Culture

First full trailer for HBO’s The Normal Heart

By Raziel Reid

Arts

All in the family

New anthology examines queer relationships

By Scott Dagostino

Arts

Book review: Gender Failure

One reader reflects on Ivan E Coyote and Rae Spoon’s new book

By Jeremy Willard

Power

Dissecting homophobia in Russia

Oxford’s Dan Healey says Putin is country’s first leader to say anything positive about LGBT rights

By Jonathan Valelly

Toronto Diary

How To Be a Lesbian in 10 Days’ authour responds to forced cancellation

By Jeremy Feist

Books

Review: The story of the Kitty Genovese murder

A page-turner for true-crime fans, with a lesbian twist

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Power

Little Sister’s wins Gray Campbell Distinguished Service Award

Jim Deva says he’s proud of history but rues demise of bookstores

By Natasha Barsotti

Culture

Ivan Coyote and Rae Spoon turn Gender Failure live show into book

Vancouver book launch planned for April 9

By Erin Flegg

Culture

The Beat Generation’s boy-toy

By Raziel Reid

Books

Review: Pee-Shy: A Memoir

Frank Spinelli’s new book is about a childhood filled with bullying and curiosity about forbidden (girl’s) things

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Vancouver

The Blitz book club: God Loves Hair

By Raziel Reid

Arts

Repression in rhapsody

The Queer Songbook Orchestra performs songs that capture the experience of being closeted

By Jeremy Willard

Arts

Janet Mock in her own words

Xtra asks the New York Times bestselling author five curious questions

By S. Bear Bergman

Arts

Lambda Literary Award nominees announced

We get the scoop on the award’s importance and how to cruise at the main event

By Chris Dupuis

Opinion

The little paper that could

A lot has changed in the publishing industry in the last 30 years

By Lucinda Wallace

Power

South Carolina won’t restore college funding over ‘gay-themed’ books

Republican legislator behind cut says literature ‘promotes a lifestyle’

By Natasha Barsotti

Culture

Queer authors among five writers shortlisted for CBC Short Story Prize

Jane Eaton Hamilton’s ‘Smiley’ and Annie Reid’s ‘Longshot’ in contention

By Natasha Barsotti

Culture

Say it loud

Ryan Hinds one of the amazing performers at Blackphonics this weekend

By Michael Lyons