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Reclaiming my life after burnout
Opinion

Reclaiming my life after burnout

The stresses of my HIV-sector job were so gradual that I didn’t realize I was being boiled alive

By Michael Burtch
Breaking the global gay impasse
Opinion

Breaking the global gay impasse

We need to hear more from potential gay-rights game-changers on the ground

By Natasha Barsotti
Love hurts
Opinion

Love hurts

A play about a daring romance between two women is an inspiration to us all

By Michael Lyons
To be young, gay and Catholic
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To be young, gay and Catholic

The church is alienating gay people and their friends and family

By Ben Kelly
Cracking up at Winterlude
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Cracking up at Winterlude

Festivals combine forces to bring laughter to the capital

By Julie Cruikshank
Open wide
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Open wide

The smiling dentists at Yonge and Bloor Dental have been serving Toronto’s gay community for years

By Serafin LaRiviere
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Xtra Hot: Austin
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Xtra Hot: Austin

Austin trains to physically express his creativity through fire spinning, dance and parkour

By Drasko Bogdanovic
Xtra Hot: Shazad
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Xtra Hot: Shazad

By night he’s a Bollywood go-go-dancing star

By Drasko Bogdanovic
Strange creatures
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Strange creatures

Burma’s brave LGBT community refuses to stay silent as the Southeast Asian country undertakes a historic political transition

By Carlos Sardina Galache
Deep Dish Toronto
Opinion

Deep Dish Toronto

This week Rolyn visits Fit and Saturday night at Byzantium

By Rolyn Chambers
All sperms forgotten
Opinion

All sperms forgotten

NYC’s Meatpacking District’s queer history might be lost in a sea of boutiques and lattes

By Jeremy Willard
Questioning the use of ‘queer’
Opinion

Questioning the use of ‘queer’

Three hours later, we agreed to keep talking

By Kevin Dale McKeown
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Xposed Ottawa
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Xposed Ottawa

Danniel Oickle album launch and Fast Romantics

By Zara Ansar
Chris Kluwe is my straight ally of the year — and it’s only January
Opinion

Chris Kluwe is my straight ally of the year — and it’s only January

Real allies speak out, especially when they’ve got something to lose

By Robin Perelle
Tie me up
Opinion

Tie me up

Our guide to fashionable aprons

By Diego Armand
From the Speakers
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From the Speakers

DJ Kevin Bailey presents his top-10 tracks of the moment

By MICHAEL BABB
Xposed Toronto
Opinion

Xposed Toronto

This week Anna and Becca visit Parts & Labour and The Beaver

By Anna Pournikova
Hogtown meat
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Hogtown meat

An editorial about the popularity of meat in Toronto and its correlation to handsome butchers

By Phil Villeneuve
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