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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Pride funding motion withdrawn, no chance to speak

Pride funding motion withdrawn, no chance to speak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

These short stories show the power—and price—of trans community

These short stories show the power—and price—of trans community

Sloane Murphy’s “Shut Up, I Love You, I’ll Call You Tomorrow” depicts a trans Chicago brimming with pathos, humour and pain

By H Felix Chau Bradley • November 11, 2026 at 2:44 pm EDT
Justice

The U.S. Supreme Court could let parents and religious groups discriminate against LGBTQ2S+ youth

The U.S. Supreme Court could let parents and religious groups discriminate against LGBTQ2S+ youth

Two under-the-radar cases could impact how much state laws can protect LGBTQ2S+ youth and their families for decades to come

By Levi Kalish • November 6, 2026 at 1:41 pm EDT
Books

In Jane Schoenbrun’s world, television is spiritually evil

In Jane Schoenbrun’s world, television is spiritually evil

Debut novel “Public Access Afterworld” expands on the surreal dissociation that defines the auteur’s cinematic universe

By Nour Abi-Nakhoul • October 27, 2026 at 9:28 am EDT
Identity

Are there really fewer queer teens than there used to be?

Are there really fewer queer teens than there used to be?

Right-wing media says numbers of LGBTQ2S+ teens are dropping. But our existences are much more vast and rich than statistics could ever capture

By James Factora • October 22, 2026 at 2:35 pm EDT
Books

Marlon James’s disappearing act

Marlon James’s disappearing act

The superstar author’s new novel, “The Disappearers,” has gained buzz beyond belief. He’s earned it

By Connor Garel • October 16, 2026 at 4:10 pm EDT
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Media

The lesbian bar discourse should have never left the group chat

The lesbian bar discourse should have never left the group chat

A mainstream publication making queer and disabled people the butt of the joke isn’t just poor taste—it’s harmful journalism

By Oliver Haug • September 24, 2026 at 5:53 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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