Nikolai Alexeyev: anti-gay laws spark opportunity for ‘gayest’ Olympics ever

Activist says Sochi boycott won’t improve lives of LGBT people or lead to anti-gay law repeal

A mixed fortune

Despite ongoing harassment from hard-liners, members of Jakarta’s trans sex-worker community are fighting for their rights in a modern Indonesia

By Xtra Editor

Toronto Diary

NPR to use correct gender pronouns for Chelsea Manning, thanks to social media

By Jeremy Feist

Power

Vancouver Queer Film Festival panel debates Israeli boycott

No Israeli feature film in 2013 program

By Jeremy Hainsworth

Power

Jamaica: Manchester community barricades five men out of fear of homosexuality

Police escort trapped men out of area

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Russia: Vladimir Putin issues decree banning protests at Sochi Games

‘Gatherings, rallies, demonstrations, marches and pickets’ prohibited

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

New York: Police investigating trans woman’s death as possible hate crime

Unidentified suspect, 20, arrested in connection with attack on Islan Nettles

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Greyson and Loubani in ‘good health’ and ‘good spirits’

Legal counsel hired for Canadians arrested in Egypt; hearing scheduled for Aug 28

By Xtra Editor

Power

Homophobic reggae artist removed from festival lineup

Activists put the pressure on sponsors, including Toronto Public Library

By Andrea Houston

Toronto Diary

Westboro Baptist Church gets shut down in court

By Jeremy Feist

Power

Jer’s Vision’s seven steps to help gay Russians

Protest planned for after Capital Pride parade

By Bradley Turcotte

Power

Mormon missionary positions: Gay sex and the latter-day saint

By Raziel Reid

Power

Lesbian activist in Uganda beaten and left for dead

Toronto groups plan fundraisers in support

By Andrea Houston

Power

Russia assures IOC it welcomes all athletes regardless of sexual orientation

Fate of athletes and spectators who protest at Sochi Games still unclear

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Rally in Ottawa calls attention to anti-gay violence in Jamaica

‘We still have a chronic situation in Jamaica,’ Maurice Tomlinson says

By Adrienne Ascah

Power

Denmark: Thousands march against Russia’s anti-gay laws

‘To Russia with Love’ protesters submitted signatures to Russian embassy

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Army private who leaked documents to WikiLeaks wants to begin transitioning to female

‘I want to begin hormone therapy as soon as possible’: Manning

By Natasha Barsotti

Opinion

From anal sex to sorcery

Relics in Canada’s Criminal Code are still being used in strange and ‘shifting’ ways

By Justin Ling