdom

February 20, 2014
Fuck history
Power

Fuck history

Fudge, eff, frig, frak: there’s just nothing that compares

February 13, 2014
Big, throbbing heart-on
Culture

Big, throbbing heart-on

Fill up your box with awesome queer valentines

February 12, 2014
Everyday magic: A Victoria author’s debut short-story collection
Culture

Everyday magic: A Victoria author’s debut short-story collection

Andrea Routley will read in Vancouver for Valentine’s Day

February 11, 2014
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