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Love Like Mine

I was ready for a long-distance relationship, but I couldn’t live without a queer community that understood me

I was ready for a long-distance relationship, but I couldn’t live without a queer community that understood me

My difficulty with coming out of the closet kept me lonely while living in a conservative city in Korea

By Sofie Mikhaylova • July 7, 2022 at 9:15 am EDT
Hate Watch

Three Nigerian men will be stoned to death following homosexuality conviction

Three Nigerian men will be stoned to death following homosexuality conviction

The sentence follows reports of a gay man being executed in Iran over “sodomy” charges 

By Nico Lang • July 6, 2022 at 5:18 pm EDT
Politics

Can the Canadian Forces address their toxic culture?

Can the Canadian Forces address their toxic culture?

OPINION: A National Defence report on systemic racism and discrimination landed in the spring with little fanfare

By Dale Smith • July 6, 2022 at 5:06 pm EDT
Power

Brittney Griner pleads for release in letter to Biden: ‘Please don’t forget about me’

Brittney Griner pleads for release in letter to Biden: ‘Please don’t forget about me’

“I’m terrified I might be here forever,” she writes

By J.E. Reich • July 6, 2022 at 3:19 pm EDT
Business

Amazon is restricting LGBTQ+ search results in this Middle Eastern country

Amazon is restricting LGBTQ+ search results in this Middle Eastern country

The online retailer made the decision after being threatened with penalties by the UAE

By Dika Ofoma • July 5, 2022 at 3:02 pm EDT
The Buzz

Right-wing trolls can’t handle a trans person buying pads in new Disney+ show

Right-wing trolls can’t handle a trans person buying pads in new Disney+ show

Plus Neil Patrick Harris on aging and that star-studded British “Vogue” cover

By Mel Woods • July 5, 2022 at 12:58 pm EDT
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TV & Film

Zane Phillips on ‘Fire Island,’ ‘Legacies’ and educating co-stars about himbos

Zane Phillips on ‘Fire Island,’ ‘Legacies’ and educating co-stars about himbos

Concurrent roles in TV and film have led to a break-out year for the actor

By Max Gao • June 30, 2022 at 1:10 pm EDT
Monthly Tune-Up

Singles from Lil Nas X, Perfume Genius and MUNA keep Pride alive

Singles from Lil Nas X, Perfume Genius and MUNA keep Pride alive

From camp excess to sapphic joy, music columnist Jordan Currie has your summer playlist ready

By Jordan Currie • June 29, 2022 at 4:19 pm EDT
History

A new Stonewall visitor centre will honour the legacy of LGBTQ2S+ activism

A new Stonewall visitor centre will honour the legacy of LGBTQ2S+ activism

This will be the first visitor centre in the U.S. park system to highlight queer and trans history

By Jackie Richardson • June 24, 2022 at 1:59 pm EDT
Queer Culture Catch-Up

Celebrate Pride with ‘The Annie Sprinkle Project’ and theatre from Bilal Baig

Celebrate Pride with ‘The Annie Sprinkle Project’ and theatre from Bilal Baig

Plus more of what’s up and on, starting June 23

By S. Bear Bergman • June 24, 2022 at 11:53 am EDT
Pride 2022: Party & Protest

Decades of activism have prepared Ukrainian LGBTQ+ activists for their biggest challenge yet

Decades of activism have prepared Ukrainian LGBTQ+ activists for their biggest challenge yet

Under the shadow of war, Kyiv Pride director Lenny Emson discusses the past, present and future of queer and trans activism in his country

By Adam Zivo • June 23, 2022 at 3:03 pm EDT
TV & Film

Gina Yashere’s dream was to play a best friend on a sitcom. Now she’s writing for one of TV’s most popular shows and making other people famous

Gina Yashere’s dream was to play a best friend on a sitcom. Now she’s writing for one of TV’s most popular shows and making other people famous

How comedian Gina Yashere, once shy about being out, became a Hollywood powerhouse with a little help from “Bob ❤️ Abishola”

By Paul Gallant • June 22, 2022 at 10:24 am EDT
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History

The first person reported dead from AIDS in Canada was an anonymous gay man from Windsor who died in 1982

The first person reported dead from AIDS in Canada was an anonymous gay man from Windsor who died in 1982

Teacher and local historian Walter Cassidy became obsessed with the person behind this frightening statistic. So he set out to find him

By Walter Cassidy • June 21, 2022 at 7:00 am EDT
History

As HIV/AIDS ravaged Montreal in the ’90s, gay men were getting murdered—and trying to fight back

As HIV/AIDS ravaged Montreal in the ’90s, gay men were getting murdered—and trying to fight back

Season 3 of CBC’s “The Village” takes on the Montreal murders in the midst of the AIDS crisis

By Mel Woods • June 16, 2022 at 2:07 pm EDT
Politics

Italy is the third country to appoint an LGBTQ+ envoy. Do such positions actually improve human rights for queer and trans people?

Italy is the third country to appoint an LGBTQ+ envoy. Do such positions actually improve human rights for queer and trans people?

Special envoy Fabrizio Petri believes Italy’s moderate approach to human rights can sway the hearts and minds of foreign governments

By Rob Salerno • June 16, 2022 at 10:51 am EDT
The Buzz

Rebel Wilson came out—but a newspaper threatened to out her first

Rebel Wilson came out—but a newspaper threatened to out her first

Plus the Tony Awards, Netflix’s queer comedy special and Alison Bechdel on “Fire Island”

By Mel Woods • June 14, 2022 at 1:08 pm EDT
Fashion

Oranges are literally the only fruit

Oranges are literally the only fruit

How the Old Navy orange-print button-up became the queer uniform of summer 2022

By Jude Ellison S. Doyle • June 13, 2022 at 3:06 pm EDT
Books

The life and hope in literature: the message behind a Japanese literary sensation, newly translated into English

The life and hope in literature: the message behind a Japanese literary sensation, newly translated into English

In her debut novel, “Solo Dance,” Taiwanese-Japanese author Li Kotomi follows her character through Japan’s “queer desert”

By Erica H Isomura • June 13, 2022 at 10:15 am EDT
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