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A shitload of comedy
Arts

A shitload of comedy

Gavin Crawford brings the gay to Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival

By Jeremy Willard
Celebrating weakness
Arts

Celebrating weakness

TIFF celebrates Paul Verhoeven and two of his worst-received (but much-loved) films

By Chris Dupuis
Big Girl Panties
Arts

Big Girl Panties

Sandra Shamas’s new one-woman show lets viewers know who’s boss

By Serafin LaRiviere
Toronto Pride nudity motion delayed
Power

Toronto Pride nudity motion delayed

Trustee unaware of Pride, Charter history, LGBT attendees claim

By Dylan C Robertson
Digging deep for women
Arts

Digging deep for women

Sarah Hunter’s new art show explores well-known, not-so-famous and very cool queer females

By Chris Dupuis
Arizona senator comes out after veto of ‘religious freedom’ bill
Power

Arizona senator comes out after veto of ‘religious freedom’ bill

‘I’m gay, I’m Latino, and I’m a senator and it’s okay’: Steve Gallardo

By Natasha Barsotti
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Sweden withholds aid to Uganda over anti-gay law
Power

Sweden withholds aid to Uganda over anti-gay law

Assistance will go to NGOs and groups not connected to government

By Natasha Barsotti
New Gwen Haworth film pays tribute to trans poet Antonette Rea
Culture

New Gwen Haworth film pays tribute to trans poet Antonette Rea

Filmmaker soon to be honoured with Remarkable Women award

By Denise Sheppard
Challenging the Trinity Western University ‘Law School’
Power

Challenging the Trinity Western University ‘Law School’

Fundraiser hosted by lawyer and investor Meredith Cartwright raises $8,400

By Clayton Ruby
Pope Francis suggests church could support some civil unions
Power

Pope Francis suggests church could support some civil unions

Pontiff reasserts teaching that marriage is between a man and a woman

By Natasha Barsotti
How gay people fit into the Russia-Ukraine divide
Video

How gay people fit into the Russia-Ukraine divide

‘We are an endlessly malleable symbol’

By Frank Prendergast
Let’s play with Coco Peru

Let’s play with Coco Peru

Drag queen extraordinaire grabs the controller and lets loose

By Andrew Jacome
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Monthly injections of AIDS drugs protect monkeys, studies show
Health

Monthly injections of AIDS drugs protect monkeys, studies show

Preliminary human trial to start later in 2014

By Natasha Barsotti
Olivia Chow on Rob Ford, trans rights and WorldPride
Video

Olivia Chow on Rob Ford, trans rights and WorldPride

But will she run for mayor?

By Frank Prendergast
Trustees to debate motion on nudity at Toronto Pride
Power

Trustees to debate motion on nudity at Toronto Pride

Three trustees have put forward a motion requesting that city officials enforce nudity law

By Dylan C Robertson
Afghan-Canadian-queer
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Afghan-Canadian-queer

Kawa Ada’s new play at Buddies is funny, political and very risky

By Johnnie Walker
UPDATE: Police say teen admits bathroom assault a lie
Power

UPDATE: Police say teen admits bathroom assault a lie

Student alleged he was attacked at his suburban San Francisco school

By Natasha Barsotti
Stop criminalizing sex work, Vancouver sex workers say
Power

Stop criminalizing sex work, Vancouver sex workers say

Regional regulations, rather than federal criminal law, suggested

By Jeremy Hainsworth
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