Culture

What’s in your Vicinity?

Ryan G Hinds rediscovers Toronto and many of its small businesses with a new rewards card

By Ryan G Hinds

Culture

Church Street Murals Project brings colour to Toronto’s Village

Murals will animate the community’s history, councillor says

By Rob Salerno

Power

Xtra celebrates 20 years of publishing in Vancouver

Our birthday party in photos

By Ash McGregor

Opinion

TKO

Savoy Howe has taken boxing to new levels and new communities

By Daniela Costa

Health

New HIV testing program targets couples in the US and Ontario

‘It’s frightening to a lot of people that the greatest number of new infections comes from couples’: researcher

By Nathaniel Christopher

Power

South Africa: Man arrested in connection with lesbian’s murder

Accused will appear before a magistrate

By Natasha Barsotti

Arts

White-hot lady

A look at some of Betty White’s zany antics

By Taylor Parsons

Arts

Technology fetish

This year’s Northbound Leather fetish fashion show blends technology and sex

By Jeremy Willard

Power

New Jersey Supreme Court denies stay of lower court ruling allowing gay marriage

There’s ‘no public interest’ in depriving gay couples’ constitutional right to equal protection, ruling says

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Toronto police mark fourth anniversary of Chris Skinner’s murder

Homicide investigators say an update on the cold case to be released soon

By Andrea Houston

Power

New Jersey’s senator-elect to conduct gay marriages in Newark City Hall

Supreme Court to hear an appeal of pro-gay-marriage ruling but hasn’t issued stop order

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Conservative MPs vote against cyberbullying legislation

Death of Rehtaeh Parsons moved MP to draft new ‘revenge porn’ bill

By Justin Ling

Power

Toronto students protest Trinity Western University’s bid for a law school

Decisions from Federation of Law Societies of Canada and BC government expected imminently

By Andrea Houston

Power

Chile: Four men found guilty of murdering gay man

Judge says Daniel Zamudio’s killers committed a crime of ‘extreme cruelty’ and showed ‘total disrespect for human life’

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Texas: Popular drag performer dies in police custody

Police say Mercedes Demarco was combative and confirm using a taser during the arrest

By Natasha Barsotti

Opinion

Xposed Toronto

The Eagle & Krudar

By Anna Pournikova

Arts

Halifax Pop Explosion 2013

Musical and queer highlights at the renowned music festival

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Power

Christian group seeks removal of gay equality posters from London buses

Core Issues Trust had its ex-gay campaign banned from buses last year

By Natasha Barsotti