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Can Canada’s queer community sponsor more queer refugees?
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Can Canada’s queer community sponsor more queer refugees?

Kenney asks community to step up, but it’s not that simple, say queer groups

By Dale Smith
Halifax Pride honours Robin Metcalfe
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Halifax Pride honours Robin Metcalfe

2010 grand marshal has long history of gay activism

By Simon Thibault
UPDATE: ‘He’s a faggot. He deserved it’
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UPDATE: ‘He’s a faggot. He deserved it’

By Jeremy Hainsworth
Cyndi Lauper on the news, blues and her gay fans
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Cyndi Lauper on the news, blues and her gay fans

Xtra talked with Lauper at Toronto Pride, where she performed from her new album, Memphis Blues

By Xtra
Bike curious? Montreal’s queer bike shop can help
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Bike curious? Montreal’s queer bike shop can help

From lesbian haircuts to co-producing the Bicycle Film Festival, shop carves out a niche in Montreal

By Deanne Smith
Elaine McCoy is one of four holding back a Conservative majority in the Senate
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Elaine McCoy is one of four holding back a Conservative majority in the Senate

McCoy speaks out against Tories’ tough-on-crime agenda and drug policies

By Dale Smith
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Police withhold report on ‘sexual predator’ communiqué
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Police withhold report on ‘sexual predator’ communiqué

Frustrated queers hear setback could delay release by two months

By Noreen Fagan
Gay couple hassled by TransLink drivers
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Gay couple hassled by TransLink drivers

‘We were confronted by a driver who told us it was for families and not for the likes of us,’ rider

By Lucy Gotell
Vienna AIDS pre-conference on men who have sex with men a great idea
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Vienna AIDS pre-conference on men who have sex with men a great idea

But also a missed opportunity

By Phillip Banks
More flash in the Village: new men’s shop opens
Culture

More flash in the Village: new men’s shop opens

Stroked Ego to help with Bank St’s branding direction

By Neil McKinnon
Defence will move to have buggery charge dropped: lawyer
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Defence will move to have buggery charge dropped: lawyer

Law was scrapped in 1988; man faces charge 22 years later

By Neil McKinnon
Courage and joy prevail at Europride in Warsaw
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Courage and joy prevail at Europride in Warsaw

Eggs, rockets and a dirty diaper fail to dampen Polish spirits

By David Walberg
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Alleged Canada Day gaybasher arrested again
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Alleged Canada Day gaybasher arrested again

Tchernychev accused of breaching his bail conditions

By Jeremy Hainsworth
Homophobic Ottawa prison prez leaves jail unexpectedly
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Homophobic Ottawa prison prez leaves jail unexpectedly

Ministry declines to comment after two top OCDC officials suddenly leave

By Neil McKinnon
New gay men’s health campaign: ‘Calculate your risk’
Health

New gay men’s health campaign: ‘Calculate your risk’

Vancouver campaign steps away from standard ‘use a condom’ message

By Natasha Barsotti
Toronto’s Church St Fetish Fair embraces sex, community
Culture

Toronto’s Church St Fetish Fair embraces sex, community

‘The fair has a political agenda,’ says organizer

By Andrea Zanin
Auntie Loo and kick-ass cupcakes
Culture

Auntie Loo and kick-ass cupcakes

Where being bad tastes so good

By Noreen Fagan
Ottawa police conduct summer prostitution sweeps
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Ottawa police conduct summer prostitution sweeps

Johns targeted in undercover operation

By Noreen Fagan
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