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Culture

Singapore library bans gay penguins and lesbian moms

Power

Singapore: Libraries pull books with gay themes

National Library Board says it chooses ‘pro-family’ titles

By Natasha Barsotti

Culture

Ivan E Coyote: Between Ellen Page and Hulk Hogan

Books

Counting the bodies

Sean Strub’s memoir of politics, sex, AIDS and survival

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Culture

The love letters of Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy

Arts

Queer stories for young readers

Make the most of your summer reading with these picks from the LGBT community

By Julie Cruikshank

Arts

Westboro Church endorses comic about gay zombies

Despite the help, gory project’s creators still need funding

By Michael Lyons

Opinion

I just want to be me

Dearly Beloved explores a unique angle on the transitioning process

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Culture

A Midsummer Night’s Dream awakens into 21st century

Stratford gives Shakespeare’s comedy a modern twist

By Michael Lyons

Culture

John Waters on his hitchhiking adventure

Sex

The Masturbatory Tales: Volume 5

To mark Masturbation Month, JP Larocque shares a story of self-pleasure

Thank you, ma’am

Behind the scenes with proud pornographer mr Pam

By Andrew Jacome

Arts

Mystery in the pumpkin patch

Jeffrey Round’s latest novel takes investigator Dan Sharp to some dark places

By James K Moran

Culture

The Reading List for May 22, 2014

By Simon Thibault

From Brazil with love

Inside Out’s opening gala, The Way He Looks, is both sappy and powerful

Arts

A bookish prof and a sexual adventurer collide

Brett Josef Grubisic’s new novel of unforeseen possibilities

By Greg Armstrong-Morris

Books

F-bombs, face-palms and real-life lessons

Physical therapist Adele Levine’s Run, Don’t Walk looks at life in a military amputee clinic

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Culture

Calgary’s Fairy Tales queer film fest opens May 23

Organizers expect 4,000 guests over seven days

By Douglas Boyce

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