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Marking our territory
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Marking our territory

Vancouver needs queer history plaques

June 3, 2008
Gay pulp power
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Gay pulp power

Song of the Loon propelled gay publishing boom

May 6, 2008
Never underestimate the alpha in a beta
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Never underestimate the alpha in a beta

Will you have the last laugh if you have a hairy chest?

April 8, 2008
Snapshot of a lesbian uprising
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Snapshot of a lesbian uprising

Remembering the Claire et l’obscurite mini-riot

March 11, 2008
The glory days of toilet sex
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The glory days of toilet sex

Memories of a T-room aficionado

January 16, 2008
La belle et la bête: A Christmas story
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La belle et la bête: A Christmas story

A mostly fictional autobiographical holiday tale

December 18, 2007
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In search of a Canadian queer icon
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In search of a Canadian queer icon

Icons are a way to keep our accomplishments alive in the national psyche

November 21, 2007
Darlings, we are back
Vancouver

Darlings, we are back

‘It was endless clash of egos and styles and everyone was on’

September 25, 2007
‘Darlings, we have arrived’
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‘Darlings, we have arrived’

August 28, 2007
Farewell, dear Muse
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Farewell, dear Muse

Myron Thompson is calling it quits

July 4, 2007
The pipe organ DJ
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The pipe organ DJ

Bob Kerr had a particular passion for organs

June 6, 2007
David and Davey
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David and Davey

Canada’s senior gay male fiction writer turns 81 this August

May 9, 2007
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The cycle unbroken
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The cycle unbroken

What can be taken from history’s queer cultures?

March 14, 2007
For the love of coins, past lives and boys
Vancouver

For the love of coins, past lives and boys

For the love of coins, past lives and boys

February 14, 2007
The forgotten hero
Vancouver

The forgotten hero

Too gay for the horseracing business

January 17, 2007
Out in the House
Vancouver

Out in the House

Tradition dies hard in political circles

December 20, 2006
The most exquisite creature on earth
Vancouver

The most exquisite creature on earth

Nancy Mitford’s queer characters

November 22, 2006
Mac and John (part 2)
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Mac and John (part 2)

Round two of the fighting vs graft and corruption in Seattle

October 25, 2006
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