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Opinion

If you want cops in Pride, you’re missing the next queer revolution
Opinion

If you want cops in Pride, you’re missing the next queer revolution

Why Black Canadians are essential to the reclamation of Pride

By Cicely-Belle Blain
I wore a snowmobile suit and winter boots for a sex-work client (Part 2)
Hard Labour

I wore a snowmobile suit and winter boots for a sex-work client (Part 2)

By Devon Delacroix
Nine gay places to get your freak on in New York City
Travel

Nine gay places to get your freak on in New York City

From sleazy bars to underground dungeons, it’s all yours to explore

By Mike Miksche
The complicated journey towards identity as a gay Canadian man of colour
Opinion

The complicated journey towards identity as a gay Canadian man of colour

I’ve grown up trying to navigate what it means to be gay, male, Chinese and Canadian. It turns out I can be everything

You won’t want to miss these LGBT-friendly events in Orlando
Travel

You won’t want to miss these LGBT-friendly events in Orlando

From theme parks to shopping, the options are endless for queer vacationers

By Ted Flett
Out in Toronto: July 6–12, 2017
Arts

Out in Toronto: July 6–12, 2017

Choice events in the city this week

By Jeremy Willard
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Here’s how to get the most out of gay Bangkok in 48 hours
Travel

Here’s how to get the most out of gay Bangkok in 48 hours

From gay bars and bathhouses to delicious street food, you can experience it all on a tight schedule

By Mike Miksche
Five queer productions to catch at the Toronto Fringe Festival 2017
Arts

Five queer productions to catch at the Toronto Fringe Festival 2017

By Chris Dupuis
What nobody tells you about being a trans woman of colour author
Opinion

What nobody tells you about being a trans woman of colour author

When mainstream media decides to make public figures out of us, you learn that rising to the top is lonely

By Kai Cheng Thom
Out in Ottawa: July 1–15, 2017
Arts

Out in Ottawa: July 1–15, 2017

Choice events in the city

By Jeremy Willard
I wore a snowmobile suit and winter boots for a sex-work client (Part 1)
Hard Labour

I wore a snowmobile suit and winter boots for a sex-work client (Part 1)

By Devon Delacroix
Out in Toronto: June 29–July 5, 2017
Arts

Out in Toronto: June 29–July 5, 2017

Choice events in the city this week

By Jeremy Willard
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Stop using pseudoscience and sex shaming to argue against PrEP
Opinion

Stop using pseudoscience and sex shaming to argue against PrEP

Maclean’s just published an anti-scientific article on PrEP

By Niko Bell
After a year of controversy, the Toronto Pride parade marches on
Opinion

After a year of controversy, the Toronto Pride parade marches on

By Arshy Mann
13 badass photos from Toronto’s Dyke March 2017
Dyke March

13 badass photos from Toronto’s Dyke March 2017

By Eternity Martis
What can Trudeau celebrate at his second Toronto Pride as prime minister?
Opinion

What can Trudeau celebrate at his second Toronto Pride as prime minister?

He’ll have to match his rhetoric with actions in Parliament if he wants the continued support of LGBT Canadians

By Rob Salerno
How Facebook helped me reconcile my sexuality as a queer Arab man
Opinion

How Facebook helped me reconcile my sexuality as a queer Arab man

I had spent years avoiding overt statements of my sexuality on social media, but I couldn’t hide any longer

By Mike Miksche
Trudeau government fumbles on criminal justice reform again
Opinion

Trudeau government fumbles on criminal justice reform again

Is the Department of Justice asleep at the wheel?

By Rob Salerno
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