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Opinion

As a person of colour, The Pink Line touched me deeply
Opinion

As a person of colour, The Pink Line touched me deeply

Play shared challenges of being queer and a person of colour in Vancouver, with love and humour

By Ahmed Danny Ramadan
How to say ‘nudist beach’ in Spanish (Part 1)
Opinion

How to say ‘nudist beach’ in Spanish (Part 1)

The growers and showers and everything in between

By Mike Miksche
Nanaimo’s first Pride parade marks a new era
Opinion

Nanaimo’s first Pride parade marks a new era

In the 1990s, I longed for a gay-friendly hometown. Has Nanaimo really changed?

By Nathaniel Christopher
Why one gay activist isn’t happy with Toronto police’s apology
Opinion

Why one gay activist isn’t happy with Toronto police’s apology

We deserve more than a cynical PR stunt, says Tim McCaskell

By Tim McCaskell
Romancing the whore (Part 2)
Opinion

Romancing the whore (Part 2)

Sex work and dating disclosure

By Devon Delacroix
How gay men protect each other’s health
Opinion

How gay men protect each other’s health

Or, how I didn’t become HIV-positive

By Kevin Moroso
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Cruising in the mountains (Part 3)
Opinion

Cruising in the mountains (Part 3)

Goodbye daddy, hello me

By Mike Miksche
History of queer persecution reminds us to protect our institutions
Opinion

History of queer persecution reminds us to protect our institutions

The 2016 Orlando massacre should serve as a warning

By Jeremy Willard
A safer way to party and play?
Opinion

A safer way to party and play?

A new approach to public health doesn’t please everyone

By Mike Miksche
Courage and cowardice from Toronto Catholic educators
Opinion

Courage and cowardice from Toronto Catholic educators

Empathy needs to go beyond the personal sphere

By Arshy Mann
Did this doctor really just express shock that I’m gay?
Opinion

Did this doctor really just express shock that I’m gay?

What happens when an intake psychiatrist seems insufficiently trained

By Derek Brown
Will the bestiality ruling finally lead to a repeal of the sodomy law?
Opinion

Will the bestiality ruling finally lead to a repeal of the sodomy law?

Supreme Court ruling ought to prompt a thorough review of our outdated sexual crimes laws

By Rob Salerno
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To moms of queer people of colour: we need your love
Opinion

To moms of queer people of colour: we need your love

How my conservative Muslim mother’s resentment helped shape me

By Ahmed Danny Ramadan
Cruising in the mountains (Part 2)
Opinion

Cruising in the mountains (Part 2)

A search for sex leads to something else

By Mike Miksche
How close Orlando now seems to Vancouver
Opinion

How close Orlando now seems to Vancouver

Anger, grief, resilience and love in the wake of a deadly attack on a gay club

By Kevin Moroso
A Canadian living in LA responds to the Pulse shooting
Opinion

A Canadian living in LA responds to the Pulse shooting

Grief, mourning and celebration. The view from LA in the wake of tragedy

By Rob Salerno
Margaret Atwood knows delightfully little about the bathhouse raids
Opinion

Margaret Atwood knows delightfully little about the bathhouse raids

¯_(ツ)_/¯

By Arshy Mann
Cruising in the mountains (Part 1)
Opinion

Cruising in the mountains (Part 1)

Lost in the Spanish woods

By Mike Miksche
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