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The Punjabi poet-saint who wouldn’t conform
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The Punjabi poet-saint who wouldn’t conform

Sufi poet Shah Hussain led an unconventional life, both as a religious man and a lover

By Michael Lyons
Can we end the North American HIV epidemic?
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Can we end the North American HIV epidemic?

We have the pills, the prevention plan and the strategy to prevent infections — so what’s stopping us?

By Mike Miksche
How to integrate an LGBT refugee into Vancouver’s community
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How to integrate an LGBT refugee into Vancouver’s community

Sponsors should offer emotional and other support to newcomers, while respecting their autonomy

By Ahmed Danny Ramadan
Falling in love with a stripper (Part 4)
Opinion

Falling in love with a stripper (Part 4)

Do nice guys finish last?

By Mike Miksche
How I (almost) had sex with a woman
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How I (almost) had sex with a woman

A bisexual foursome, a female orgasm, and pushing my limits

By Kevin Moroso
When your trick doesn’t pay up (Part 1)
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When your trick doesn’t pay up (Part 1)

Never take a job without knowing exactly what you’re in for

By Devon Delacroix
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BC’s first gay premier probably wasn’t gay
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BC’s first gay premier probably wasn’t gay

Challenging the myth of Premier Alexander Davie, supposed namesake of Vancouver’s Davie Village

By Kevin Dale McKeown
How a homeschooled teenage politician could destroy the Progressive Conservatives
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How a homeschooled teenage politician could destroy the Progressive Conservatives

The nomination of ‘family values’ teenager reveals Patrick Brown’s inability to silence social conservatives

By Rob Salerno
Falling in love with a stripper (Part 3)
Opinion

Falling in love with a stripper (Part 3)

What was I waiting for?

By Mike Miksche
Inside an anti-gay fake condom packing party
Opinion

Inside an anti-gay fake condom packing party

Bill Whatcott still packing ‘gospel condoms’ as lawsuit looms

By Nathaniel Christopher
Getting the facts right about PrEP, serosorting and your sexual health
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Getting the facts right about PrEP, serosorting and your sexual health

Feelings can easily be misconstrued as fact

By Mike Miksche
Marriage equality delay in Australia holds a lesson for Canadian MPs
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Marriage equality delay in Australia holds a lesson for Canadian MPs

Aussie legislators are showing more backbone than Canadian counterparts

By Rob Salerno
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Falling in love with a stripper (Part 2)
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Falling in love with a stripper (Part 2)

Getting to know Tony

By Mike Miksche
Paying respects to jazz musician Billy Tipton
Opinion

Paying respects to jazz musician Billy Tipton

The transgender jazz star deserves, at the very least, the pronouns of his choosing

By Jeremy Willard
Why some objections to sex workers memorial smack of moralism and sex shame
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Why some objections to sex workers memorial smack of moralism and sex shame

Whorephobia lives: the second coming of CROWE 2.0

By Becki Ross, Jamie Lee Hamilton
Falling in love with a stripper (Part 1)
Opinion

Falling in love with a stripper (Part 1)

Laying eyes on Tony at Remington’s strip club in Toronto

By Mike Miksche
Thirteen coming-out stories to read on National Coming Out Day 2016
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Thirteen coming-out stories to read on National Coming Out Day 2016

From reported stories to personal essays, coming out in 2016 is a multi-faceted experience

By Eternity Martis
PrEP and the birth control pill
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PrEP and the birth control pill

What we can learn from the past

By Mike Miksche
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