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Nancy Irwin

Nancy Irwin (she/her) is a rebel femme who occasionally fights for justice. A biker, world traveller, handy-dyke, play party organizer and switch who plays well with all genders. She makes a living in green spaces.

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Patron saints of leather

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Cherry Beach’s conflicted history

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Fifth FFN flourishes
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Fifth FFN flourishes

Cheque forthcoming for local AIDS group

August 1, 2007
Queers reveal themselves through their tattoos
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Queers reveal themselves through their tattoos

The stories behind the ink

July 24, 2007
Chicago’s leather party ingnites debate on trans leathermen
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Chicago’s leather party ingnites debate on trans leathermen

Raging Inferno

July 2, 2007
MR TRANS LEATHERMAN TORONTO?
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MR TRANS LEATHERMAN TORONTO?

July 2, 2007
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Fred Victor launches new programs for trans jobseekers
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Fred Victor launches new programs for trans jobseekers

May 9, 2007
Egale gets new ED
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Egale gets new ED

Toronto’s Helen Kennedy to take on the troubled lobby group

April 25, 2007
Meet me at the fair
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Meet me at the fair

Queer Health Matters offers a bent twist on wellbeing

April 11, 2007
Sexy seniors
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Sexy seniors

Older queers struggle with desire & invisibility

March 14, 2007
Hooked on fags
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Hooked on fags

Youth, bisexuals & young FTMs smoke more than other queers

January 31, 2007
Trans women still not welcome
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Trans women still not welcome

Michigan festival sticks to old definition of ‘woman’

September 6, 2006
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Where the sun don’t shine
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Where the sun don’t shine

Cops: Cruising grounds, nude beaches patrolled on complaint basis

August 2, 2006
Bilingual Pride?
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Bilingual Pride?

Proclamation made in French and English

June 21, 2006
Double trouble
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Double trouble

Two bathhouses open up to women on same night

June 7, 2006
Kick it
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Kick it

Harnessing gay peer pressure for good

May 24, 2006
A slippery slice of the rainbow
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A slippery slice of the rainbow

Bisexual activists head to Hogtown for international conference

May 24, 2006
How French is Egale?
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How French is Egale?

April 12, 2006
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