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Opinion

How I became an unsuspecting Master (Part 2)

How I became an unsuspecting Master (Part 2)

It was a random meeting in a bar that led to me being here — and yet he clearly had this whole setup arranged before he left the house

By Devon Delacroix • January 6, 2017 at 10:02 am EDT
Power

A year in review 2016: Queer spaces have been attacked for years, Orlando was one of the deadliest

A year in review 2016: Queer spaces have been attacked for years, Orlando was one of the deadliest

The Pulse nightclub shooting brought together LGBT communities around the world, strengthened homophobic arguments and divided politicians

By Arshy Mann • December 23, 2016 at 2:02 pm EDT
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Canadian Blood Services could scrap blanket policy on gay blood donors

Canadian Blood Services could scrap blanket policy on gay blood donors

January meeting will consider ‘gender-blind’ screening based on individual risk

By Dylan C Robertson • December 9, 2016 at 1:02 pm EDT
Power

Federal government to review Canada’s tough HIV laws

Federal government to review Canada’s tough HIV laws

HIV criminalization, funding for HIV and hepatitis organizations on the agenda

By Dylan C Robertson • December 1, 2016 at 6:41 pm EDT
Arts

How a psychic experience and a dead writer inspired Daniel MacIvor’s new play

How a psychic experience and a dead writer inspired Daniel MacIvor’s new play

Who Killed Spalding Gray? is a departure from MacIvor’s usual style

By Chris Dupuis • November 28, 2016 at 6:23 pm EDT
Arts

Out in Vancouver: Nov 24–30, 2016

Out in Vancouver: Nov 24–30, 2016

Choice events in the city this week

By Tom Coleman • November 23, 2016 at 9:00 pm EDT
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Opinion

Why I’m proud to be Trump’s worst nightmare

Why I’m proud to be Trump’s worst nightmare

Living fully, loudly and authentically after a sickening election

By Ahmed Danny Ramadan • November 17, 2016 at 7:01 pm EDT
Opinion

How a cross-dressing lesbian playboy ruled a Bahamian kingdom

How a cross-dressing lesbian playboy ruled a Bahamian kingdom

Meet Joe Carstairs, the tattooed jokester who carried around a doll and dated many women

By Jeremy Willard • November 15, 2016 at 4:32 pm EDT

A look back at Robert Mapplethorpe’s powerful queer portraits

A look back at Robert Mapplethorpe’s powerful queer portraits

The most extensive Robert Mapplethorpe retrospective since 1988 exhibits at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

Created for Montreal Museum of Fine Arts • November 15, 2016 at 11:33 am EDT
Power

Liberal government may not compensate men convicted under anti-gay laws, FOI suggests

Liberal government may not compensate men convicted under anti-gay laws, FOI suggests
By Dylan C Robertson • November 3, 2016 at 5:37 pm EDT
Opinion

BC’s first gay premier probably wasn’t gay

BC’s first gay premier probably wasn’t gay

Challenging the myth of Premier Alexander Davie, supposed namesake of Vancouver’s Davie Village

By Kevin Dale McKeown • October 27, 2016 at 5:11 pm EDT
Opinion

How a homeschooled teenage politician could destroy the Progressive Conservatives

How a homeschooled teenage politician could destroy the Progressive Conservatives

The nomination of ‘family values’ teenager reveals Patrick Brown’s inability to silence social conservatives

By Rob Salerno • October 26, 2016 at 7:02 pm EDT
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Opinion

Falling in love with a stripper (Part 3)

Falling in love with a stripper (Part 3)

What was I waiting for?

By Mike Miksche • October 26, 2016 at 3:02 pm EDT
Arts

Out in Vancouver: Oct 20-26, 2016

Out in Vancouver: Oct 20-26, 2016

Choice events in the city this week

By Tom Coleman • October 19, 2016 at 7:18 pm EDT
Opinion

PrEP and the birth control pill

PrEP and the birth control pill

What we can learn from the past

By Mike Miksche • October 11, 2016 at 12:20 pm EDT
Opinion

BDSM with an 80-year-old top (Part 1)

BDSM with an 80-year-old top (Part 1)

Another reason to respect your elders

By Devon Delacroix • September 23, 2016 at 6:15 pm EDT
Opinion

Gay, straight or just Craigslist (Part 3)

Gay, straight or just Craigslist (Part 3)

Does honesty matter?

By Mike Miksche • September 21, 2016 at 5:55 pm EDT
Opinion

When the Toronto police illegally spied on their own bosses

When the Toronto police illegally spied on their own bosses

Former top cop’s brush with illegal homophobic surveillance shouldn’t be forgotten

By Arshy Mann • September 13, 2016 at 7:53 pm EDT
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