The Daily Package

Bisexual men, Tribeca and virtual reality

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

By Niko Bell

Power

Abbotsford’s new LGBT policy doesn’t go far enough, says educator

‘Listen to what the students actually need,’ urges former Mouat Secondary student

By Chahira Merarsi

The Daily Package

Trans education, Chechen retribution and reality television

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

By Niko Bell

Power

Battleground Barbados: LGBT activists face off against North American homophobes in the Caribbean

LGBT Bajans face regular harassment and discrimination on the island. And some fear that it’s about to get worse

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

Liberals’ superficial Criminal Code reform betrays sex workers and queer artists

If the government wants to strike out unconstitutional laws, why has it ignored the sex work and obscenity laws?

By Rob Salerno

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

Power

The painful truth about being gay at Canada’s largest Christian university

Trinity Western’s covenant and the queer students it hurts

By Layla Cameron

Go-go dancing do-gooders battle it out on stage

Contestants drop trou to raise funds for LGBT youth at the annual Mr Ruff competition

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The Daily Package

Vogue, Chechnya and free PrEP

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

By Niko Bell

Power

Why did Canada take days to respond to the reported Chechen deaths?

Foreign affairs minister tells Xtra she’s ‘looking into ways’ to support LGBT Russians

By Dylan C Robertson

Power

Richmond NDP candidate’s statements on LGBT rights don’t all add up

What did Chak Au really say about his ‘moral issues’?

By Niko Bell

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

The Daily Package

Barry Manilow, gay skeletons and Dutch solidarity

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

By Niko Bell

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

Power

Queer Vancouver teen’s death a mystery five months later

No reason to believe Oliver Zamarripa was targeted for his sexuality, says RCMP

By Niko Bell

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

Power

Five things I wish I’d known before coming out as genderqueer at work

On my first day at work, I announced I was genderqueer. I wasn’t prepared for the response

By Sam K. MacKinnon

Power

Judge hobbles class-action lawsuit against ‘gay zombies’ that crashed Toronto Pride

But Bill Whatcott will have to reveal his associates and backers, court rules

By Arshy Mann