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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
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
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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
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
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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
Opinion

Janine Fuller wins BOLD Woman of the Year

Janine Fuller wins BOLD Woman of the Year

A tribute to the woman who welcomed me

By Robin Perelle • September 6, 2016 at 2:21 am EDT

Rae Spoon’s upbeat outlook on the future of Calgary’s queer scene

Rae Spoon’s upbeat outlook on the future of Calgary’s queer scene

The musician and author is this year’s grand marshal for Calgary Pride

Created for Calgary Pride • August 26, 2016 at 11:06 am EDT
Power

How gay can a gay bar be in the heart of BC’s Bible Belt?

How gay can a gay bar be in the heart of BC’s Bible Belt?

Meet the couple behind Wilde Oscar’s in Chilliwack, BC

By Derek Brown • August 23, 2016 at 11:17 am EDT
Arts

Out in Vancouver: Aug 11-17, 2016

Out in Vancouver: Aug 11-17, 2016

Choice events in the city this week

By Tom Coleman • August 10, 2016 at 8:21 pm EDT
Culture

In this Quebec town, they celebrate Pride with chalk rainbows

In this Quebec town, they celebrate Pride with chalk rainbows

How an activist from Aylmer got creative to celebrate hometown queer culture

By Jeremy Willard • July 29, 2016 at 1:33 pm EDT
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