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Will my Latin American mother cry tears of joy at my queer wedding?
Love & Sex

Will my Latin American mother cry tears of joy at my queer wedding?

My mother had no problem with other people’s fluid sexualities, but she had absolutely no desire for her daughter to be anything but straight

By Ludmila Leiva
Netflix and stress: The lesbian movie night dilemma
Opinion

Netflix and stress: The lesbian movie night dilemma

Choosing the wrong queer film can lead to awkwardness or ugly crying

By Jessie Randall
Instead of a happy ending, Moonlight gives into black pain
Opinion

Instead of a happy ending, Moonlight gives into black pain

Damaging tropes about black masculinity overshadow positive narratives about being black and queer

By Cicely-Belle Blain
Is the queer community ready to defend public sex?
Opinion

Is the queer community ready to defend public sex?

Identity, community, and privacy arguments may not be sufficient for Project Marie

By Steven Maynard
How one Ottawa author is honouring World AIDS Day
Arts

How one Ottawa author is honouring World AIDS Day

Charles Seems’ Gay Soulmate Wanted! is a remembrance and a message of hope

By Jeremy Willard
How a psychic experience and a dead writer inspired Daniel MacIvor’s new play
Arts

How a psychic experience and a dead writer inspired Daniel MacIvor’s new play

Who Killed Spalding Gray? is a departure from MacIvor’s usual style

By Chris Dupuis
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What do you say when you’re offered a young consenting houseboy?
Opinion

What do you say when you’re offered a young consenting houseboy?

His brown puppy dog eyes said, ‘please sir, won’t you take me home?’

By Kevin Dale McKeown
How a cross-dressing lesbian playboy ruled a Bahamian kingdom
Opinion

How a cross-dressing lesbian playboy ruled a Bahamian kingdom

Meet Joe Carstairs, the tattooed jokester who carried around a doll and dated many women

By Jeremy Willard
Cruising isn’t dead, it’s just evolved
Opinion

Cruising isn’t dead, it’s just evolved

How Squirt.org has helped my public sex life

By Mike Miksche
What Trump’s presidency will mean for global LGBT rights
Opinion

What Trump’s presidency will mean for global LGBT rights

Trump’s election will slow or stop the tremendous progress LGBT Americans made under Barack Obama, but the real impact will be felt globally

By Rob Salerno
Five queer-friendly condomTO designs that will unleash your inner freak
Opinion

Five queer-friendly condomTO designs that will unleash your inner freak

Designing a condom wrapper can be hard, but these sexy slogans will rise to the occasion

By Eternity Martis
Can we end the North American HIV epidemic?
Opinion

Can we end the North American HIV epidemic?

We have the pills, the prevention plan and the strategy to prevent infections — so what’s stopping us?

By Mike Miksche
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How Black Boys challenges stereotypes about black males
Arts

How Black Boys challenges stereotypes about black males

Stephen Jackman-Torkoff and Tawiah Ben M’Carthy are done with the assumptions — they want to tell their own stories about being black, male and queer

By Emily Johnpulle
How to integrate an LGBT refugee into Vancouver’s community
Opinion

How to integrate an LGBT refugee into Vancouver’s community

Sponsors should offer emotional and other support to newcomers, while respecting their autonomy

By Ahmed Danny Ramadan
Falling in love with a stripper (Part 4)
Opinion

Falling in love with a stripper (Part 4)

Do nice guys finish last?

By Mike Miksche
Why a young straight theatre-maker wrote a play about queer women
Arts

Why a young straight theatre-maker wrote a play about queer women

Aaron Jan’s new show, Swan challenges the roles typically reserved for straight white men

By Chris Dupuis
How a homeschooled teenage politician could destroy the Progressive Conservatives
Opinion

How a homeschooled teenage politician could destroy the Progressive Conservatives

The nomination of ‘family values’ teenager reveals Patrick Brown’s inability to silence social conservatives

By Rob Salerno
Falling in love with a stripper (Part 3)
Opinion

Falling in love with a stripper (Part 3)

What was I waiting for?

By Mike Miksche
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