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Pride Toronto round-up
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Pride Toronto round-up

Relive the parade with our play-by-play

June 25, 2009
Canadians rally against Prop 8
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Canadians rally against Prop 8

Plus, our full coverage of the court decision

May 25, 2009
Kylie is (finally) coming to Canada
Arts

Kylie is (finally) coming to Canada

And we have a pair of tickets to give away!

May 5, 2009
Queer Twitterers outraged over Amazon ‘glitch’
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Queer Twitterers outraged over Amazon ‘glitch’

Gay books labelled as ‘adult material’

April 12, 2009
Alberta delists gender reassignment surgery
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Alberta delists gender reassignment surgery

Program cost only 19 cents per Albertan each year

April 8, 2009
Man found guilty of murder for not disclosing HIV status
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Man found guilty of murder for not disclosing HIV status

Critics argue conviction will hamper prevention

April 4, 2009
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Vancouver rallies against gaybashings
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Vancouver rallies against gaybashings

Community demands court treat recent attack as a hate crime

April 4, 2009
Police lay charges against election candidate who allegedly called for execution of gays
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Police lay charges against election candidate who allegedly called for execution of gays

Independent candidate set to appear in court Apr 15, say Sudbury Police

March 4, 2009
Swiss court overturns failure to disclose conviction
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Swiss court overturns failure to disclose conviction

Risk of HIV transmission too low say experts

March 2, 2009
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We apologize for service disruption

Technical difficulties fixed, service has resumed

February 26, 2009
Michael Lucas to Obama: push Canada to end ban on gay fetish porn
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Michael Lucas to Obama: push Canada to end ban on gay fetish porn

February 18, 2009
Gays shortlisted for GG’s literary awards
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Gays shortlisted for GG’s literary awards

Mariko Tamaki, Ronnie Burkett get nods

October 20, 2008
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Kill gays, federal election candidate tells students
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Kill gays, federal election candidate tells students

Religious extremist received 124 votes in 2007 Ontario election

September 30, 2008
Quebec artists target Harper’s cuts to arts funding
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Quebec artists target Harper’s cuts to arts funding

YouTube video already viewed more than 250,000 times

September 20, 2008
Gay diver Matthew Mitcham wins gold
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Gay diver Matthew Mitcham wins gold

Australian was reportedly the only out male athlete at the 2008 Beijing Olympics

August 24, 2008
The World Unseen at the queer film fest: Aug 20
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The World Unseen at the queer film fest: Aug 20

August 18, 2008
Montreal celebrates Pride with circus-themed parade
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Montreal celebrates Pride with circus-themed parade

Check out our photos!

August 17, 2008
Golden Girls star Estelle Getty has died
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Golden Girls star Estelle Getty has died

Thank you for being a friend, Sophia!

July 21, 2008
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