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Tips for bringing your same-sex partner home for the holidays

Tips for bringing your same-sex partner home for the holidays

Meeting the family for the first time doesn’t have to be an ordeal

December 20, 2016
A raw ride in the world of queer poetry

A raw ride in the world of queer poetry

Christopher Gudgeon’s oddly prophetic Assdeep in Wonder takes aim at addiction, identity and Trump’s America.

December 16, 2016
What are you really saying when you ask, ‘where are you from?’

What are you really saying when you ask, ‘where are you from?’

Toronto-based WAYF Collective seeks to empower Asian-identified youth

December 8, 2016
Hot and steamy affairs at Canada’s coldest Pride festival

Hot and steamy affairs at Canada’s coldest Pride festival

Glitzing up the mountain for Whistler Pride 2017

December 6, 2016
Capitalizing on life in queer Ottawa

Capitalizing on life in queer Ottawa

Bytown offers a wealth of queer-friendly options

November 30, 2016
A quarter century of singing loud and proud

A quarter century of singing loud and proud

Celebrating 25 years of Toronto’s perfectly tuned queer voices

November 24, 2016
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The queer comedians preparing to storm southern Ontario

The queer comedians preparing to storm southern Ontario

Queer and Present Danger comedy tour takes the underground scene on the road

November 23, 2016
Battling stereotypes and finding love as a queer black man

Battling stereotypes and finding love as a queer black man

The cast of Buddies’ upcoming show, Black Boys, talk about how race affects their dating lives

November 18, 2016
A look back at Robert Mapplethorpe’s powerful queer portraits

A look back at Robert Mapplethorpe’s powerful queer portraits

The most extensive Robert Mapplethorpe retrospective since 1988 exhibits at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

November 15, 2016
Queer men in Ontario can finally get the HPV vaccination

Queer men in Ontario can finally get the HPV vaccination

Men who have sex with men vastly overrepresented in cases of cancers linked to HPV

November 14, 2016
How a bowlathon can help newcomer and local queer youth in Toronto

How a bowlathon can help newcomer and local queer youth in Toronto

Supporting Our Youth’s largest fundraising event enters its 17th year

October 19, 2016
Tracking down Toronto’s best budget date nights

Tracking down Toronto’s best budget date nights

Love does cost a thing, unfortunately

October 18, 2016
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When the frank takes centre stage

When the frank takes centre stage

Celebrating 20 years of Vancouver’s queer theatre

October 17, 2016
Tracey Bell and Conni Smudge lead annual HIV/AIDS fundraiser

Tracey Bell and Conni Smudge lead annual HIV/AIDS fundraiser

In its 15th year, the Heart of Richmond AIDS society continues raising money and awareness

October 14, 2016
LGBT hockey players open up about homophobia in youth sports

LGBT hockey players open up about homophobia in youth sports

‘A living breathing nightmare’

October 6, 2016
The shadiest moments in RuPaul’s Drag Race herstory

The shadiest moments in RuPaul’s Drag Race herstory

Category is: shady ladies

September 29, 2016
Six tips for staying fit through the fall

Six tips for staying fit through the fall

Small lifestyle changes as the days get colder and shorter

September 27, 2016
Queer picks for Vancouver International Film Festival 2016

Queer picks for Vancouver International Film Festival 2016

This year’s lineup tells queer stories from around the globe

September 23, 2016
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