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Is it normal to need to pee after masturbating?
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Is it normal to need to pee after masturbating?

Cleaning the pipes after popping your cork

By Pega Ren
Paris Demands
Opinion

Paris Demands

An excerpt from Hole and Corner columist Mike Miksche’s new novel

By Mike Miksche
How Toronto businesses are showing their LGBT pride
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How Toronto businesses are showing their LGBT pride

Pride season is upon us as the corporate world goes gay

By HG Watson
Randy Debauchery does Black Party
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Randy Debauchery does Black Party

A sex freak tells me about his experience at New York’s infamous party

By Mike Miksche
Pride season isn’t just about the money
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Pride season isn’t just about the money

Criticizing the capitalist focus on Pride celebrations

By Jacq Brass
A gay man of colour seeks his place in a white gay world
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A gay man of colour seeks his place in a white gay world

Many Vancouver gays reject Asians but not his ‘type’ of Asian, Indian man finds

By Al Boyo
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Sorry, David Hockney, I’m not destroying gay culture
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Sorry, David Hockney, I’m not destroying gay culture

Artist says gay men are now boring, trying too hard to be ‘normal’

By Serafin LaRiviere
Dancing in the dark at the Black Party (Part 2)
Opinion

Dancing in the dark at the Black Party (Part 2)

An unexpected find while on poppers

By Mike Miksche
After marriage equality, isn’t gay kinda over?
Opinion

After marriage equality, isn’t gay kinda over?

The waning of gay activism

By Sky Gilbert
Dancing in the dark at the Black Party (Part 1)
Opinion

Dancing in the dark at the Black Party (Part 1)

Looking for him — my purpose for the night

By Mike Miksche
Five reasons queers should welcome FIFA Women’s World Cup
Opinion

Five reasons queers should welcome FIFA Women’s World Cup

Abby Wambach, Erin McLeod, Christine Sinclair — need we say more?

By Denise Sheppard
How umbrella groups can harm the communities they ‘serve’
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How umbrella groups can harm the communities they ‘serve’

The danger in going broad and ignoring the fringes

By Christin Scarlett Milloy
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The sex was great — until he moved in with me
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The sex was great — until he moved in with me

How to add a little zing back into your gay relationship

By Pega Ren
Qmunity centre consultation seems transparent and sincere
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Qmunity centre consultation seems transparent and sincere

Community members urged to help shape Vancouver’s new queer centre

By Robin Perelle
The man and the Eagle (Part 2)
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The man and the Eagle (Part 2)

Meeting my mystery daddy in New York’s famous leather bar

By Mike Miksche
What they don’t want you to know about Truvada
Opinion

What they don’t want you to know about Truvada

Moral judgements shouldn’t stop the free flow of information

By Sky Gilbert
How journalism can lead to trans injustices
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How journalism can lead to trans injustices

For trans stories to be fairly told, a different standard is needed

By Christin Scarlett Milloy
Questions about the ‘new and improved’ Capital Pride
Opinion

Questions about the ‘new and improved’ Capital Pride

What is old is new again, and still not good enough

By Bia Salles
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