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Patti Smith in Toronto with photo exhibit, performances
Arts

Patti Smith in Toronto with photo exhibit, performances

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Mary Walsh unleashes Dancing with Rage

Look out, Stephen Harper

March 4, 2013
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Olympia Dukakis in Toronto for film opening

Thom Fitzgerald’s Cloudburst opens March 8 at Carlton Cinema

March 3, 2013
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Memo to straights: hands off Leonardo da Vinci

Portrayal of artist as heterosexual ‘against all historical evidence’

February 27, 2013
Kelly Worrall’s story: the costs and the courage of coming out
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Kelly Worrall’s story: the costs and the courage of coming out

Why one trans woman is presenting male again

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Vancouver’s Next Drag Superstar
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Vancouver’s Next Drag Superstar

Wigl’it heads to NYC

February 17, 2013
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Underwear model Quinn Jaxon bares all

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February 14, 2013
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James Kudelka’s From the House of Mirth

Regent Park theatre remounts popular production

February 13, 2013
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The Canadian Music Hall of Fame will soon include kd lang

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February 11, 2013
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Ontario’s Kathleen Wynne takes the reins

Wynne sworn in as Canada’s first openly gay premier

February 11, 2013
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Regina the Gentlelady video release

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February 10, 2013
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Nate Phelps on the night he escaped

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February 6, 2013
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Barebacking in gay porn: behind the scenes

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February 3, 2013
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Kathleen Wynne’s son on coming out

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February 3, 2013
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Big Freedia’s ass is everywhere

New Orleans bounce queen storms Toronto and Montreal

January 31, 2013
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Sharon Needles in Toronto this weekend

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Thelma Houston, gay rights revolutionary
Arts

Thelma Houston, gay rights revolutionary

Singer remembers performing and partying at legendary gay nightclubs

January 29, 2013
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