Opinion

Thank you for letting me tell your stories

Robin Perelle says goodbye after 16 years with Xtra

By Robin Perelle

Opinion

Patrick Brown’s fall will give social conservatives hope to rise again in Ontario

The homophobic elements of the Progressive Conservatives are lying in wait

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

Progress, pain and resistance: a look back at global LGBT rights in 2017

Despite a deterioration of rights in some countries, in many ways 2017 was a banner year for LGBT progress

By Rob Salerno

Opinion

How did the internet go from being a safe queer haven to a minefield of unchecked rage?

The tragedy of finding then losing shared community online

By Justin Saint

Opinion

Here’s how Canada led the world on LGBT issues in 2017

But Justin Trudeau and his Liberals still have outstanding promises to queer Canadians that must be kept

By Rob Salerno

Culture

Co-owner of The Elbow Room lovingly remembered as a Vancouver icon with a sassy wit

Bryan Arthur Searle, 1930-2017, was a generous philanthropist, an LGBT pioneer and a loving partner

By Dave Deveau

Opinion

Are Toronto police taking the safety concerns of LGBT communities seriously?

Police have mishandled a series of recent cases involving the community and its spaces

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

How Canada’s historic apology to LGBT people falls short

‘We are sorry’ is not enough, queer historian tells Justin Trudeau

By Gary Kinsman

HIV/AIDS

How being HIV-positive saved me from a narrow world view

One man’s story, from his slow diagnosis more than a decade ago to now

By Michael Burtch

Opinion

Provinces need to do their homework when it comes to protecting LGBT kids in school

Alberta’s new gay-straight alliance law is a step in the right direction, but gaps remain nationwide

By Rob Salerno

Opinion

Project Marie was about morality and respectability — that’s why it could happen again tomorrow

Disputes over public space end up with marginalized people losing out

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

Chilliwack trustee’s ignorant comments show the limits of religion in public life

What Barry Neufeld has in common with Quebec’s new niqab ban

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

It’s time for Canada to ban anti-gay conversion therapy

Only Ontario and Manitoba have taken legal steps to limit the practice

By Rob Salerno

Power

How I became an LGBT activist in one of the most homophobic European countries — and why I had to leave

One of Albania’s most prominent LGBT leaders looks back on five years of unexpected progress

By Kristi Pinderi

Hard Labour

When your client wants his first porn shoot, sort of (Part 2)

He hesitates when I pass him the first dildo

By Devon Delacroix

Opinion

How Jagmeet Singh can win over suspicious LGBT voters

If the new federal NDP leader wants to convert reluctant queer and trans people, he’ll have to shift his approach

By Arshy Mann

History

The History Boys lesson: we can be kings, queens, spies, pirates, murderers or popes

And a look back on the illustrators whose work breathed new life into our revered queer dead

By Jeremy Willard

Hard Labour

When your client wants his first porn shoot, sort of (Part 1)

He’s a reluctant model but he’s got a debt to pay

By Devon Delacroix