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Power

Pride funding motion withdrawn, no chance to speak

Pride funding motion withdrawn, no chance to speak
By Matt Mills • June 14, 2010 at 9:02 am EDT
Power

Trudeau’s ‘indelible imprint’

Trudeau’s ‘indelible imprint’

The bill that (mostly) decriminalized gay sex

By Senator Laurier L LaPierre • May 19, 2009 at 8:00 pm EDT
Power

Can’t help – busy riding in my limo

Can’t help – busy riding in my limo
By dale_smith • January 5, 2009 at 7:44 pm EDT
Power

Bell Canada has nearly unlimited power to monitor web traffic

Bell Canada has nearly unlimited power to monitor web traffic

Technology allows company – and potentially police and government – to keep tabs on private web use

By Krishna Rau • December 18, 2008 at 7:00 pm EDT
Toronto

Pills pops highs & lows

Pills pops highs & lows

From supercharged wit & menace to bathetic melodrama

By Keith Garebian • December 15, 1999 at 7:00 pm EDT
Toronto

Hedonism 2000

Hedonism 2000

Sex, drugs & workin’ it all week long

By John Wimbs Jr • June 16, 1999 at 8:00 pm EDT
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Toronto

Mad about the boy

Mad about the boy

Matthew Stadler’s consummate naughtiness

By Jim Bartley • February 10, 1999 at 7:00 pm EDT
Cruising the Shelves

‘Unprecedented Times’ is the college novel Gen Z needs

‘Unprecedented Times’ is the college novel Gen Z needs

Malavika Kannan’s debut has all the makings of a classic

By H Felix Chau Bradley • August 18, 2026 at 3:18 pm EDT
Music

Music, fashion, film, mess

Music, fashion, film, mess

Charli XCX’s new album is infinitely more fun to talk about than to actually hear

By Hannah Jocelyn • July 28, 2026 at 5:17 pm EDT
Health

Canada’s only HIV hospital now offers primary care 

Canada’s only HIV hospital now offers primary care 

Toronto’s Casey House says the change builds on their expansion into harm reduction

By Kevin Hurren • July 17, 2026 at 12:58 pm EDT
Activism

What will Hanlan’s Point look like if Billy Bishop Airport expands?

What will Hanlan’s Point look like if Billy Bishop Airport expands?

The Toronto beach is Canada’s oldest surviving LGBTQ2S+ space, but a plan to build up a nearby airport has advocates on edge

By Denio Lourenco • July 10, 2026 at 11:56 am EDT
Consumed

Rosalía’s ‘Lux’ tour taught me things I didn’t even know I could know

Rosalía’s ‘Lux’ tour taught me things I didn’t even know I could know

After years of pining, I finally went to the Catalan superstar’s concert. I wasn’t ready for what it did to me

By KC Hoard • July 2, 2026 at 12:17 pm EDT
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History

The story behind the forgotten first gay porn film

The story behind the forgotten first gay porn film

“The Surprise of a Knight,” the first known queer “stag film,” shows how gender, sexuality and desire have always been fluid

By Jake Hall • May 28, 2026 at 2:55 pm EDT
Cruising the Shelves

‘No God but Us’ delves into the parallel universes created by war and displacement

‘No God but Us’ delves into the parallel universes created by war and displacement

Bobuq Sayed’s debut novel considers borders and ethics through the eyes of two queer Afghan lovers

By H Felix Chau Bradley • May 27, 2026 at 1:00 pm EDT
Books

‘Again, Harder’ captures being part of an in crowd made up of those on the outskirts

‘Again, Harder’ captures being part of an in crowd made up of those on the outskirts

Being trans can be a vital way to connect. Author Alice Stoehr illustrates how it can also be the extent of connection

By Denny • May 14, 2026 at 11:31 am EDT
Sports

Media is unprepared for how to appropriately cover women’s sports

Media is unprepared for how to appropriately cover women’s sports

Coverage of Azzi Fudd and Natasha Cloud show how media fails to properly cover women’s sports like the WNBA 

By Frankie de la Cretaz • May 7, 2026 at 11:58 am EDT
Tech

This former OnlyFans creator wants to make sexy content better for everyone

This former OnlyFans creator wants to make sexy content better for everyone

From Calgary to OnlyFans to Silicon Valley—Grant McNaughton’s journey has led him to build his own platform for X-rated videos

By Kevin Hurren • April 30, 2026 at 2:45 pm EDT
Media

Only 1 in 5 ‘New York Times’ news stories about trans issues quote actual trans people: report

Only 1 in 5 ‘New York Times’ news stories about trans issues quote actual trans people: report

A new ‘Assigned Media’ report found that the ‘New York Times’ rarely cited trans people in coverage about trans issues

By Cody Corrall, Mel Woods • April 28, 2026 at 4:48 pm EDT
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