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Opinion

It’s time to downsize Pride
Opinion

It’s time to downsize Pride

The bigger Pride gets, the less it reflects our community, our history and our values

By Rinaldo Walcott
Canada’s hidden HIV epidemic
Opinion

Canada’s hidden HIV epidemic

Most HIV-positive people can’t transmit the virus, so why are there still more than 2,000 new infections in this country every year?

By Laurie Edmiston
Why silencing trans art endangers trans lives
Trans

Why silencing trans art endangers trans lives

This unspecified threat that cis people express in relation to trans art is resulting in that trans art being censored

By Katie Sly
Long live the radical brown queerness of Freddie Mercury
Culture

Long live the radical brown queerness of Freddie Mercury

Despite its coyness, the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody can’t erase the legacy of the Queen frontman who taught the world to rock

By Eternity Martis
Naked Heart festival gets real about success and struggles for queer and trans writers
Opinion

Naked Heart festival gets real about success and struggles for queer and trans writers

The Toronto literary festival is in its fourth year

By Andrea Zanin
Why Toronto progressives still can’t win
Opinion

Why Toronto progressives still can’t win

What does a progressive Toronto look like? The left doesn’t know either

By Rob Salerno
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‘We’re best friends, aren’t we?’: Toronto police and Pride
Opinion

‘We’re best friends, aren’t we?’: Toronto police and Pride

‘Wave to the people, honey’

By Anthony Oliveira
Toronto needs an experienced mayor — and it’s not John Tory
Opinion

Toronto needs an experienced mayor — and it’s not John Tory

A bold, progressive mayor with a strong team of experienced councillors is what we need to weather the Ford storm

By Rob Salerno
Nine of the most iconic bisexual figures throughout history
History

Nine of the most iconic bisexual figures throughout history

The legends to whom we owe literature, science, art and politics

By Lauren Sproule
Bisexuals assemble: Nine notable bisexual Canadians
Bisexuality

Bisexuals assemble: Nine notable bisexual Canadians

From Grammy–award winners to Olympic figure skaters, the best stand among these Canadian bisexuals

By Lauren Sproule
Doug Ford’s attack on Charter rights should also worry LGBT people in Ontario
Opinion

Doug Ford’s attack on Charter rights should also worry LGBT people in Ontario

Ford could use the notwithstanding clause to strip other rights away in the future

By Rob Salerno
Supreme Court victory for India’s LGBT people is only the start
Opinion

Supreme Court victory for India’s LGBT people is only the start

India’s LGBT movement can be a model for other countries

By Rob Salerno
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What it’s like navigating relationships as an asexual Filipino Mormon
Identity

What it’s like navigating relationships as an asexual Filipino Mormon

At the intersections, I’ve been told I have to choose one identity

By Community-Based Research Centre, Lowell V Acorda
I was a metaphor until I wasn’t
Power

I was a metaphor until I wasn’t

Being Asian, queer and a woman meant there were a myriad of ways I could vanish, and I saw it each time I watched a movie

By Natalie Wee
A year after the trans-rights bill, fear and loathing run rampant
Opinion

A year after the trans-rights bill, fear and loathing run rampant

Hundreds applaud fear-mongering and bigotry at anti-trans panel

By Arshy Mann
I met her the year they told me my love wasn’t real
Love & Sex

I met her the year they told me my love wasn’t real

In Grade 12 I wish I knew that it was nothing new to like girls

By Allyson Aritcheta
Doug Ford’s attack on Toronto will mean fewer LGBT, non-white councillors
Opinion

Doug Ford’s attack on Toronto will mean fewer LGBT, non-white councillors

Toronto has only ever elected two openly queer councillors

By Arshy Mann
The Putin-Trump bromance images are not homophobic
Opinion

The Putin-Trump bromance images are not homophobic

Quite the opposite, in fact

By Matthew Hays
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