Taking a controversial stance

Yeah, that’s right — we’re not afraid! So here:

— the Barbra Streisand Barbie Doll is a must-own!

— the Lambda Literary Foundation is wrong in its decision to refuse awards to heterosexual authors

— I still refuse to see the next ‘Twilight’ movie, even after the new poster:

Kyle Freeman is an activist hero for counter-suing Canada Blood Services after lying about his sexual orientation

Kylie Minogue is God:

(actually, that last bit’s not controversial at all, now is it?)

A former editor of the late, lamented fab magazine, Scott has been writing for Xtra since 2007 on a variety of topics in news pieces, interviews, blogs, reviews and humour pieces. He lives on the Danforth with his boyfriend of 12 years, a manic Jack Russell Terrier, a well-stocked mini-bar and a shelf of toy Daleks.

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