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Hear it here: The Cliks’ new album, Dirty King
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Hear it here: The Cliks’ new album, Dirty King

Xtra.ca has an exclusive premiere

June 16, 2009
Elton John dazzles at sold-out Toronto show
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Elton John dazzles at sold-out Toronto show

Check out our video of the concert highlights

May 31, 2009
Canadian filmmaker boycotts Tel Aviv’s queer film fest
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Canadian filmmaker boycotts Tel Aviv’s queer film fest

Greyson protests Israel’s actions in Palestine

May 27, 2009
Colm Tóibín on his new book, coming out and AIDS fiction
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Colm Tóibín on his new book, coming out and AIDS fiction

Author’s latest, Brooklyn, is getting rave reviews

May 24, 2009
Yair Hochner wants more sex on screen
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Yair Hochner wants more sex on screen

Filmmaker bemoans de-sexing of queer films

May 19, 2009
Inside Out film fest continues
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Inside Out film fest continues

Service, screening May 20, tells the story behind a sexy, run-down Filipino porn theatre

May 18, 2009
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A Jihad for Love set for release March 24
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A Jihad for Love set for release March 24

Watch our interview with director Parvez Sharma

March 19, 2009
Ontario’s new NDP leader on queer issues
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Ontario’s new NDP leader on queer issues

Andrea Horwath talks about trans rights, hate crimes

March 7, 2009
Edmund White, the double life of a rebel
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Edmund White, the double life of a rebel

Author chats about his life and work

February 4, 2009
Scott Thompson on how terror helped him to love his gift
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Scott Thompson on how terror helped him to love his gift

Video interview

January 28, 2009
Zona Pellucida
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Zona Pellucida

Cutting edge gay theatre

January 4, 2009
Xtra.ca’s most popular stories of 2008 – chosen by you
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Xtra.ca’s most popular stories of 2008 – chosen by you

Most-read stories have common themes of sex, celebrity and censorship

December 29, 2008
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Coalition supporters rally for change
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Coalition supporters rally for change

Thousands attend Dec 4 event in Ottawa

December 3, 2008
Live blog: our panel analyzes Harper’s address to the country
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Live blog: our panel analyzes Harper’s address to the country

Replay our queer panel’s discussion of Harper’s address and the coalition’s responses

December 2, 2008
Attend a coalition rally and write to the GG!
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Attend a coalition rally and write to the GG!

Show your support for the Liberal-NDP coalition

December 1, 2008
Forum on violence
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Forum on violence

Cops meet with gay community

November 20, 2008
Bill 106: what it means
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Bill 106: what it means

Explanation & full text

November 18, 2008
Fab chats with Johnny Hazzard
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Fab chats with Johnny Hazzard

Porn superstar on his music, relationships and life as a pornstar

November 17, 2008
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