Vancouver

Not enough gay friends

For Tony, Sean and Greg, and especially for Kenn, on World AIDS Day

By Valdine Ciwko

Toronto Diary

America’s Next Bottom Superhero

By Jeremy Feist

Video

Trans activists tell their stories

Lucas Silveira, Buck Angel and Patrick Califia speak out

By Xtra Staff

Toronto Diary

Amplified for Todd Klinck’s birthday

By Jeremy Feist

Arts

Venerable vintage

Burlesque themes and locally inspired eats

By Samantha Everts

Power

Trans activist glitterbombs Dan Savage

By Rob Salerno

Vancouver

Poly is for grownups

Find someone who shares your values and ethics

By Dr Pega Ren

Arts

Love Cake

Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha’s new book of poems

By Sandra Alland

Arts

Lesbian author scoops top prize at Ottawa Book Awards

Girl Unwrapped honoured in English fiction category

By Noreen Fagan

Arts

FILM: 10 reasons to check out Montreal’s Image+Nation queer film festival

Organizers unreel a broad range of big-screen treats for 24th edition

By Matthew Hays

Canada

Past and present Pink Triangle Press writers on Metro Morning

By Andrea Houston

Toronto

Liza returns

By Ryan G Hinds

Arts

Allen Ginsberg’s muse

Eric Drooker on his collaboration with the famous artist

By Matthew Hays

Toronto Diary

Lemony Snicket explains Occupy Wall St

By Jeremy Feist

Arts

THEATRE: Portrait of an artist as an older man

New play about Tennessee Williams explores intergenerational gay relationships

By Jonathan Valelly

Arts

Art: Troy Brooks’ Colossus

Taking inspiration from Sylvia Plath

By Jonathan Valelly

Travel

San Francisco

Beyond The Castro: gay beaches, the beats and a hot Latin Quarter

By Gareth Kirkby

Arts

Unwrapping the Ottawa Book Awards

Local author’s book chosen as finalist

By Noreen Fagan