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Deep Dish XT764
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Deep Dish XT764

Rolyn checks out Gladstone’s Come up to my room party and Fly’s anniversary

By Rolyn Chambers
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Graphic content

This Pride, wear black and white and nothing in between

By Diego Armand
Kiss of the spider scientist
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Kiss of the spider scientist

Ferdinand Karsch-Haack challenged theories of same-sex love

By Michael Lyons
Words that haunt
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Words that haunt

We have more urgent issues to tackle than getting bogged down over labels

By Natasha Barsotti
WorldPride wisdom
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WorldPride wisdom

Sweet & sexy advice ahead of our biggest Pride yet

By Ryan G Hinds
Deep Dish Toronto: Issue 773
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Deep Dish Toronto: Issue 773

Rolyn visits Buddies, Power Ball, A Chorus Queen, Thrust and Miss C’s new show

By Rolyn Chambers
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Empress Ball honours ted northe and celebrates a new reign
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Empress Ball honours ted northe and celebrates a new reign

Queens and courtiers gathered at Vancouver Art Gallery to pay tribute

By Kevin Dale McKeown
The singing blade
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The singing blade

The opera-singing, sword-fighting Julie d’Aubigny seduced both men and women

By Jeremy Willard
Lighten up yourself
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Lighten up yourself

Sometimes simple is good when it comes to Pride

By Phil Villeneuve
Day tripper: Come clean
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Day tripper: Come clean

All-day style essentials to make the most of summer

By Diego Armand
Day tripper: Urban jungle
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Day tripper: Urban jungle

All-day style essentials to make the most of summer

By Diego Armand
I just want to be me
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I just want to be me

Dearly Beloved explores a unique angle on the transitioning process

By Terri Schlichenmeyer
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Polari parle
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Polari parle

As an addendum to his latest column, Michael Lyons compiled a list of Polari words

By Michael Lyons
Xtra Hot: Jon Pitcher
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Xtra Hot: Jon Pitcher

His favourite film is Massive Gay Orgy 5

By Drasko Bogdanovic
Fly away
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Fly away

Toronto’s last big gay club is closing, but who cares?

By Phil Villeneuve
Who’s queer now?
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Who’s queer now?

Join Xtra for a community town hall on identity June 18

By Robin Perelle
The lost language of gay
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The lost language of gay

How a secret language known as Polari brought together a community

By Michael Lyons
Sidestepping the rush to anal sex
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Sidestepping the rush to anal sex

‘Can I be neither top nor bottom?’ newly single man asks

By Pega Ren
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