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Putin on the ritz
Arts

Putin on the ritz

Toronto’s Burlesque Fest gets creepy

By Jeremy Willard
Club120 evades demolition, expands instead
Culture

Club120 evades demolition, expands instead

120 Diner will open at street level the first week of August

By HG Watson
Punk rock post-transition
Culture

Punk rock post-transition

Against Me! singer Laura Jane Grace on gender and music with a message

By Julie Cruikshank
More Than Two challenges accepted polyamory pacts
Love & Sex

More Than Two challenges accepted polyamory pacts

Agreements must be more than consensual; they must also be ethical, say authors

By Niko Bell
Female to ‘Male’ exhibit documents transition
Arts

Female to ‘Male’ exhibit documents transition

Wynne Neilly’s stunning self-portraits are an exercise in identity

By Michael Lyons
Rainbow flags raised across Muskokas for Pride Week
Culture

Rainbow flags raised across Muskokas for Pride Week

In a first for region, all six municipalities hold flag-raising ceremonies

By Xtra Editor
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Fly to reopen Aug 2 under new management
Culture

Fly to reopen Aug 2 under new management

Original club founder Shawn Riker spearheads nightclub relaunch as Fly 2.0

By Rob Salerno
Boulet Brothers bring ‘perverse pansexuality’ to Fetish Weekend
Culture

Boulet Brothers bring ‘perverse pansexuality’ to Fetish Weekend

LA’s princes of perversion host Vancouver’s second annual play weekend for Pride

By Raziel Reid
WorldPride leaves its mark on Church Street
Culture

WorldPride leaves its mark on Church Street

Murals, rainbow crosswalks make gay village more recognizably LGBT

By HG Watson
Kabuki all-stars
Opinion

Kabuki all-stars

The rich and sexually confusing traditions of Japanese theatre

By Michael Lyons
Universalist Muslims embrace queer brothers and sisters
Power

Universalist Muslims embrace queer brothers and sisters

Iftar dinner open to all faiths, genders and sexual orientations

By Adrienne Ascah
A different kind of dentist
Health

A different kind of dentist

House of Teeth is Sean Sikorski’s new vision in dentistry

By Xtra Promo
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Downtown Eastside residents hold Pride parade
Culture

Downtown Eastside residents hold Pride parade

Vancouver’s poorest neighbourhood too often forgotten, participants say

By Nathaniel Christopher
New hep C treatments promise high cure rates, few side effects
Health

New hep C treatments promise high cure rates, few side effects

Though Canadian data scarce, US study suggests hepatitis C on rise among gay men

By Dave Yin
Xposed: YouthCO celebrates 20th anniversary
Opinion

Xposed: YouthCO celebrates 20th anniversary

HIV and hep C organization has been empowering youth for two decades

By Rob Trinh
Queer: echoes of hate, and pride
Opinion

Queer: echoes of hate, and pride

The term queer is political, loud and encompassing, guest columnist writes

By Matthew DiMera
Arab lesbians defy tradition to form chosen families
Power

Arab lesbians defy tradition to form chosen families

Pressured by families and society, women create relationships on their own terms

By Ahmed Danny Ramadan
Ottawa man allegedly beaten and robbed in gay cruising area
Power

Ottawa man allegedly beaten and robbed in gay cruising area

Gatineau police investigating incident as possible hate crime

By Julie Cruikshank
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