Culture

Time Warner Cable goes gay

Time Warner Cable awards stipend in support of LGBT communities

By Taylor Parsons

Pride

Kathleen Wynne to march in Pride parade, Rob Ford less likely

By Jeremy Feist

Power

Australian prime minister provides robust defence of gay marriage

Kevin Rudd gives biblical lesson to pastor who criticized his stance

By Niko Bell

Power

Russian lawmaker proposes measures to remove children from gay parents

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Mexico: Colima state lawmaker objects to public gay weddings

Rafael Mendoza says seeing two men kiss confuses children

By Niko Bell

Power

Newfoundland trans activist runs for city council in St John’s

Jennifer McCreath also hopes to serve as deputy mayor

By Andrea Houston

Power

UK Foreign Office says British PM to raise anti-gay laws with Putin at G20 summit

Barack Obama will reportedly meet with Russian LGBT activists

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Out4Russia launched to lobby world leaders to take action against anti-gay laws

ILGA-Europe also calls for leaders to ‘openly and firmly confront Russia’

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Nikolai Alexeyev’s Moscow apartment reportedly raided

Reuters: Authorities say ‘investigation’ follows complaint lodged by unidentified member of parliament

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Russian tenants allegedly urged to report LGBT neighbours

‘Show vigilance towards people who are doing propaganda of homosexualism,’ notice reportedly states

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

UK: Education department looking into schools’ revival of anti-gay language

Welsh government launches its own investigation as ‘matter of urgency’

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Trans activist Susan Gapka joins NDP nomination race for Toronto Centre

Three candidates contesting the NDP nomination, which will be held Sept 15

By Rob Salerno

Power

Prorogation once again stalls federal trans rights bill

‘It goes back a few steps’ leader of the opposition in the Senate says

By Justin Ling

Travel

HustlaBall Berlin meets Salvation Berlin

A raunchy circuit party of hustlers, hookers, pimps — and more

By Xtra Editor

Power

French sports minister registers concern over Russia’s anti-gay gag law

Like Obama and Cameron, Fourneyron not in favour of boycott

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Obama to honour gay civil rights leader and lesbian astronaut

Bayard Rustin and Sally Ride to be awarded Medal of Freedom posthumously

By Niko Bell

Power

Linda McQuaig joins race for NDP nomination in Toronto Centre

Journalist brings policy knowledge on income inequality to debate

By Rob Salerno

Power

Obama cancels summit with Putin

Russian anti-gay bill only part of the reason for postponement

By Niko Bell