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Gay without god

Atheist Kevin Smith helps people losing their religion

By Scott Dagostino

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More Church St joints close

Statlers, Il Fornello, Carlton Cinemas go dark

By Serafin LaRiviere

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Students, teachers push for change in Chilliwack

School board agrees to draft anti-homophobia policy

By Natasha Barsotti

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Three weeks, three hooker sweeps

Police step up blitzes

By Noreen Fagan

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Border battle ‘spiteful, intolerant’: MP

Inside Out scraps with Canada’s border cops

By Dale Smith, Marcus McCann, Neil McKinnon

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Supporting women’s reproductive rights for 45 years

Planned Parenthood Ottawa’s Magic Boxes auction

By Noreen Fagan

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The new Russian queer activism

Ice thawing on gay issues as activists work to increase visibility, connection

By Ruby Pratka

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Catherine White Holman ‘was a light to so many’

Community leader dies in float plane crash near Saturna

By Natasha Barsotti, Robin Perelle

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Critics worried Olympic artists will be censored

Cultural Olympiad contracts raise concern

By Jeremy Hainsworth

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More than half of last year’s new HIV cases in BC were gay men

Only org focused on gay men’s health in the province will see its funding cut on World AIDS Day

By Nathaniel Christopher

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Alberta civil liberties group revived

ACLA was an intervener in Vriend vs Alberta

By Jenn Ruddy

Culture

Montreal’s Cinema L’Amour celebrates decades of filthy fun

Porn cinema holds 40th anniversary party on Dec 2

By Matthew Hays

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Anti-gay Anglican parishes lose in court

Can’t unilaterally leave the diocese, judge rules

By Jeremy Hainsworth

Culture

Meet Mr Leatherman Toronto 2010

Annual leather event draws a crowd

By Xtra Staff

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US journalist grilled at Canadian border

Amy Goodman was detained for 90 minutes, questioned about Olympics and told to leave within 48 hours

By Jeremy Hainsworth

Culture

Quebec’s box-office champ: Émile Gaudreault

Out filmmaker scores a massive hit with his cop-buddy feature De Père en Flic

By Matthew Hays

Power

Queer MPs outraged by detainment of gay films

Politicians point to long history of harassment at Canada’s border

By Dale Smith

Culture

Marie Brassard dreams theatre

Jimmy and The Glass Eye on stage at Centaur Theatre in November and December

By Deanne Smith