Opinion

Ford Nation versus Queer Nation

We’re supposed to be upset that the drunk-driving, crack-smoking, misogynist racist won’t attend our party?

By Matthew Hays

Arts

Review: Looking, Episode 4

Looking for $220/hour

By Matt Thomas

Power

NFL hopeful Michael Sam comes out

‘No one has done this before’ says the Missouri All-American defensive end

By Xtra Editor

Culture

Drag queen Panti Bliss challenges homophobia in Ireland

Broadcaster paid off Catholic organization after Panti called it homophobic

By Niko Bell

Opinion

Ex-Mormon masturbation

Unravelling the shame of self-love

By Pega Ren

Arts

A cup of tea, a world of difference

Toronto AIDS activist Jessica Whitbread releases book that includes stories from 64 women living with HIV

By Michael McCarthy

Power

Canadian and other authors condemn Russian restrictions on free expression

Margaret Atwood and Michael Ondaatje join long list urging for laws’ repeal

By Niko Bell

Power

UN secretary general opposes Russian anti-gay laws

‘We must oppose the arrests, imprisonments and discriminatory restrictions they face,’ says Ban Ki-moon

By Niko Bell

Video

Speedskater Blake Skjellerup is heartbroken over missing Sochi

‘I think you should really see more athletes making a statement and standing up,’

By Frank Prendergast

Power

Why do Canadian courts still allow the ‘gay panic’ defence?

An Ontario court’s decision to consider ‘provocation’ in a murder case is a Criminal Code vestige of days gone by, says one legal scholar

By Justin Ling

Power

PTS board secretary says biphobia still common

Aryn Ziebarth says peer support groups such as BiAmore are ‘cathartic’ for those who have faced discrimination

By Adrienne Ascah

Culture

Do the hustle

Toronto drag queen Tynomi Banks has big shows, big goals and big shoes

By David Owen

Power

Qmunity promises extensive consultation when new site secured

Organization hosts information session to answer preliminary questions

By Shauna Lewis

Arts

Cultivating Rhubarb

After 35 years, the annual queer theatre festival is as hardy as ever — no thanks to the government

By Chris Dupuis

Travel

The Spa: Jamaica and Ottawa

Take a break from winter and indulge in some pampering

By Julie Cruikshank

Culture

People in your neighbourhood

A profile of set carpenter/production manager Katherine Smith

By Lydia Perovic

Power

IOC president hints at LGBT rights in Sochi opening speech

But Thomas Bach warns activists to let athletes compete

By Niko Bell

Power

Rob Ford wants Pride flag removed from Toronto City Hall

Disgraced mayor says Olympics ‘not about someone’s sexual preference’

By Xtra Editor