Why the holidays can still suck for queer people, even when you’re out

The holiday season is ingrained in family tradition and cultural institutions, but many queer people still don’t have a seat at the table

By JP Larocque

Power

Vancouver Pride stands firm in decision to support marginalized LGBT people and ban uniformed police

‘We chose to listen to those voices that often do not get listened to,’ Pride Society says

By Derek Brown

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Bermuda, sauna raids and a luge disaster

Your Daily Package of newsy and naughty bits from around the world

By Niko Bell

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Rushed bill to erase past convictions for consensual gay sex is flawed, critics say

Canada’s new expungement bill only covers a fraction of the charges it should, says queer historian

By Arshy Mann

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After Alloura Wells’ body was identified, her friends and family could finally mourn

Memorial services for young trans people in Toronto are far too common, community says

By Arshy Mann

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Brazilian PrEP, trans soldiers and older brothers

Your Daily Package of newsy and naughty bits from around the world

By Niko Bell

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Bermuda could be the first country to repeal same-sex marriage

‘It’s a difficult pill to swallow,’ says Canadian-Bermudian couple whose court case won marriage just seven months ago

By Rob Salerno

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Canada’s first openly gay MP on the long road to an apology for LGBT people

Now the government must release all documents related to the purges, says Svend Robinson

By Arshy Mann

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My mother’s daughter, my father’s son: a trans Chinese woman on finding joy in the ancestral rites of death

How I honoured Chinese funeral tradition, my family and queerness at my grandfather’s funeral

By Kai Cheng Thom

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Marriage repeal, fake news and gonorrhea kisses

Your Daily Package of newsy and naughty bits from around the world

By Niko Bell

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Vancouver Pride more than $100,000 in debt due to high city bills

The bills are ‘too onerous,’ says Pride co-chair

By Derek Brown

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Australia, cake fights and queer gentrification

Your Daily Package of newsy and naughty bits from around the world

By Niko Bell

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How I came to cherish being femme on my own non-binary terms

I spent my teens trying to embrace my identity. When I finally came out there was a whole community of people like me

By Cicely-Belle Blain

Opinion

Are Toronto police taking the safety concerns of LGBT communities seriously?

Police have mishandled a series of recent cases involving the community and its spaces

By Arshy Mann

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The challenges of being trans, male and homeless in Montreal

Why do so few shelters provide a safe space for trans men?

By Ruby Pratka

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Glitter, oxytocin and a parliamentary proposal

Your Daily Package of newsy and naughty bits from around the world

By Niko Bell

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Trinity Western law school would be an affront to LGBT equality, Supreme Court hears

Don’t disregard or discount the school’s LGBT students, Egale argues

By Arshy Mann

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Canada just turned a page on decriminalizing HIV

People with undetectable viral loads should no longer be prosecuted for non-disclosure, Ontario and feds say

By Niko Bell