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Lonely nudists
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Lonely nudists

Why are so few gay men into naked dance parties?

October 31, 2012
Raising the PFLAG
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Raising the PFLAG

Do parents of gay people still need support groups?

October 3, 2012
Counting Pride attendees
Power

Counting Pride attendees

Why are attendance numbers so hard to pin down?

August 28, 2012
UPDATE: Vancouver Pride parade
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UPDATE: Vancouver Pride parade

BC Libs confirm: Clark didn’t stay for the parade

August 4, 2012
Westside Church says homosexuality is a sin
Power

Westside Church says homosexuality is a sin

But that doesn’t make it okay to hate gay people, pastor says

June 18, 2012
Radical Faerie Camp
Arts

Radical Faerie Camp

A magical weekend of warmth

May 30, 2012
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Invasive and ineffective: BC’s first-responder bill denounced
Power

Invasive and ineffective: BC’s first-responder bill denounced

‘We think it’s a crude overreaction,’ says BCCLA director

May 7, 2012
Senior Gay-Straight Alliance launches in BC
Power

Senior Gay-Straight Alliance launches in BC

First GSA for seniors she’s heard of, co-organizer says

April 9, 2012
New gay group forms in Chilliwack
Power

New gay group forms in Chilliwack

‘It was never supposed to be this big,’ organizer says

April 9, 2012
US may recognize same-sex couples at the border
Power

US may recognize same-sex couples at the border

But will proposed change apply to non-Americans?

March 28, 2012
Kicked out and detained by police for checking gay hookup sites
Power

Kicked out and detained by police for checking gay hookup sites

‘Do not display pictures of naked people in a public setting,’ man allegedly told

March 25, 2012
Luckily, my roommate wasn’t Ravi
Vancouver

Luckily, my roommate wasn’t Ravi

I was a shy American college boy, too

March 17, 2012
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Asian Wellness Services emerges from ASIA’s ashes
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Asian Wellness Services emerges from ASIA’s ashes

New group for Asians with ‘culturally stigmatized health issues’

March 1, 2012
Heated exchange over anti-homophobia policy at Vancouver school board meeting
Power

Heated exchange over anti-homophobia policy at Vancouver school board meeting

Bacchus says board has made its support for queers clear

February 7, 2012
Looking good at 150
Arts

Looking good at 150

Tyler Dorchester’s Brotherhood celebrates six years in Xtra

January 11, 2012
The drag queens’ designer
Culture

The drag queens’ designer

Benoit L Richard dies at 64

September 22, 2011
Canadian border guard tells lesbian couple to fill out separate forms
Power

Canadian border guard tells lesbian couple to fill out separate forms

Same-sex marriage still not recognized by US

August 28, 2011
Activists aim to rekindle vigil in 2012
Power

Activists aim to rekindle vigil in 2012

Honouring those who have died of AIDS is crucial: organizer

May 11, 2011
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