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Opinion

It’s complicated
Opinion

It’s complicated

While being gay no longer carries the stigma it used to, mixed orientation marriages remain common

By JP Larocque
Will Munro, super freak
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Will Munro, super freak

An editorial about the legendary Toronto DJ, artist and underwear maker

By Phil Villeneuve
Queer, disabled and desirable
Opinion

Queer, disabled and desirable

A handful of activists are exploring new ways to look at sex and disability

By Elah Feder
Xtra Hot: Vanessa
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Xtra Hot: Vanessa

‘Sometimes being a bitch is all a woman has to hold on to’

By Drasko Bogdanovic
Gay like disco
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Gay like disco

Author James Arena pays tribute to the First Ladies of Disco

By Richard Burnett
Age of Aqueerius
Opinion

Age of Aqueerius

Your biweekly/Sound of Music-themed horoscopes from the mystical mind of Ryan Kerr

By Ryan Kerr
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Mrs G’s revenge
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Mrs G’s revenge

A little cheesecake speed and a lot of water

By Kevin Dale McKeown
Thoughts on ‘unsafe’ sex
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Thoughts on ‘unsafe’ sex

Sex between men is more important, more powerful, than money, status or political power

By Paul Morris
The gay Medici
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The gay Medici

Renaissance Florence was a homo hotbed

By Jeremy Willard
Sochi 2014: The Smith and Carlos cue
Opinion

Sochi 2014: The Smith and Carlos cue

Let the gayest Games begin

By Natasha Barsotti
The beat is king
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The beat is king

Alison Moyet’s electronic return to music

By Kevin Ritchie
From anal sex to sorcery
Opinion

From anal sex to sorcery

Relics in Canada’s Criminal Code are still being used in strange and ‘shifting’ ways

By Justin Ling
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Post-menopausal hibernation
Opinion

Post-menopausal hibernation

Will my libido ever come back?

By Pega Ren
The truth about Bradley Manning’s sentencing hearing
Opinion

The truth about Bradley Manning’s sentencing hearing

As LGBT Americans gain more legal rights, they are becoming more integrated into nationalistic agendas and belief systems

By Jackson Davidow
Age of Aqueerius
Opinion

Age of Aqueerius

Your biweekly horoscopes from the mystical mind of Ryan Kerr

By Ryan Kerr
Persian poetry lovers
Opinion

Persian poetry lovers

An 11th-century sultan and his beloved slave

By Michael Lyons
From the Speakers
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From the Speakers

DJ Sumation presents his top-10 tracks of the moment

By MICHAEL BABB
Vancouver’s Queer Film Festival turns 25
Opinion

Vancouver’s Queer Film Festival turns 25

A quarter century later, festival still strikes a chord

By Natasha Barsotti
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