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

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

Opinion

The Putin-Trump bromance images are not homophobic

Quite the opposite, in fact

By Matthew Hays

Opinion

This anti–sex ed talking point is a homophobic conspiracy theory

Social conservatives honestly believe LGBT people are grooming children for sex

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

The unbreakable circle of HIV stigma

‘I did a human thing: I caught a virus. Nothing worse than that’

By Community-Based Research Centre, Rob Gair

Opinion

The global far right is riding a homophobic wave

From Russia to Poland to Brazil: how the far right weaponizes homophobia

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

Will Sam Oosterhoff enable the worst of Ford’s agenda?

Is the young MPP a harbinger for what lies ahead under PC government?

By Arün Smith

Opinion

What does Justin Trudeau have to be proud of?

Three years into his mandate, Trudeau’s promise to the LGBT community remains unfulfilled

By Rob Salerno

Opinion

To help LGBT advocates in East Africa, Canada must start by listening

Every country and community requires a tailored, specific approach

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

Social conservatives have taken over the Ontario government. Now it’s time to fight

Doug Ford as premier of Ontario will do profound damage to the lives of the most vulnerable among us

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

The battle within the Catholic Church will have profound consequences for LGBT people

As Pope Francis edges towards gay acceptance, prepare for the backlash

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

It’s Doug Ford and the PCs who are dangerous radicals on policing

Ford is all for celebrating police until it’s his family that is being scrutinized and surveilled

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

Toronto raises the Pride and trans flags at a time of tragedy

‘There is no precedent, no template of healing that we can draw upon,’ says Kristyn Wong-Tam

By Arshy Mann

Power

In Barbados, voters deliver a stinging rebuke to political homophobia

The election of Mia Mottley could be a turning point for LGBT Barbadians

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

Is homophobia what’s sinking Kathleen Wynne?

Ontario’s first lesbian premier is historically unpopular, even though her rivals have mirrored her policies

By Rob Salerno

Opinion

How Cuba’s top-down gay rights revolution leaves out actual LGBT people

Even as rights expand, LGBT activists face growing persecution

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

In reconciling Pride and the cops, police intransigence is the problem

Why won’t Toronto police swallow their pride, and march out of uniform?

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

Doug Ford and Jason Kenney can’t slay the homophobic monsters they helped create

Social conservatives are a resurgent force in Albertan and Ontarian politics

By Arshy Mann