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Opinion

Dear Canada: I love you but you looked better on paper
Opinion

Dear Canada: I love you but you looked better on paper

A queer immigrant from the Middle East tries to balance expectations with reality in Vancouver

By Ahmed Danny Ramadan
Was it right to make Star Trek’s Sulu gay?
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Was it right to make Star Trek’s Sulu gay?

George Takei, who played Sulu on the original Star Trek, says the character’s outing in new movie perverts Gene Roddenberry’s creation

By Rob Salerno
The fight over Pride will be a long one — but worth it
Opinion

The fight over Pride will be a long one — but worth it

Black Lives Matter’s demand to remove police floats from parade raises important debate

By Arshy Mann
How to say ‘nudist beach’ in Spanish (Part 2)
Opinion

How to say ‘nudist beach’ in Spanish (Part 2)

Nothing left to hide

By Mike Miksche
Three Amigos’ sunny ways obscure dangers migrants face
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Three Amigos’ sunny ways obscure dangers migrants face

University of Toronto report details abuses against LGBT people

By Maia Rotman
Black Lives Matter Toronto embodies the spirit of Pride
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Black Lives Matter Toronto embodies the spirit of Pride

Bold grassroots protest could spark new inspiration in community activism

By Matthew DiMera
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Warrior women of West Africa
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Warrior women of West Africa

The unique gender identity of the Mino, Dahomey’s all-female soldier corps

By Michael Lyons
Sexual repression, tragedy and solutions in the aftermath of Orlando
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Sexual repression, tragedy and solutions in the aftermath of Orlando

How education and Pride are pillars to combating homophobia

By Aeryn Pfaff
Why the AIDS vigil should remind communities to work harder
Opinion

Why the AIDS vigil should remind communities to work harder

We’re living in an age of medical miracles, but we’re growing complacent

By Mike Miksche
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
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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
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Why one gay activist isn’t happy with Toronto police’s apology
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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)
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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
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
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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?
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A safer way to party and play?

A new approach to public health doesn’t please everyone

By Mike Miksche
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