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The Folsom Street Fair (Part 2)
Opinion

The Folsom Street Fair (Part 2)

I met a daddy at the crossroad

By Mike Miksche
Liberal sweep: I’ll call it a victory and cross my fingers
Opinion

Liberal sweep: I’ll call it a victory and cross my fingers

Let’s celebrate the start of a post-Harper era and ensure Liberal promises are kept

By Robin Perelle
Does the end of the Harper era mean victory for LGBT people?
Opinion

Does the end of the Harper era mean victory for LGBT people?

New Liberal government has promised big on LGBT issues, but questions remain on how it will deliver

By Rob Salerno
Why I’m voting NDP in Canada’s 2015 federal election
Opinion

Why I’m voting NDP in Canada’s 2015 federal election

I’ll take consistent compassion over calculated compassion

By Robin Perelle
The Folsom Street Fair (Part 1)
Opinion

The Folsom Street Fair (Part 1)

Relishing open sexuality in the San Francisco streets

By Mike Miksche
How Paris Hilton saved a gay club kid’s life
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How Paris Hilton saved a gay club kid’s life

Part two of Peter Breeze’s fame-chasing: naked, sober and alone

By Peter Breeze
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Folsom soul searching (Part 2)
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Folsom soul searching (Part 2)

My first night of leather and kink in San Francisco

By Mike Miksche
One thousand and one Islamic nights
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One thousand and one Islamic nights

How homosexuality influenced Islamic culture

By Michael Lyons
Pega Ren wraps up a decade of sound advice on sex
Opinion

Pega Ren wraps up a decade of sound advice on sex

Ask the Expert looks back on some of the hottest topics raised by readers’ questions

By Pega Ren
Remembering beloved, formidable activist Frances Wasserlein
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Remembering beloved, formidable activist Frances Wasserlein

‘She was articulate, witty, smart and cared about people, a lot,’ says friend

By Kevin Dale McKeown
Peter Breeze reveals how his life as a club kid spun off the rails
Opinion

Peter Breeze reveals how his life as a club kid spun off the rails

Notoriety and the unwavering pursuit of fame in a hollow culture

By Peter Breeze
Folsom soul searching (Part 1)
Opinion

Folsom soul searching (Part 1)

How much would I have to compromise to make a relationship work?

By Mike Miksche
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Do we need LGBT members of Parliament?
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Do we need LGBT members of Parliament?

With a record number of LGBT candidates running, what can we expect of queer politicians?

By Rob Salerno
The Black Eagle (Part 2)
Opinion

The Black Eagle (Part 2)

Can you have love without kink?

By Mike Miksche
What are the sex-ed protests teaching kids?
Opinion

What are the sex-ed protests teaching kids?

Statistically, at least dozens of children at Thorncliffe Public School will identify as LGBT

By HG Watson
The Black Eagle (Part 1)
Opinion

The Black Eagle (Part 1)

Toronto’s leather bar had become something new — and I liked it

By Mike Miksche
Graeme Coleman on why he asked Tom Hardy about sexuality at TIFF
Opinion

Graeme Coleman on why he asked Tom Hardy about sexuality at TIFF

‘It’s time for a more open, comfortable discussion of sexuality,’ journalist says

By Graeme Coleman
How the NDP and Liberals are failing queer voters
Opinion

How the NDP and Liberals are failing queer voters

Sex work, carding, civil liberties and other troubling signs from our so-called progressive parties

By Rob Salerno
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