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Books

‘Funny Boy’ is forever precocious and provocative
TV & Film

‘Funny Boy’ is forever precocious and provocative

Shyam Selvadurai’s beloved book gets a gorgeous cinematic makeover

By Gordon Bowness
4 queer and trans happenings to wind you up or down this week
Culture

4 queer and trans happenings to wind you up or down this week

What to watch, read, listen to or look at beginning Dec. 3

By Sarah Taher
‘What will you do if your kids grow up to be straight?’
Books

‘What will you do if your kids grow up to be straight?’

In her new memoir, author Jane Byers jostles with the realities of queer parenting while adopting her twins

By Jane Byers
A divinely illustrated history of drag
Books

A divinely illustrated history of drag

This detour through the demented world of Divine and John Waters is just a sample of delights from the comprehensive new book “The Art of Drag”

By Jake Hall
4 queer and trans happenings to wind you up or down in the week ahead
Arts

4 queer and trans happenings to wind you up or down in the week ahead

What LGBTQ2S+ films to watch, books to read, podcasts to listen to or art to look at beginning Nov. 5

By Sarah Taher
Remembering poet, novelist and playwright RM Vaughan
Culture

Remembering poet, novelist and playwright RM Vaughan

A friend recalls the magically talented and gregarious artist

By Paul Gallant
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4 queer and trans happenings to wind you up or down in the week ahead
Arts

4 queer and trans happenings to wind you up or down in the week ahead

What to watch, read, listen to or look at beginning Oct. 29

By Sarah Taher
Timothy Findley was a consummate artist and ferocious fighter
Books

Timothy Findley was a consummate artist and ferocious fighter

A new biography of the iconic Canadian writer is a reminder of just how hard it was to be gay two generations ago

By RM Vaughan
4 LGBTQ2 happenings to wind you up or down in the week ahead
Arts

4 LGBTQ2 happenings to wind you up or down in the week ahead

What to watch, read, listen to, or look at: Oct. 22

By Sarah Taher
4 LGBTQ2 happenings to wind you up or down right now
Arts

4 LGBTQ2 happenings to wind you up or down right now

What to watch, read, listen to or look at: Oct. 8

By Sarah Taher
Catherine Hernandez’s new dystopian novel feels very real in 2020
Books

Catherine Hernandez’s new dystopian novel feels very real in 2020

In “Crosshairs,” the author conjures a near-future world where a resistance movement rises up against authoritarianism, racism and environmental disaster

By Rachel Giese
The secret history of gay liberation
Books

The secret history of gay liberation

Eric Cervini’s ‘The Deviant’s War’ follows the life and activism of Frank Kameny—a generation before Stonewall

By Rob Csernyik
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Chilling disappearances that still haunt 10 years later
Books

Chilling disappearances that still haunt 10 years later

Justin Ling’s ‘Missing from the Village’ is a careful, infuriating book documenting the murder of eight men in Toronto and the police inaction that failed to protect the community

By Justin Ling
A thrilling debut novel takes revenge on smalltown homophobia
Books

A thrilling debut novel takes revenge on smalltown homophobia

Young Quebecois novelist Kevin Lambert kills it with his recently translated book “You Will Love What You Have Killed”

By Christopher DiRaddo
What it’s like to nurse when you’re non-binary
Love & Sex

What it’s like to nurse when you’re non-binary

In an essay from their new collection, “Like a Boy but Not a Boy,” andrea bennett reflects on the joys and limitations of non-binary parenting

By andrea bennett
Queer enchantments: Finding fairy tales to suit a rainbow of desires
Books

Queer enchantments: Finding fairy tales to suit a rainbow of desires

Carefree escape and radical politics are spun from a surprising collection of contemporary classics

By Jennifer Orme
4 LGBTQ2 happenings to wind you up or down right now
Arts

4 LGBTQ2 happenings to wind you up or down right now

What to watch, read, listen to or look at: Sept. 24

By Sarah Taher
Toronto at its most glitteringly sad
Books

Toronto at its most glitteringly sad

Kristyn Dunnion’s new story collection “Stoop City” blooms with characters down on their luck

By Casey Plett
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