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Queer disability art showcased at Vancouver’s Kickstart festival

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Indigo Girls set to launch first comprehensive Canadian tour

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Melissa Ferrick settles down

Singer gets a new job, a new relationship and a full band

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Laurie Rubin writes about being a blind, lesbian opera singer

April 4, 2013
A lesbian Christmas Carol
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A lesbian Christmas Carol

Featuring Eleanor S Crooge and her yoga empire

November 28, 2012
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Fully fledged house of gay nuns

Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence put Canada back on the map

July 25, 2012
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‘Too much contact and not enough depth’

Leaping Thespians take on technology through a time capsule

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Vancouver hosts Western Canada’s first same-sex ballroom dance competition

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Fuelling the culture of gossip

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Fuelling the culture of gossip

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