Culture

Jewish studies in human sexuality

What makes us gay, what women want and why some men fake it

By Niko Bell

Looking Is the Original Sin

New film by photographer and director Gail Harvey was inspired by the life of Diane Arbus and features drag

By Ryan English

Power

Toronto Centre by-election: NDP candidate Linda McQuaig

Xtra talks LGBT issues with federal by-election candidates

By Andrea Houston

Arts

Peace and harmony

Latest concert from Ottawa’s Tone Cluster celebrates our common goals

By Julie Cruikshank

Culture

Building an Empire

Cozy new Toronto café brings coffee back to the basic

By Taylor Parsons

Opinion

Sex after prostate surgery

Orgasms and erections may not be the same, but options exist

By Pega Ren

Opinion

Online activism in North Africa

Moroccan gays and lesbians hope their growing cyber movement is the first step to wider acceptance

By Ruby Pratka

Culture

Kensington vintage shop knocks it out of the park

A Homerun has three studio spaces for emerging designers

By David Owen

Power

Ontario chiefs release LGBT policing guidelines

‘Best Practices’ document drawn up by University of Toronto professor

By Rob Salerno

Power

Texas: Rejected portrait of trans student in tuxedo will now appear in yearbook

School district reversed decision to block portrait after threat of legal action

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

City staff recommend $7 million to new centre for Qmunity

Community amenity contribution tied to Burrard Street rezoning application

By Shauna Lewis

Power

US: Conservative panel notes LGBT rights growth, seeks hope in overseas fightback

Attendees say Russia’s ‘gay propaganda’ law is being misrepresented in the media: report

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Surrey school board passes policy to address homophobia

Homophobia demeans everyone and won’t be tolerated, policy says

By Jeremy Hainsworth

Arts

Bent Beauty Supreme

A Busted Beauty Pageant honouring glamorous beauty outside the norm

By Johnnie Walker

Arts

Homo heritage minutes

The Gay Heritage Project makes a complex history personal

By Chris Dupuis

Power

US senator withdraws space for anti-gay group’s panel on Russia’s laws

House leader John Boehner intervenes to secure new room for World Congress of Families

By Natasha Barsotti

Falling in crazy love with derby

Roller derby doc looks at the lives, community and competition of Montreal’s top team and their champion opponents

By Lauryn Kronick

Culture

Pride Toronto gets new co-chair

Shelley Craig previously sat on the PFLAG national board in the United States

By Andrea Houston