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Books

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
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
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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
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. 17

By Sarah Taher
Not again: J.K. Rowling’s new book is super transphobic
Culture

Not again: J.K. Rowling’s new book is super transphobic

“Troubled Blood” features a cis male serial killer who murders cis women while dressed as a woman

By Erica Lenti
Eva Crocker’s queer, Canadian coming of age
Books

Eva Crocker’s queer, Canadian coming of age

In her debut novel, the Giller Prize-longlisted author explores the hypervisibility and policing of queerness—loosely based on her own experiences

By Ziya Jones
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. 10

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: August 27

By Gordon Bowness
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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: August 27

By Sarah Taher
Loneliness and outrage in the age of Grindr
Books

Loneliness and outrage in the age of Grindr

In an essay from his new memoir, Billy-Ray Belcourt ruminates on sex, intimacy and hook-up apps

By Billy-Ray Belcourt
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: August 13

By Sarah Taher
Welcome to Tomboyland
Culture

Welcome to Tomboyland

In her debut essay collection, Melissa Faliveno reflects on gender and queerness growing up in working-class Wisconsin

By Melissa Faliveno
4 happenings to wind you up or down right now
Arts

4 happenings to wind you up or down right now

What to watch, read, listen to and look at: July 30

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

4 happenings to wind you up or wind down with now

What to watch, read, listen to and look at: July 16

By Sarah Taher
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