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Identity

‘How many months can we stay alive?’: Meet the Iranian-Indian couple abandoned by Canada
Power

‘How many months can we stay alive?’: Meet the Iranian-Indian couple abandoned by Canada

Alireza and Kiran are struggling to survive in Turkey after Canada halted their resettlement to prioritize Syrian refugees

By Dylan C Robertson
Why drag kings deserve more spaces in Toronto’s LGBT community
Power

Why drag kings deserve more spaces in Toronto’s LGBT community

Drag queens dominate the scene — so what does that mean for new and emerging kings?

By Jeremy Willard
Japanese rope bondage taught me that kink bonds last forever
Opinion

Japanese rope bondage taught me that kink bonds last forever

A kink partnership never really ends — you take the skills you learned into new relationships

By Katie Sly
Why these two LGBT YouTubers say ‘restricted mode’ hurts young people the most
Power

Why these two LGBT YouTubers say ‘restricted mode’ hurts young people the most

Chase Ross and Stef Sanjati say the company isn’t doing enough to fix blocked LGBT content

By Nathan Sing
Why it may be time for me to kill Mike Miksche (Part 1)
Opinion

Why it may be time for me to kill Mike Miksche (Part 1)

I chose to use a pseudonym for “Hole and Corner” because I worried about my Lebanese-Muslim family reading about my sex life. Maybe I was wrong

By Mike Miksche
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
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Canadian passports could set new global standard on gender markers
Power

Canadian passports could set new global standard on gender markers

Feds waiting on SIN review to look at gender-neutral passports. But they could be forced to act sooner

By Dylan C Robertson
What it means to be queer at Kitsilano Secondary School today
Opinion

What it means to be queer at Kitsilano Secondary School today

Despite anti-LGBT sentiments from some classmates and teachers, students at Kits High are coming out now more than ever before

By Tessa Vikander
Ten interesting facts about the queer women of history
Opinion

Ten interesting facts about the queer women of history

The value isn’t in their names — it’s in their stories

By Jeremy Willard
How queer femmes made friends with the internet
Opinion

How queer femmes made friends with the internet

For queer femmes, being online can create safe spaces to meet friends and form lasting relationships

By Andi Schwartz
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
When queer sexual mentorship comes in the form of cling wrap
Opinion

When queer sexual mentorship comes in the form of cling wrap

Samantha was beautiful and young. I doubt sex with her had anything to teach me

By Katie Sly
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What are you really saying when you ask, ‘where are you from?’

What are you really saying when you ask, ‘where are you from?’

Toronto-based WAYF Collective seeks to empower Asian-identified youth

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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
MPs urged to remember trans, non-binary issues
Power

MPs urged to remember trans, non-binary issues

Liberal, NDP MPs hear from activists, trans people and HIV experts

By Dylan C Robertson
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
Feds name gay MP as ‘LGBTQ2 issues’ advisor
Power

Feds name gay MP as ‘LGBTQ2 issues’ advisor

Edmonton MP has three years to answer calls for pardons and compensation for those convicted and fired for homosexual activity

By Dylan C Robertson
Lawyer vows to help men charged in Etobicoke park sting
Power

Lawyer vows to help men charged in Etobicoke park sting

‘It certainly has the whiff of homophobia,’ says Marcus McCann on Toronto police operation

By Arshy Mann
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