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Power

Olympic gold, drug costs and an official portrait

Olympic gold, drug costs and an official portrait

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

By Niko Bell • February 13, 2018 at 10:44 am EDT
Hard Labour

How a client helped me overcome my fear of renting porn

How a client helped me overcome my fear of renting porn

Just the thought of renting a DVD caused me a surprising amount of anxiety

By Devon Delacroix • December 29, 2017 at 11:32 am EDT
Opinion

How Canada’s historic apology to LGBT people falls short

How Canada’s historic apology to LGBT people falls short

‘We are sorry’ is not enough, queer historian tells Justin Trudeau

By Gary Kinsman • December 1, 2017 at 4:26 pm EDT
HIV/AIDS

How being HIV-positive saved me from a narrow world view

How being HIV-positive saved me from a narrow world view

One man’s story, from his slow diagnosis more than a decade ago to now

By Michael Burtch • November 30, 2017 at 8:00 am EDT
Hard Labour

I was invited by a monogamous couple to spice up their sex life — and it went all wrong

I was invited by a monogamous couple to spice up their sex life — and it went all wrong

They took a risk by opening up their relationship, but they didn’t anticipate what could happen

By Devon Delacroix • November 24, 2017 at 11:43 am EDT
Power

BC just lost its last two excuses not to cover the pill that prevents HIV

BC just lost its last two excuses not to cover the pill that prevents HIV

New proposal would cover 5,000 PrEP prescriptions by 2019

By Niko Bell • November 10, 2017 at 11:44 pm EDT
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Power

Tribal law, gay newspapers and perverted sexual relations

Tribal law, gay newspapers and perverted sexual relations

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

By Niko Bell • October 27, 2017 at 1:29 pm EDT
Love & Sex

When motherhood feels out of reach as a young lesbian

When motherhood feels out of reach as a young lesbian

I had been obsessed with procreating since I could stand on two feet. But what happens when that path becomes obscured by who you fall in love with?

By Jessie Randall • October 20, 2017 at 11:58 am EDT
Vancouver

Out in Vancouver: Oct 12–19, 2017

Out in Vancouver: Oct 12–19, 2017
By Tom Coleman • October 12, 2017 at 4:50 pm EDT
Hard Labour

When your client wants his first porn shoot, sort of (Part 2)

When your client wants his first porn shoot, sort of (Part 2)

He hesitates when I pass him the first dildo

By Devon Delacroix • October 6, 2017 at 11:35 am EDT
History

The History Boys lesson: we can be kings, queens, spies, pirates, murderers or popes

The History Boys lesson: we can be kings, queens, spies, pirates, murderers or popes

And a look back on the illustrators whose work breathed new life into our revered queer dead

By Jeremy Willard • October 3, 2017 at 11:54 am EDT
Hard Labour

When your client wants his first porn shoot, sort of (Part 1)

When your client wants his first porn shoot, sort of (Part 1)

He’s a reluctant model but he’s got a debt to pay

By Devon Delacroix • September 29, 2017 at 1:23 pm EDT
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Identity

The courage to call out homophobia as a young, gay kid

The courage to call out homophobia as a young, gay kid

And the struggle to emerge from the stifling weight of silence

• September 25, 2017 at 1:09 pm EDT
History

Revisiting the curious case of Dr James Barry

Revisiting the curious case of Dr James Barry

Barry’s gender has been questioned for decades. But history is as much about fact as it is interpretation

By Michael Lyons • September 19, 2017 at 11:37 am EDT
Toronto

Out in Toronto: Sept 14–20, 2017

Out in Toronto: Sept 14–20, 2017

Choice events in the city this week

By Jeremy Willard • September 14, 2017 at 11:00 am EDT
Pride

Why Justin Trudeau skipped Vancouver’s Pride parade

Why Justin Trudeau skipped Vancouver’s Pride parade

Meanwhile BC’s new premier makes his mark, and a group of protesters turn their back on Vancouver police

By Derek Brown • August 7, 2017 at 12:45 am EDT
Hard Labour

I roleplayed as a door-to-door canvasser to fulfil my client’s desires (Part 2)

I roleplayed as a door-to-door canvasser to fulfil my client’s desires (Part 2)

It’s an odd experience to have the empty eyes of nearly 200 masks staring at you while you’re trying to get off

By Devon Delacroix • August 4, 2017 at 12:01 pm EDT
Hard Labour

I roleplayed as a door-to-door canvasser to fulfil my client’s desires (Part 1)

I roleplayed as a door-to-door canvasser to fulfil my client’s desires (Part 1)

It was hard to be serious when my client’s apartment looked like a bag of leprechauns exploded

By Devon Delacroix • July 28, 2017 at 4:42 pm EDT
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