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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
Xtra Hot: Katie
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Xtra Hot: Katie

‘The process of writing a play is the loneliest descent into madness I’ve ever known’

By Drasko Bogdanovic
Michael Sam’s inspirational, outrageous kiss
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Michael Sam’s inspirational, outrageous kiss

Something’s wrong when murder and a kiss spark the same outrage

By Natasha Barsotti
Deep Dish Toronto: Issue 771
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Deep Dish Toronto: Issue 771

This week, Rolyn celebrates Inside Out and Business Woman’s Special’s wig party

By Rolyn Chambers
See you at The 519
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See you at The 519

Since 1975, Toronto’s 519 Community Centre has been the centre of the Church-Wellesley Village

By Rob Salerno
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Jamaica’s long game
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Jamaica’s long game

Men who have sex with men help each other while prime minister stalls

By Natasha Barsotti
#TeamBianca
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#TeamBianca

An interview with Drag Race favourite Bianca Del Rio

By Ryan G Hinds
Casey House’s ‘coach house’ may get new home
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Casey House’s ‘coach house’ may get new home

19th-century building could be moved to Summerhill to make way for new treatment centre

By Rob Salerno
Ottawa garden commemorates same-sex marriages
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Ottawa garden commemorates same-sex marriages

Plot in Dundonald Park celebrates gay and lesbian unions

By Julie Cruikshank
Breaking up is good to do
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Breaking up is good to do

The Feeling’s lead singer on split that inspired latest album

By Kevin Ritchie
It don’t get better
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It don’t get better

For Owen Pallett, it’s always a struggle, but that’s not a bad thing

By Kevin Ritchie
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From the Speakers
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From the Speakers

Deko-ze gets to know Denise Benson

By MICHAEL BABB
Wilde in the north
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Wilde in the north

The oft-ignored Canadian leg of Oscar Wilde’s North American lecture tour

By Jeremy Willard
Girls on the verge
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Girls on the verge

Writer Mariko Tamaki’s new graphic novel is John Hughes meets Ingmar Bergman

By Alex Tigchelaar
Queer Axe Folk
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Queer Axe Folk

Xtra chats with Toronto’s LGBT axe throwers

By Erica Lenti
Rimbaud’s legacy
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Rimbaud’s legacy

The lasting influence of a turbulent youth

By Jeremy Willard
Xtra Hot: Tyler
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Xtra Hot: Tyler

‘Your gender is between your ears, not what’s between your legs’

By Drasko Bogdanovic
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