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Analysis

When abuse and bullying are normalized
Analysis

When abuse and bullying are normalized

The alleged sexual assault at St Michael’s College School made me reconsider what happened to me at school

By Gordon Nore
How Tumblr’s porn ban affects LGBTQ2 users
Analysis

How Tumblr’s porn ban affects LGBTQ2 users

‘Our digital lives are our real lives — when we lose that, we lose whole communities and cultures’

By Jake Pitre
Laws that affect LGBT people in Canada may soon be struck down. Other sections of the Criminal Code are still anti-queer
Analysis

Laws that affect LGBT people in Canada may soon be struck down. Other sections of the Criminal Code are still anti-queer

Keeping outdated laws in the Code still have negative implications for queer people

By Rob Salerno
The four ways that LGBT communities are responding to Pride Toronto welcoming back police
Analysis

The four ways that LGBT communities are responding to Pride Toronto welcoming back police

Is it time to move towards a small-p pride?

By Andrea Zanin
One pill can prevent HIV. Can another prevent syphilis?
Analysis

One pill can prevent HIV. Can another prevent syphilis?

Some researchers think the same antibiotic that treats syphilis could also prevent it

By Niko Bell
Students at Trinity Western University don’t have to sign its covenant anymore — now what?
Analysis

Students at Trinity Western University don’t have to sign its covenant anymore — now what?

Past and current TWU students weigh in on the Christian university’s decision

By Layla Cameron
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What does ‘undetectable’ really mean?
Health

What does ‘undetectable’ really mean?

Things you need to know about the HIV breakthrough

By Niko Bell
Why queering carnival weekend in Toronto still matters
Power

Why queering carnival weekend in Toronto still matters

LGBT people reflect on the importance of spaces for Caribbean partygoers

By Ashleigh-Rae Thomas
Chick-fil-A is coming to Canada. Why should LGBTQ2 people care?
Analysis

Chick-fil-A is coming to Canada. Why should LGBTQ2 people care?

A rundown of the fast food chain’s anti-LGBTQ2 past

By Nathan Sing
Are Doug Ford’s proposed changes to sex education unconstitutional?
Analysis

Are Doug Ford’s proposed changes to sex education unconstitutional?

Canadian Civil Liberties Association is considering a legal challenge if Ontario reverts to the old curriculum

By Arshy Mann
BC’s HIV non-disclosure rules are falling behind
Analysis

BC’s HIV non-disclosure rules are falling behind

Why advocates are criticizing new guidelines

By Niko Bell
Is homophobia what’s sinking Kathleen Wynne?
Opinion

Is homophobia what’s sinking Kathleen Wynne?

Ontario’s first lesbian premier is historically unpopular, even though her rivals have mirrored her policies

By Rob Salerno
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How Cuba’s top-down gay rights revolution leaves out actual LGBT people
Opinion

How Cuba’s top-down gay rights revolution leaves out actual LGBT people

Even as rights expand, LGBT activists face growing persecution

By Arshy Mann
Misinformation is the real culprit in British Columbia HIV case
Opinion

Misinformation is the real culprit in British Columbia HIV case

Police and media left out key details of HIV non-disclosure charges

By Niko Bell
Why this Nova Scotia boxer’s acquittal is big news for Canadian HIV criminalization
Analysis

Why this Nova Scotia boxer’s acquittal is big news for Canadian HIV criminalization

By Niko Bell
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