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Priape saved from extinction by new owners

Montreal only Priape store re-opening; three others closed permanently

By Andrea Houston

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UN: Look what happens when ‘gays should’ is entered into Google search

Google says autocomplete function provides examples of ‘predictable searches’

By Natasha Barsotti

Arts

Solo Johnette Napolitano

Concrete Blonde lead vocalist unplugs

Culture

Two Church Street mainstays have been sold but will stay on the strip

New hookah lounge opens at Maitland and Church

By Andrea Houston

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Nova Scotia stabbing survivor Scott Jones buoyed by outpouring of support

Inspiring messages and $75,000 pour in — from Aunt Mabel’s friend to strangers in Nepal

Opinion

The burden of being gay and Arab in a world that doesn’t like difference

Haunted by Syrian high-school lessons

By Ahmed Danny Ramadan

Culture

Xtra Living

The best of gay and lesbian Vancouver

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US Senate to consider ENDA

Supporters say employment legislation has ‘best chance ever’ of passing chamber

By Natasha Barsotti

Culture

Taiwan: Thousands take to the streets for 11th annual Pride parade

Celebrations take place as country’s parliament gets ready to consider marriage amendment

By Natasha Barsotti

Arts

Scandalous organist

Cameron Carpenter resists cliché and debuts his show at the NAC

By Adrienne Ascah

Culture

Madonna’s Hard Candy Fitness opens in Toronto

Aura’s new fitness centre hopes to attract gym queens with luxury setting, Madge-approved training

Power

Chile: Attack leaves gay man in a coma

UPDATE: Daniel Zamudio killers sentenced

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Honouring Al Sparrow, early Toronto gay rights champion

Laneway at Church and Isabella now named after activist alderman

By Andrea Houston

Culture

Montreal activists fundraise for new doc about Russian LGBT kids

‘Russia makes it criminal for them to do outreach and fundraising on their own’ says Ryan Conrad

By Richard Burnett

Arts

Getting to the good stuff

Extremely Short New Play Festival makes the most of every minute

By Julie Cruikshank

Arts

Review: Les Misérables

The Mirvish production evokes few tears but triumphs in other departments

By Jeremy Willard

Opinion

PR and Pope Francis

Is the new pope really a reformer or just trying to change the subject?

By Natasha Barsotti

Arts

Touring production takes The Wizard of Oz to new gay levels

Friends of Dorothy

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