Toronto

One relationship you don’t want to screw up

By Dainty Smith

Arts

When fear stirs desire

Fist of the Spider Woman asks how our taboos relate to our longings

By Debby Reis

Arts

Gossip roundup: Lady Gaga poker tips & more LiLo drama

By Lisa Foad

Arts

AIDS in the mirror at Hot Docs

Delight in life meets outrage in John Greyson’s Fig Trees

By Sholem Krishtalka

Toronto Diary

Controversy all over the place

By Rob Salerno

Music

Putting your best face forward

By Scott Dagostino

Culture

To boldly go

By Scott Dagostino

Power

And the nominees are…

Xtra West Community Achievement Awards

By Robin Perelle

Power

Queer Twitterers outraged over Amazon ‘glitch’

Gay books labelled as ‘adult material’

By Xtra.ca staff

Arts

RuPaul’s Drag Race: Bring on season two!

A much needed break from hetero reality TV

By Aubrey Laufer

Culture

Getting to know you: What does connection while travelling mean?

By Gordon Bowness

Arts

Liza’s at the Palace

Visit with the princess of our gay state

By Douglas Boyce

Culture

From bloodsuckers…to just suckers

By Sean Horlor

Arts

Best of the web: The Sartorialist

Influential blog consists of simple fashion snapshots

By John Webster

Arts

Milking Oscar: more Hollywood gay films to come?

Milk’s awards show changing attitudes of Academy

By Peter Knegt

Arts

Justice? Word.

DJ Zahra lays down killer beats

By Lara Purvis

Arts

Rodrigue Jean’s film Lost Song

A blistering look at middle-class family life

By Kathleen Mullen

Arts

Reel Artists film fest

Real death, reel life

By Gordon Bowness