Culture

Sixteen-year-old David Beckham jerked off on Clayton Blackmore

By Raziel Reid

The many states of Gore Vidal

Nicholas Wrathall’s documentary looks at the life of the infamous queer intellectual

By Matt Thomas

Culture

A forum for gay men who like ‘guy’ stuff

Men in the Gaybros community love sports, video games, gadgets and sometimes even a little Cher

By Dylan Robertson

Culture

‘Back burner’ beliefs at Sochi, says Canadian figure skating champion

New exhibit of Toller Cranston’s artwork opens in Calgary

By Douglas Boyce

Toronto Diary

Parents outraged by Kinky Boots performance during Macy’s Parade

By Jeremy Feist

Culture

Lady Gaga vs Perez Hilton: The vampire and the blogger

By Raziel Reid

Culture

Divas over easy

Toronto’s new drag brunch premieres Sun, Dec 1 at Ganzi

By Nick Green

Power

Canada grants asylum to Montenegro’s highest-profile gay activist

Government of Montenegro failed to protect Zdravko Cimbaljevic: IRB

By Shauna Lewis

Opinion

Head in the clouds

An editorial about escaping reality through Toronto’s vibrant theatre world

By Phil Villeneuve

Culture

Buddies loses federal grant for Rhubarb Festival

Artistic director Brendan Healy vows the Toronto festival will go on despite loss of Canadian Heritage money

By Rob Salerno

Opinion

From the Speakers

DJ Jamal presents his top-10 tracks of the moment

By MICHAEL BABB

Arts

Capturing Toronto’s artists

Brian Bantugan’s portrait series conveys the vibrance of Toronto’s arts scene

By Jeremy Willard

Arts

Playing Winter Games

Singer-songwriter Chris Garneau’s haunting new album leaves listeners with the chills

By Kevin Ritchie

Arts

Six actors to watch

A fresh crop of young Toronto talent worth following in 2014

By Johnnie Walker

Culture

Popping culture: All about Pedro

By Simon Thibault

Culture

Alec Baldwin blames GLAAD for cancellation of his MSNBC show

By Raziel Reid

Arts

S Bear Bergman releases Blood, Marriage, Wine & Glitter

Author’s third book will launch with a night of readings and jelly doughnuts

By Xtra Editor

Arts

From screen to paper

Former Halifax poet laureate Tanya Davis turns her video How To Be Alone into an illustrated book

By Shannon Webb-Campbell