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January 3, 2012
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A collection of small vignettes by Oliver Fugler

December 14, 2011
Weather, loss and grief: a true Canadian novel
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Weather, loss and grief: a true Canadian novel

First time novelist Dani Couture to read at Queer Solstice

December 7, 2011
Austra puts music first, politics second
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Austra puts music first, politics second

Lead singer says group is inherently queer

November 29, 2011
Let Jaclyn Friedman help you have sex
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Let Jaclyn Friedman help you have sex

New book by American feminist explores sexuality and women’s shame

November 28, 2011
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How to Get a Girl Pregnant
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How to Get a Girl Pregnant

Jiménez’s new memoir on creative procreation

November 16, 2011
Atlantic Film Festival opens in Halifax
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Atlantic Film Festival opens in Halifax

That’s So Gay series woos queer audiences

September 15, 2011
Planning a birthday with S Bear Bergman
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Planning a birthday with S Bear Bergman

Writer, educator and performer plans big weekend in Halifax

September 14, 2011
A queer Thelma and Louise story
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A queer Thelma and Louise story

Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker hit the road in a world premiere at the Atlantic Film Festival

September 12, 2011
Short Skirt Butch
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Short Skirt Butch

Lee-Anne Poole’s one-woman show comes to Ottawa

September 5, 2011
Halifax prepares for Queer Acts
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Halifax prepares for Queer Acts

Theatre festival coincides with city’s Pride Week

July 11, 2011
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Halifax Metropolitan Community Church closes, facing budget pressure
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Church was first in the region to accept gays

July 4, 2011
Vivek Shraya launches his first collection of short stories
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Vivek Shraya launches his first collection of short stories

Toronto-based artist tours God Loves Hair across Canada

May 4, 2010
Nairne Holtz and one-handed reading in Halifax
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Nairne Holtz and one-handed reading in Halifax

Author hosts erotica workshop on Mar 10

March 8, 2010
Musician Stacy Ricker is a fan of devastation in song
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Musician Stacy Ricker is a fan of devastation in song

Halifax transplant has found her footing in Toronto; recording new material

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Married lesbian couple fights California’s Prop 8 through song
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Married lesbian couple fights California’s Prop 8 through song

Musical duo moved from Los Angeles to Halifax to live and love freely

January 24, 2010
Electro-songstress Jenocide tackles feminism, femininity and fashion
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Electro-songstress Jenocide tackles feminism, femininity and fashion

Halifax singer’s work borders on queercore, borrowing from riot grrl and pop music

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