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Let there be seating
Opinion

Let there be seating

Let’s make good use of the innovative new Church Street ‘parklets’

By Danny Glenwright
Thanks for everything, Quentin Crisp
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Thanks for everything, Quentin Crisp

England’s stately homo was an unlikely activist

By Jeremy Willard
Age of Aqueerius
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Age of Aqueerius

Your biweekly horoscopes from the mystical mind of Ryan Kerr

By Ryan Kerr
Lesbian couple married at the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives
Opinion

Lesbian couple married at the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives

Pair wanted their wedding to tackle queer history amnesia

By Elah Feder
‘Putin Airlines’ flight-safety video
Opinion

‘Putin Airlines’ flight-safety video

Spoof video advises ‘how not to act too gay’ when visiting Russia

By Xtra Editor
Celebrating the many roots of Pride
Opinion

Celebrating the many roots of Pride

From the early protests to the first parade, and the year it almost all fell apart

By Niko Bell
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Two decades of Xtra in Vancouver
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Two decades of Xtra in Vancouver

Our first columnist, 20 years later

By Stan Persky
Wrapping Turkey in rainbow flags
Opinion

Wrapping Turkey in rainbow flags

Recent anti-government protests have helped bring the country’s LGBT community out of the closet

By Joti Heir
Stripping nudity out of Pride
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Stripping nudity out of Pride

The Vancouver Pride Society’s squeamish self-censorship doesn’t make me feel proud

By Robin Perelle
Thoughts on learning my father has cancer
Opinion

Thoughts on learning my father has cancer

Does he have any regrets about smoking or about how he rejected me?

By Serafin LaRiviere
Blackface by artistic reasoning
Opinion

Blackface by artistic reasoning

Is this form of performance art acceptable in the world of drag?

By Ryan G Hinds
Wrap Putin in a Pride flag
Opinion

Wrap Putin in a Pride flag

The Olympics present a great excuse for Canadians to help Russia’s queer community

By Justin Ling
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Blocked on Grindr
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Blocked on Grindr

In the world of dating apps, race is a major factor

By Kaj Hasselriis
Keep calm and carry on — slowly
Opinion

Keep calm and carry on — slowly

An editorial about summer in the city at a sloth-like pace

By Phil Villeneuve
Hungry for human contact
Opinion

Hungry for human contact

In our effort to protect children from abuse, we have overcompensated, resulting in a touch-deprived populace

By Pega Ren
Xposed: Her and Business Woman’s Special
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Xposed: Her and Business Woman’s Special

Sorry Romy, but after tonight, we don’t have anything like that.

By Anna Pournikova
Deep Dish: MoJo Lounge and Church
Opinion

Deep Dish: MoJo Lounge and Church

Rolyn braves the heat and takes the night.

By Rolyn Chambers
‘Gay butterflies’ from ‘straight cocoons’
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‘Gay butterflies’ from ‘straight cocoons’

Dan Savage talks promiscuity and ‘inseminating his husband for God’ with Bill Maher

By Brandon Matheson
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