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Arts

De Colores’s dynamos

The Latin-Canadian theatre fest features two queer playwrights

By Chris Dupuis

Opinion

Marching forward

(The first) 25 years of lesbian and gay activism in Ottawa

By Neil Herland

Power

Straight man gaybashed in Surrey

Attacker allegedly called Kerry Tyler Street a ‘fucking faggot’

By Matthew DiMera

Power

Decorated British Paralympian plans to go to Sochi to speak out against Russian laws

Lee Pearson says he’s ready to be jailed for his stance

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

North Carolina official accepts marriage licence requests from gay couples despite state ban

Drew Reisinger says there’s a ‘contradiction’ between state and federal law

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Vanier residents discuss crime prevention

Community has long suffered from ‘us versus them’ mentality, residents say

By Adrienne Ascah

Arts

The Humping Pact

Two Berlin friends are out to hump landmarks and scenic locations all over the world

Power

Kuwait slams human rights group for criticizing proposal to block entry of LGBT people

MP reportedly tells Amnesty International to stop ‘defending deviants and human garbage’

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Montreal InterPride conference welcomes international delegates

Activists look at ways to bring Pride to hostile cities

By Andrea Houston

Power

Nova Scotia stabbing victim may never walk again

Scott Jones was attacked after leaving a New Glasgow bar on Oct 13

Arts

Found in translation

A talk with Abdellah Taïa, hailed as Morocco’s first openly gay author

By Michael Harris

Power

Nova Scotia gaybashing shocks InterPride conference

Halifax Pride delegation sends message of support to family of Scott Jones

By Andrea Houston

Power

Former Pride Toronto co-chair alleges plot to force him out

Francisco Alvarez says other board members tried to ‘prevent’ him from being reelected

By Andrea Houston

Opinion

Coming too slowly

Wherever you fall on the continuum, focus on pleasure

Flip the script

Queer filmmaker Kanakan Balintagos’s latest work comes to life at the imagiNative festival

By Chris Dupuis

Power

Pride Toronto co-chair Francisco Alvarez resigns

Alvarez led the organization through periods of uncertainty

By Andrea Houston

Power

InterPride’s lack of diversity a problem, say board members

Frustration that TD presentation bumped women’s caucus

By Andrea Houston

Power

‘We all have our closets’

John Greyson and Tarek Loubani talk to Xtra about their experience in an Egyptian prison

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