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Thank you for letting me tell your stories
Opinion

Thank you for letting me tell your stories

Robin Perelle says goodbye after 16 years with Xtra

January 29, 2018
Pioneering gay Vancouver politician won’t run again
Power

Pioneering gay Vancouver politician won’t run again

‘Everything that I really wanted to see accomplished within our community I think has been done,’ says city councillor Tim Stevenson

January 11, 2018
12 photos of queer and allied resistance to hate in Vancouver
Opinion

12 photos of queer and allied resistance to hate in Vancouver

As thousands of counter-protesters fill the space in front of City Hall to oppose a planned racist rally

August 20, 2017
Why I’m torn between the BC Greens and the NDP
Opinion

Why I’m torn between the BC Greens and the NDP

Horgan and Weaver both impressed me on LGBT questions and broader social change. So who gets my vote?

May 6, 2017
Vancouver police have come a long way. That doesn’t mean they should march in Pride
Opinion

Vancouver police have come a long way. That doesn’t mean they should march in Pride

Ignoring Black Lives Matter means forgetting the lessons Jim Deva fought to teach us

February 24, 2017
Three ways BC NDP leader John Horgan’s answers to LGBT issues impressed me
Opinion

Three ways BC NDP leader John Horgan’s answers to LGBT issues impressed me

The premier hopeful discussed PrEP, trans rights and how to build a more inclusive society

January 27, 2017
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A year in review 2016: LGBT students save their mentor at Vancouver school board
Opinion

A year in review 2016: LGBT students save their mentor at Vancouver school board

Now-fired trustees voted unanimously to protect anti-homophobia position in 2016

December 22, 2016
A year in review 2016: New plaza and memorial help reclaim Vancouver’s gay village
Opinion

A year in review 2016: New plaza and memorial help reclaim Vancouver’s gay village

Jim Deva Plaza and West End Sex Workers Memorial both unveiled in 2016

December 16, 2016
A year in review 2016: The BC Liberals grow a conscience
Opinion

A year in review 2016: The BC Liberals grow a conscience

Why the sudden shifts on education and trans laws in 2016?

December 13, 2016
Janine Fuller wins BOLD Woman of the Year
Opinion

Janine Fuller wins BOLD Woman of the Year

A tribute to the woman who welcomed me

September 6, 2016
Can a gay man be attracted to a bisexual woman?

Can a gay man be attracted to a bisexual woman?

Meet Cute is part of The Coast is Queer at 2016 Vancouver Queer Film Festival

August 12, 2016
Accused in UBC Pride flag burning pleads not guilty
Power

Accused in UBC Pride flag burning pleads not guilty

This was an act of civil disobedience, says Brooklyn Marie Fink

May 17, 2016
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Kevin and Alex Newman on coming out and father-son forgiveness
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Kevin and Alex Newman on coming out and father-son forgiveness

Keynote speakers at Qmunity’s IDAHOT 2016 breakfast share their family’s story

May 13, 2016
Accused in UBC Pride flag burning asks court to drop charge
Power

Accused in UBC Pride flag burning asks court to drop charge

Stop imposing LGBT politics on me, says Brooklyn Marie Fink

April 26, 2016
Daily Xtra’s 12 most read world stories of 2015
Power

Daily Xtra’s 12 most read world stories of 2015

From Tom Hardy to the Rentboy raid to ISIS and more

December 31, 2015
Daily Xtra’s most read national Canadian stories of 2015
Power

Daily Xtra’s most read national Canadian stories of 2015

From Chris Hyndman to John Baird, to polyamorous women, and more

December 28, 2015
Daily Xtra’s most read Vancouver arts & scene stories 2015
Arts

Daily Xtra’s most read Vancouver arts & scene stories 2015

A gay pas de deux, an all-femme choir, and more

December 25, 2015
Daily Xtra’s most read Vancouver news stories of 2015
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Daily Xtra’s most read Vancouver news stories of 2015

Private investigators, Pride attendance, a trans pledge and more

December 24, 2015
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