Vancouver

Coming out in Syria was difficult, but new chosen family brings joy

Sharing the perfect shawarma

By Ahmed Danny Ramadan

Arts

The pinnacle of male beauty

Universal Hunks celebrates the ‘greatest hunks of all time’

By Raziel Reid

Power

Nelson Mandela has died at 95

Iconic freedom fighter signed South African constitution that enshrines protections for gays

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Toronto moves closer to creating a homeless shelter for LGBT youth

New research identifies urgent need for better LGBT sensitivity training in existing facilities

By Andrea Houston

Arts

Drag kings in the Seven Kingdoms

Toronto’s Yes-Men drag king troupe bring Games of Thrones to the stage

By Jeremy Willard

Power

Mass letter-writing event to support gay Belarusian

Annual Amnesty International campaign includes participants in more than 80 countries

By Elah Feder

Arts

The Girl in the Picture Tries to Hang Up the Phone

Hume Baugh’s one-man show tries to make sense of his mother’s life and death

By Chris Dupuis

Power

New Capital Pride chair hopes to build bridges

Jodie McNamara says ‘division’ has become part of the ‘character of our community’

By Adrienne Ascah

Power

Russian high court upholds St Petersburg’s ‘gay propaganda’ law

In separate case, activists found guilty of promoting ‘nontraditional sexual relationships’

By Natasha Barsotti

Opinion

The isolation of dementia

Bridget Coll and her partner quietly held hands the day they got the diagnosis that changed their lives

By Robin Perelle

Culture

Mom, I’m gay

Ottawa conference to explore culture and coming-out narratives in queer art and cinema

By Adrienne Ascah

Power

City may double Pride Toronto funding for 2014 WorldPride

An additional $140,000 is included as part of proposed budget

By Andrea Houston

Power

Australia: Court reserves judgment on challenge to ACT’s marriage bill

Gay couples given the go-ahead to marry before Dec 12 ruling

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Queer Nation pickets Johnny Weir talk at Barnard College

Former Olympian calls protesters ‘idiots,’ then apologizes and applauds them

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

The 519 proposes LGBT sports and recreation centre

The 519 plans to build the centre over 9.3 hectares of land in Toronto’s new West Don Lands community

By Daniela Costa

Opinion

The Qmunity consortium

Imagine the community centre we could build if we trust each other

By Robin Perelle

Arts

The Sound of Music comes to Ottawa

Staging the classic musical is a ‘pretty bold statement’ director says

By Chris Dupuis

Power

‘Fierce grannies’ recognized on World AIDS Day for work in Africa

Grandmothers stepped up to care for an entire generation of African children left orphaned by AIDS

By Andrea Houston