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What do you do if you’re robbed while cruising?
Power

What do you do if you’re robbed while cruising?

Gay men encouraged to report crime, says Burnaby RCMP

By Derek Brown
Yukon government introduces trans-rights bill
Power

Yukon government introduces trans-rights bill

The changes would also allow gender-neutral markers to be used on birth certificates

By Rob Salerno
What it’s like to talk to your doctor about sexual health when you’re bisexual
Opinion

What it’s like to talk to your doctor about sexual health when you’re bisexual

There’s a misconception that bi people are just going through a phase — but what if our doctors believe it too?

By Kate Sloan
Five queer films you don’t want to miss at Hot Docs 2017
Arts

Five queer films you don’t want to miss at Hot Docs 2017

Here’s a few of the fest’s best LGBT documentaries

By Chris Dupuis
Record number of LGBT candidates running in 2017 BC election
Power

Record number of LGBT candidates running in 2017 BC election

Can you guess which issues they agree on?

By James Goldie
How piss play helped me get over childhood shame
Opinion

How piss play helped me get over childhood shame

My relationship with piss has always been fraught with negative associations. Now it’s one of my greatest forms of intimacy

By Katie Sly
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Morgane Oger is Canada’s best chance at electing a trans person in 2017
Power

Morgane Oger is Canada’s best chance at electing a trans person in 2017

Activist turned politician hopes to unseat Liberal incumbent in BC’s May 9 election

By James Goldie
Korean conspiracy, the Champs-Élysées and gay Devonshire
The Daily Package

Korean conspiracy, the Champs-Élysées and gay Devonshire

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

By Niko Bell
Why LGBT Bajans can’t sue the government to end anti-gay laws
Power

Why LGBT Bajans can’t sue the government to end anti-gay laws

This one clause makes it nearly impossible to challenge Barbados’ buggery laws

By Arshy Mann
Federal politicians speak out against bullying on Day of Pink
Power

Federal politicians speak out against bullying on Day of Pink

MPs also attended a gala run by the Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity

By Dylan C Robertson
This LGBT group just made history in Vancouver’s Vaisakhi parade
Power

This LGBT group just made history in Vancouver’s Vaisakhi parade

‘There is nothing homophobic in the Sikh culture or the Sikh bible,’ says Sher founder

By Derek Brown
What does Barbados’ prime minister have to say about the country’s harsh buggery laws?
Opinion

What does Barbados’ prime minister have to say about the country’s harsh buggery laws?

Though rarely enforced, LGBT Bajans continue to face discrimination and harassment. Is decriminalizing buggery a solution?

By Arshy Mann
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How were lesbians affected by the anti-LGBT Lavender Scare?
Opinion

How were lesbians affected by the anti-LGBT Lavender Scare?

Like gay men, lesbians faced persecution in the 1950s McCarthy witch hunts

By Jeremy Willard
Bisexual men, Tribeca and virtual reality
The Daily Package

Bisexual men, Tribeca and virtual reality

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

By Niko Bell
Abbotsford’s new LGBT policy doesn’t go far enough, says educator
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
Trans education, Chechen retribution and reality television
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
Battleground Barbados: LGBT activists face off against North American homophobes in the Caribbean
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
Liberals’ superficial Criminal Code reform betrays sex workers and queer artists
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
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