Power

Queer Nation pickets Johnny Weir talk at Barnard College

Former Olympian calls protesters ‘idiots,’ then apologizes and applauds them

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

The 519 proposes LGBT sports and recreation centre

The 519 plans to build the centre over 9.3 hectares of land in Toronto’s new West Don Lands community

By Daniela Costa

Opinion

The Qmunity consortium

Imagine the community centre we could build if we trust each other

By Robin Perelle

Power

‘Fierce grannies’ recognized on World AIDS Day for work in Africa

Grandmothers stepped up to care for an entire generation of African children left orphaned by AIDS

By Andrea Houston

Power

Nigeria: Seven arrested for allegedly breaking anti-gay laws

Parents of one detainee reported him to authorities: report

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Will this man be the first openly gay mayor in Turkey?

‘Turkey needs to face the reality of LGBTI’ says gay candidate Can Cavusoglu

By Joti Heir

Power

Russian LGBT groups to IOC: Speak up for LGBT rights and condemn discriminatory laws

IOC’s Thomas Bach asked to get ‘clear and detailed’ responses about propaganda law

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Cure ignorance

UK HIV/AIDS organization calls itself the people who ‘piss on everyone’s chips’

By Michael Lyons

Power

Quebec’s largest school board axes gendered options on paperwork

Modification makes space for gay parents and families that do not have ‘a mom and a dad’

By Megan Dolski

Culture

A forum for gay men who like ‘guy’ stuff

Men in the Gaybros community love sports, video games, gadgets and sometimes even a little Cher

By Dylan Robertson

Power

Croatians to vote on referendum that would define marriage

Ruling party calls on electorate to reject the move to amend the constitution

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

What does gay propaganda look like to you?

Building a global coalition-by-hashtag in support of LGBT Russians

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Canada grants asylum to Montenegro’s highest-profile gay activist

Government of Montenegro failed to protect Zdravko Cimbaljevic: IRB

By Shauna Lewis

Power

Commemorating World AIDS Day 2013

HIV/AIDS expert Ron Rosenes says the crisis is not over yet

By Xtra Editor

Power

Taiwan: Gay marriage supporters and opponents to stage protests

More than a million signatures reportedly gathered in support of Civil Code amendment

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

It takes a village

A few suggestions for charitable giving this holiday season

By JP Larocque

Video

Creating a safe space for Russian LGBT athletes

Konstantin Iablotckii says Russia has made an ‘Olympics truce’ and anti-gay violence will continue when Games are over

By Xtra Editor

Power

Haiti: Activists beaten and bound in attack on gay rights organization

Amnesty International says men who raided Kouraj bore machetes and guns

By Natasha Barsotti