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Natasha Barsotti

Natasha Barsotti is originally from Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean. She had high aspirations of representing her country in Olympic Games sprint events, but after a while the firing of the starting gun proved too much for her nerves. So she went off to university instead. Her first professional love has always been journalism. After pursuing a Master of Journalism at UBC , she began freelancing at Xtra West — now Xtra Vancouver — in 2006, becoming a full-time reporter there in 2008.

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Xtra’s Hot & Buttered guide to the Queer Film Fest
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Xtra’s Hot & Buttered guide to the Queer Film Fest

Check out some of our top picks

August 10, 2011
Pride Society fires sponsorship coordinator
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Pride Society fires sponsorship coordinator

‘Just time for us to move in different directions’: GM

July 27, 2011
PRIDE virgins & vets
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PRIDE virgins & vets

What the celebrations mean to them

July 27, 2011
NDP to BC Libs: address homophobia and trans rights
Power

NDP to BC Libs: address homophobia and trans rights

Take action on eve of Pride, Chandra Herbert demands

July 27, 2011
Burnaby opponents to run for school board
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Burnaby opponents to run for school board

Parents’ Voice in early stages of forming a party

July 21, 2011
Dykes on Bikes to lead Pride parade as usual, VPS confirms
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Dykes on Bikes to lead Pride parade as usual, VPS confirms

‘Tell the dykes, just show up’: Holman

July 20, 2011
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UPDATE: Outgames: track and field in jeopardy?
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UPDATE: Outgames: track and field in jeopardy?

Organizers find new event host

July 19, 2011
Outgames cancels five sports
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Outgames cancels five sports

‘Everything’s on track’: Boychuk

July 13, 2011
The art of play
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The art of play

This year’s Queer Arts Festival salutes the Outgames

July 13, 2011
When lesbians and Christian fundamentalists make a family
Arts

When lesbians and Christian fundamentalists make a family

With sufficient motivation, anything is possible: Bohigian

June 21, 2011
Getting past the rhetoric
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Getting past the rhetoric

Christians vs gays vs…

June 15, 2011
UPDATE: Burnaby passes anti-homophobia policy
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UPDATE: Burnaby passes anti-homophobia policy

Video coverage of the event

June 14, 2011
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Who’s prompting the Burnaby protests?
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Who’s prompting the Burnaby protests?

No one, says Parents’ Voice spokesperson

June 13, 2011
Burnaby trustees can approve revised 5.45
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Burnaby trustees can approve revised 5.45

Final vote likely on June 14

June 8, 2011
Burnaby school board won’t extend deadline
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Burnaby school board won’t extend deadline

‘Gay is not a dirty word’: parent

May 24, 2011
‘We will defy the illegal ban’: Alexeyev
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‘We will defy the illegal ban’: Alexeyev

Moscow Pride ‘event’ on for May 28

May 23, 2011
Burnaby opponents rally outside school board
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Burnaby opponents rally outside school board

Being lesbian or gay is ‘not the right thing’: parent

May 10, 2011
Conservatives win majority
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Conservatives win majority

Clarke two votes behind NDP in Van Centre

May 2, 2011
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