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Opinion

Toronto raises the Pride and trans flags at a time of tragedy
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
In Barbados, voters deliver a stinging rebuke to political homophobia
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
Is homophobia what’s sinking Kathleen Wynne?
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
How Cuba’s top-down gay rights revolution leaves out actual LGBT people
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
In reconciling Pride and the cops, police intransigence is the problem
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
Doug Ford and Jason Kenney can’t slay the homophobic monsters they helped create
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
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Misinformation is the real culprit in British Columbia HIV case
Opinion

Misinformation is the real culprit in British Columbia HIV case

Police and media left out key details of HIV non-disclosure charges

By Niko Bell
Kirushna Kumar Kanagaratnam was a victim three times over
Opinion

Kirushna Kumar Kanagaratnam was a victim three times over

By Arshy Mann
The misogynist ideology behind Toronto’s incel terror attack must be confronted
Opinion

The misogynist ideology behind Toronto’s incel terror attack must be confronted

Disrupt their networks, deradicalize their recruits and fight their toxic masculinity

By Arshy Mann
Fighting for LGBT rights abroad starts by taking on the Canadians exporting homophobia
Opinion

Fighting for LGBT rights abroad starts by taking on the Canadians exporting homophobia

The fight for LGBT rights abroad begins at home

By Arshy Mann
Sex workers are dying and the Trudeau Liberals are doing nothing
Opinion

Sex workers are dying and the Trudeau Liberals are doing nothing

The Liberals can’t say they’re fighting sexual violence while they maintain the status quo on sex work laws

By Arshy Mann
The social conservatives have taken back the PC party. Now they’re coming for Ontario
Opinion

The social conservatives have taken back the PC party. Now they’re coming for Ontario

If PC leader Doug Ford becomes premier, many of the gains made on LGBT rights will be under threat

By Arshy Mann
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Why is Facebook censoring Vancouver’s Dyke March?
Opinion

Why is Facebook censoring Vancouver’s Dyke March?

Social media channels have a bad habit of going after marginalized communities

By Arshy Mann
When will Toronto’s police chief admit something went wrong with the serial killer investigation?
Opinion

When will Toronto’s police chief admit something went wrong with the serial killer investigation?

Instead of blaming the community, Mark Saunders should look at his own force

By Arshy Mann
When a one-on-one encounter becomes a ménage à quatre
Hard Labour

When a one-on-one encounter becomes a ménage à quatre

Tricks often think of sex workers as fuck machines up for anything — that doesn’t mean you can surprise us with additional parties

By Devon Delacroix
Welcome to the ridiculous hellscape that is the Progressive Conservative leadership race
Opinion

Welcome to the ridiculous hellscape that is the Progressive Conservative leadership race

How often can a social conservative say “anal sex” with a straight face?

By Arshy Mann
Ontario Progressive Conservative reset could come with an LGBT advocate
Opinion

Ontario Progressive Conservative reset could come with an LGBT advocate

If she wins, Christine Elliott’s return to provincial politics could turn the page on the party’s history of homophobia

By Rob Salerno
It’s not just police who have something to answer for in the wake of Toronto’s serial murders
Opinion

It’s not just police who have something to answer for in the wake of Toronto’s serial murders

Our institutions are all complicit in turning a blind eye to the most vulnerable

By Arshy Mann
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