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Hard Labour

Why role-play is more complex than you think

Why role-play is more complex than you think

From language, limits and safewords, each situation has its own set of unique challenges

By Devon Delacroix • January 26, 2018 at 1:00 pm EDT
Power

Andrew Kinsman’s sisters remember their little brother as kind and dependable

Andrew Kinsman’s sisters remember their little brother as kind and dependable

Police allege Kinsman was murdered by Bruce McArthur after disappearing from Toronto’s gay village

By Arshy Mann • January 19, 2018 at 7:15 pm EDT
Vancouver

Out in Vancouver: Jan 18–24, 2018

Out in Vancouver: Jan 18–24, 2018

Choice events in the city this week

By Tom Coleman • January 17, 2018 at 8:40 pm EDT
Culture

How a neon heart is sparking renewed interest in recognizing Vancouver’s LGBT Village

How a neon heart is sparking renewed interest in recognizing Vancouver’s LGBT Village

Will one community member’s petition to make it permanent succeed?

By Chahira Merarsi • January 9, 2018 at 2:06 pm EDT
Power

Vancouver could become the first city in Canada to ban anti-LGBT conversion therapy

Vancouver could become the first city in Canada to ban anti-LGBT conversion therapy

‘I think there is still great value in bylaws like this,’ says gay survivor

By Ethan Reyes • January 5, 2018 at 2:38 pm EDT
Opinion

How did the internet go from being a safe queer haven to a minefield of unchecked rage?

How did the internet go from being a safe queer haven to a minefield of unchecked rage?

The tragedy of finding then losing shared community online

By Justin Saint • December 28, 2017 at 10:36 am EDT
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Opinion

Here’s how Canada led the world on LGBT issues in 2017

Here’s how Canada led the world on LGBT issues in 2017

But Justin Trudeau and his Liberals still have outstanding promises to queer Canadians that must be kept

By Rob Salerno • December 27, 2017 at 6:16 am EDT
Love & Sex

As a queer disabled man, am I bad in bed?

As a queer disabled man, am I bad in bed?

When my able-bodied lovers don’t communicate their needs, I’m left wondering about my sexual skill

By Andrew Gurza • December 19, 2017 at 2:01 pm EDT
Power

Bermuda could be the first country to repeal same-sex marriage

Bermuda could be the first country to repeal same-sex marriage

‘It’s a difficult pill to swallow,’ says Canadian-Bermudian couple whose court case won marriage just seven months ago

By Rob Salerno • December 14, 2017 at 6:05 pm EDT
Power

My mother’s daughter, my father’s son: a trans Chinese woman on finding joy in the ancestral rites of death

My mother’s daughter, my father’s son: a trans Chinese woman on finding joy in the ancestral rites of death

How I honoured Chinese funeral tradition, my family and queerness at my grandfather’s funeral

By Kai Cheng Thom • December 12, 2017 at 3:08 pm EDT
Vancouver

Out in Vancouver: Dec 7–13, 2017

Out in Vancouver: Dec 7–13, 2017

Choice events in the city this week

By Tom Coleman • December 7, 2017 at 12:48 am EDT
Opinion

How Canada’s historic apology to LGBT people falls short

How Canada’s historic apology to LGBT people falls short

‘We are sorry’ is not enough, queer historian tells Justin Trudeau

By Gary Kinsman • December 1, 2017 at 4:26 pm EDT
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Power

Vancouver Pride bans uniformed police from 2018 parade

Vancouver Pride bans uniformed police from 2018 parade

Co-chair hopes decision will help people who might be uncomfortable in the parade now feel invited to participate

By Derek Brown • November 29, 2017 at 6:20 pm EDT
Power

Prime Minister Trudeau apologizes for litany of injustice perpetrated against LGBT Canadians

Prime Minister Trudeau apologizes for litany of injustice perpetrated against LGBT Canadians

‘To those who were left broken by a prejudiced system, and to those who took their own lives, we have failed you,’ Trudeau says

By Arshy Mann • November 28, 2017 at 10:59 pm EDT
History

Why queer history is a radical act of remembering

Why queer history is a radical act of remembering

Queer history has never been a straight line. It’s haphazard, it’s lost annotations and stories passed down through the ages

By Michael Lyons • November 28, 2017 at 5:08 pm EDT
Hard Labour

I was invited by a monogamous couple to spice up their sex life — and it went all wrong

I was invited by a monogamous couple to spice up their sex life — and it went all wrong

They took a risk by opening up their relationship, but they didn’t anticipate what could happen

By Devon Delacroix • November 24, 2017 at 11:43 am EDT
Toronto

Out in Toronto: Nov 23–29, 2017

Out in Toronto: Nov 23–29, 2017

Choice events in the city this week

By Jeremy Willard • November 23, 2017 at 3:53 pm EDT
Vancouver

Out in Vancouver: Nov 23–29, 2017

Out in Vancouver: Nov 23–29, 2017

Choice events in the city this week

By Tom Coleman • November 22, 2017 at 6:29 pm EDT
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