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Flipping the bird
Culture

Flipping the bird

Badminton and tennis player Marie Houzeau hopes to strike it big at the Antwerp Outgames

By Steven Bereznai
Angels still in America
Arts

Angels still in America

Is the Tony Award-winning play still relevant? Most definitely

By Chris Dupuis
Gay academic seeks fun drag queens for PhD research
Culture

Gay academic seeks fun drag queens for PhD research

Kevin Nixon is digging through falsies and wigs to get at the true nature of drag

By Serafin LaRiviere
Nick Frost enjoys being a gay icon with the bears
Arts

Nick Frost enjoys being a gay icon with the bears

British actor hopes to appear as a bear magazine cover model

By Brandon Matheson
Pride flags stolen and burned in Fort McMurray, Alberta
Power

Pride flags stolen and burned in Fort McMurray, Alberta

Thieves caught on video; RCMP investigating

By Niko Bell
Thoughts on learning my father has cancer
Opinion

Thoughts on learning my father has cancer

Does he have any regrets about smoking or about how he rejected me?

By Serafin LaRiviere
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Dundonald Park hosts harm-reduction service providers
Power

Dundonald Park hosts harm-reduction service providers

Policing of public space remains an issue, park users say

By Bradley Turcotte
Pride marchers and protesters clash in Lithuania
Power

Pride marchers and protesters clash in Lithuania

Clash at Baltic Pride 2013 in Vilnius captured on amateur video

By Niko Bell
Pope Francis: ‘Softer tone, not substance’
Power

Pope Francis: ‘Softer tone, not substance’

UK activist Peter Tatchell: ‘Vatican anti-gay and anti-women policies will remain intact’

By Xtra Editor
Vietnam will neither recognize nor condemn same-sex marriage
Power

Vietnam will neither recognize nor condemn same-sex marriage

Ministry of Justice believes new law will improve human rights for gays

By Niko Bell
Charge against website owner linked to Magnotta video raises questions about freedom of expression
Power

Charge against website owner linked to Magnotta video raises questions about freedom of expression

While 19th-century law is rarely seen in the courts, it is often wielded at the Canadian border

By Justin Ling
Baton Rouge’s police entrapment embarrassment
Power

Baton Rouge’s police entrapment embarrassment

Gay men targeted by police under faulty anti-sodomy law

By Niko Bell
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Leather Pride’s first-ever march
Culture

Leather Pride’s first-ever march

The streets are alive with the sound of whipping

By Jeremy Willard
Pope Francis: ‘Not my place to judge gay people’
Power

Pope Francis: ‘Not my place to judge gay people’

Is the Vatican softening its 2005 directive?

By Niko Bell
Toronto activists to march on Russian consulate Aug 3
Power

Toronto activists to march on Russian consulate Aug 3

Several international protests and boycotts planned to protest Russian anti-gay laws

By Andrea Houston
Going for the gold in Antwerp
Culture

Going for the gold in Antwerp

Toronto track star Andre Mitchell is ready for his third Outgames

By Steven Bereznai
Blocked on Grindr
Opinion

Blocked on Grindr

In the world of dating apps, race is a major factor

By Kaj Hasselriis
So you think you can dance with your same-sex partner?
Culture

So you think you can dance with your same-sex partner?

Two Canadian ballroom belles will compete in the Outgames in Belgium

By Steven Bereznai
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