Power

Honouring Al Sparrow, early Toronto gay rights champion

Laneway at Church and Isabella now named after activist alderman

By Andrea Houston

Culture

Montreal activists fundraise for new doc about Russian LGBT kids

‘Russia makes it criminal for them to do outreach and fundraising on their own’ says Ryan Conrad

By Richard Burnett

Opinion

PR and Pope Francis

Is the new pope really a reformer or just trying to change the subject?

By Natasha Barsotti

Toronto Diary

Jelly Belly chairman under fire for donating to anti-transgender cause

By Jeremy Feist

Power

US: Kentucky teen reports being bullied because of perceived sexual orientation

Lawyer files order asking school district to protect him

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Pride Toronto boasts another budget surplus

Pride AGM sees three new board members elected, adding one more woman to 12-member body

By Andrea Houston

Power

Kansas City: Restaurant patrons refuse to tip gay waiter

Customers leave note saying server’s homosexuality is ‘an affront’ to God

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Turning tricks for treats

The hottest gay Halloween costumes of 2013

By Taylor Parsons

Opinion

Fraser Valley fledglings

Five months after Abbotsford’s first Pride, some say the area is improving, while others say there’s still a long way to go

By Erin Flegg

Power

Closures of Priape and Le Drugstore double whammy for Montreal’s gay village

Two of city’s best-known gay businesses shuttered in the same week

By Richard Burnett

Power

Australia: High Court to begin hearing expedited challenge to ACT gay marriage law

Prime minister advises gay couples to ‘hold on’ until law’s validity has been tested

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Australia: After ACT, New South Wales to debate gay marriage

Multiparty working group has developed new bill

By Natasha Barsotti

Toronto Diary

Anti-gay advocate blames Russian anti-gay violence on public displays of affection

By Jeremy Feist

Power

West End draft plan recognizes Davie Village as heart of gay community

‘It’s what we’ve wanted,’ says LGBTQ advisory committee’s Dean Malone

By Shauna Lewis

Power

UN criticized for human rights book launch in Trinidad and Tobago

Gay rights advocate Maurice Tomlinson says gays are ‘prohibited class’ in island’s immigration policy

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Scottish police want ‘items of a sexual nature’ removed from saunas

Faced with criticism, authorities deny they want condoms banned

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Pride Toronto facing sharp criticism ahead of AGM

Community members express concerns that only one woman nominated for election to board

By Andrea Houston

Power

UK: Health minister’s bid to stop gay adoption in Northern Ireland blocked

Edwin Poots spent £40,000 of public funds to challenge ruling in favour of same-sex adoption: report

By Natasha Barsotti