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Opinion

Japanese rope bondage taught me that kink bonds last forever

Japanese rope bondage taught me that kink bonds last forever

A kink partnership never really ends — you take the skills you learned into new relationships

By Katie Sly • April 7, 2017 at 11:02 am EDT
Arts

Out in Toronto: April 6–12, 2017

Out in Toronto: April 6–12, 2017

Choice events in the city this week

By Jeremy Willard • April 6, 2017 at 12:30 pm EDT
Power

Five things I wish I’d known before coming out as genderqueer at work

Five things I wish I’d known before coming out as genderqueer at work

On my first day at work, I announced I was genderqueer. I wasn’t prepared for the response

By Sam K. MacKinnon • April 6, 2017 at 11:02 am EDT
Opinion

Same-sex love in the saddle: the homosexual world of the American frontier

Same-sex love in the saddle: the homosexual world of the American frontier

Men in the 19th-century frontier had wild dances, found love and took part in bachelor marriages

By Michael Lyons • April 4, 2017 at 9:34 pm EDT
Hard Labour

When sex work is unsexy (Part 1)

When sex work is unsexy (Part 1)

He roughly grabs my ass. His mouth is open wide, like he’s trying to take a bite out of my face

By Devon Delacroix • March 31, 2017 at 5:34 pm EDT
Arts

Out in Ottawa: April 1–15, 2017

Out in Ottawa: April 1–15, 2017

Choice events in the city this week

By Jeremy Willard • March 31, 2017 at 11:02 am EDT
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Arts

Out in Toronto: March 30–April 5, 2017

Out in Toronto: March 30–April 5, 2017

Choice events in the city this week

By Jeremy Willard • March 30, 2017 at 4:23 pm EDT
Arts

Out in Vancouver: March 30–April 4, 2017

Out in Vancouver: March 30–April 4, 2017

Choice events in the city this week

By Tom Coleman • March 29, 2017 at 7:00 pm EDT

Drag DJs and top 40 for bottoms

Drag DJs and top 40 for bottoms

Your playlist can make or break a night out

Created for Buddies in Bad Times Theatre • March 29, 2017 at 12:22 pm EDT

Drag Queens are taking over Big White

Drag Queens are taking over Big White

Okanagan queens Sparkle and Sasha will co-host the inaugural Peak Pride

Created for Peak Pride • March 27, 2017 at 4:28 pm EDT
Arts

Out in Toronto: March 23–29, 2017

Out in Toronto: March 23–29, 2017

Choice events in the city this week

By Jeremy Willard • March 23, 2017 at 4:33 pm EDT
Opinion

Why it may be time for me to kill Mike Miksche (Part 2)

Why it may be time for me to kill Mike Miksche (Part 2)

I’ve often felt I needed to choose between my ethnicity and my sexuality

By Mike Miksche • March 22, 2017 at 5:59 pm EDT
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Arts

Is love born or taught? Maybe both

Is love born or taught? Maybe both

A UBC philosopher’s new book tackles biology, society and the future of love

By Niko Bell • March 17, 2017 at 3:13 pm EDT
Arts

Out in Toronto: March 16–22, 2017

Out in Toronto: March 16–22, 2017

Choice events in the city this week

By Jeremy Willard • March 16, 2017 at 10:32 am EDT
Arts

Out in Vancouver: March 17–22, 2017

Out in Vancouver: March 17–22, 2017

Choice events in the city this week

By Tom Coleman • March 15, 2017 at 9:22 pm EDT
Arts

Out in Toronto: March 9–15, 2017

Out in Toronto: March 9–15, 2017

Choice events in the city this week

By Jeremy Willard • March 9, 2017 at 12:55 pm EDT
Opinion

Ruth Ellis created space for gay and lesbian African Americans in the 1940–1960s

Ruth Ellis created space for gay and lesbian African Americans in the 1940–1960s

She was a queer black woman whose life spanned three centuries of living proud and helping others do the same

By Michael Lyons • March 7, 2017 at 5:19 pm EDT
Power

Protesters challenge New West pastor on anti-trans campaign

Protesters challenge New West pastor on anti-trans campaign

Paul Dirks’ campaign ‘gives a really negative connotation to Christianity and religion,’ says co-organizer

By Hannah Ackeral • March 6, 2017 at 6:25 pm EDT
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