Opinion

A year after the trans-rights bill, fear and loathing run rampant

Hundreds applaud fear-mongering and bigotry at anti-trans panel

By Arshy Mann

Power

Costa Rica, Joe Biden and Asian business

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

By Niko Bell

Power

Why queering carnival weekend in Toronto still matters

LGBT people reflect on the importance of spaces for Caribbean partygoers

By Ashleigh-Rae Thomas

Love & Sex

I met her the year they told me my love wasn’t real

In Grade 12 I wish I knew that it was nothing new to like girls

By Allyson Aritcheta

Power

Russian protests, legal trouble and gay athletes

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

By Niko Bell

Power

Airline seats, Jerusalem and Trump

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

By Niko Bell

Hate Watch

Swastika painted on rainbow crosswalk in Toronto’s gay village

The graffiti was quickly removed by neighbourhood association

By Arshy Mann

Policing

The gay cop trying to fix the relationship between Toronto’s LGBT communities and the police

Toronto police have been under intense scrutiny over their relationship with the LGBT community, but Danielle Bottineau welcomes the criticism

By Arshy Mann

Power

Why cuffing my pants is not part of my bisexual identity

‘I was surprised to learn that these perplexing sartorial choices were supposed to be part of my identity’

By Jake Pitre

Power

Trinidad, pandemics and Imagine Dragons

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

By Niko Bell

Opinion

Doug Ford’s attack on Toronto will mean fewer LGBT, non-white councillors

Toronto has only ever elected two openly queer councillors

By Arshy Mann

Power

Cuba, HIV prevention and the Bible

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

By Niko Bell

Analysis

Chick-fil-A is coming to Canada. Why should LGBTQ2 people care?

A rundown of the fast food chain’s anti-LGBTQ2 past

By Nathan Sing

Sex education

Protesters march to stop sex-ed repeal

Hundreds of people gathered at Queen’s Park to demand the Ford government not revert back to old sex-ed curriculum

By Arshy Mann

Power

Israel, patents and a transgender superhero

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

By Niko Bell

Power

Toronto police identify remains of Majeed Kayhan in alleged serial killer case

Investigators have now identified the remains of all eight men that Bruce McArthur is alleged to have killed

By Arshy Mann

Power

Saipan, cartoons and photography

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

By Niko Bell

Opinion

The Putin-Trump bromance images are not homophobic

Quite the opposite, in fact

By Matthew Hays