He’s really vying for America’s gay vote

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, August 2

Some people’s senses are out of this world

The bartender asks, ‘Where’s your pink shirt?’

Tim McCaskell and Shakir Rahim talk Toronto’s bathhouse raids, the Bruce McArthur case and the marginalization of queer and trans people of colour

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, July 26

A new documentary showcases the talented generation of sashay-shantay

Project Marie was shocking, but gay men learned how to respond — based on the past

The Zero for Zeros campaign has the receipts

His new film, ‘Killing Patient Zero,’ explores the life and death of Gaëtan Dugas

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, July 19

Activist Tim McCaskell on how reaction to the raids informed the future of gay liberation

Takeaways from the LGB+ Black Census, the largest survey of Black people since the Reconstruction era

Difference in opinion on Black Lives Matter, Pride Toronto and Marie Curtis Park polarized LGBTQ2 communities on policing practices.

Here’s your Xtra Weekly, July 12

On his 75th birthday, a look back on the work of a prolific writer who covered the bathhouse riots for The Body Politic and brought cruising to the pages of Toronto Life

Power

Donald Trump plays Jesus, promises to cure AIDS if re-elected

What you need to know about the fight for LGBTQ2 rights in Poland

What you need to know about a Supreme Court ruling on sexual history as evidence

Greek bishop claims he could smell homosexuality

Justin Trudeau walks into a gay bar

After decades of mistreatment, how can police fix their relationship with LGBTQ2 communities?

Tessa Thompson plays an openly bisexual superhero and we are ready

Amid hateful backlash, ‘Drag Kids’ celebrates families and loving oneself

This Toronto undercover police operation was reminiscent of the bathhouse raids

The LGBTQ2-friendly companies who bankroll homophobic and transphobic politicians

Looking back at politics of the AIDS crisis with filmmaker Laurie Lynd

718 victims of Canada’s gay purge have applied to be compensated in a settlement

Toronto’s bathhouse raids proved the growing need for community organizing

What matters most to Black queer Americans

How the police force has divided Toronto’s LGBTQ2 communities

The Canadian government considers reforming the Criminal Code to ban conversion therapy

How Gerald Hannon queered Canadian journalism

My friends dumped me because of my stance against police. Do I try to fix this?