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Shawna Dempsey

Lezzie art inspires death threats
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Lezzie art inspires death threats

November 15, 2009
Gay marriage: doing it their way
Canada

Gay marriage: doing it their way

September 3, 2009
My summer of discontent: Pride on the Prairies
Canada

My summer of discontent: Pride on the Prairies

How our big gay parties are becoming more corporate, more conservative and more militaristic

August 3, 2009
Festival fund misguided from the get-go
Canada

Festival fund misguided from the get-go

A sloppy attempt to support arts & culture

July 9, 2009
Let’s adopt Carrie Prejean
Canada

Let’s adopt Carrie Prejean

Lambert may have placed second in American Idol, but recent events show a tipping point for US gays

May 20, 2009
Margaret Cho pissed me off
Canada

Margaret Cho pissed me off

‘I refer to myself as gay, but I am married to a man’

April 26, 2009
Recession paves way for innovative sex toys
Canada

Recession paves way for innovative sex toys

Demand for toys has remained strong: Forbes

February 5, 2009
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
Canada

Should auld acquaintance be forgot

January 8, 2009
Winnipeg’s urban utopia: can it last?
Canada

Winnipeg’s urban utopia: can it last?

Queers, sex workers and other marginalized communities may be forced out of South Point Douglas

December 11, 2008
The trouble with online dating in smaller cities
Canada

The trouble with online dating in smaller cities

Take a lesson from globalization: import some homos

November 20, 2008
Mainstream media still ignores stories that affect our gay lives
Canada

Mainstream media still ignores stories that affect our gay lives

Winnipeg Free Press strike highlights dangers of cost-cutting

October 30, 2008
Femme bottoms?
Canada

Femme bottoms?

October 9, 2008
How to describe Winnipeg to a big-city dyke
Canada

How to describe Winnipeg to a big-city dyke

Where people care less about style, more about content

September 25, 2008
From the RCMP to Harper: thought police live on
Canada

From the RCMP to Harper: thought police live on

We might not live in fascist state, but sometimes it bears a striking resemblance…

August 13, 2008
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