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Opinion

Homeless soccer stars get an LGBT-friendly refuge
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Homeless soccer stars get an LGBT-friendly refuge

Pride House pops up at the Homeless World Cup in Glasgow

By Keph Senett
This gay man’s early police dealings will forever taint his views
Opinion

This gay man’s early police dealings will forever taint his views

But he was still glad to see Vancouver police in the Pride parade

By Kevin Dale McKeown
Pisexuality (Part 1)
Opinion

Pisexuality (Part 1)

Pie in the sky?

By Mike Miksche
How one homosexual couple helped shape Athenian democracy
Opinion

How one homosexual couple helped shape Athenian democracy

The tyrannicidal lovers of Athens

By Michael Lyons
Will he still want me if he knows I turn tricks?
Opinion

Will he still want me if he knows I turn tricks?

Romancing the whore (Part 3)

By Devon Delacroix
From vanilla to BDSM in just a few weeks
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From vanilla to BDSM in just a few weeks

How I learned to like kink and explore my limits

By Kevin Moroso
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A grand marshal’s dilemma: Black Lives Matter and the Pride parade
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A grand marshal’s dilemma: Black Lives Matter and the Pride parade

Why one Syrian gay man supports both Black Lives Matter and Vancouver police in Pride

By Ahmed Danny Ramadan
Bondage dreams in backcountry Ontario
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Bondage dreams in backcountry Ontario

Venturing from vanilla to variety

By Mike Miksche
An open (love) letter to Glad Day Bookshop’s queer history section
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An open (love) letter to Glad Day Bookshop’s queer history section

In which Jeremy Willard gets weird about some books

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

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
Opinion

Black Lives Matter Toronto embodies the spirit of Pride

Bold grassroots protest could spark new inspiration in community activism

By Matthew DiMera
Warrior women of West Africa
Opinion

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
Opinion

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
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