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The Reading List for June 10, 2014
Gimme shelter
Toronto’s operatic It Girl stars in Tapestry Opera’s latest production
Record number of LGBT candidates in Ontario election
Election 2014 features a dozen openly gay candidates from all major parties
Texas Republican Party endorses ex-gay therapy
Tea Party group says it’s a ‘freedom issue’
Hollywood fringe
Comedian Drew Droege ditches Chloë and performs as himself at Bitch Salad Pride
I just want to be me
Dearly Beloved explores a unique angle on the transitioning process
January Lapuz’s accused killer pleads guilty to manslaughter
Neel initially charged with murder in trans woman’s 2012 death
Politics of the toilet
Queer Bathroom Stories explores gay experiences in public toilets
Call for civil unions focus of Pride in Rome and Bucharest
Mayor of Rome says Italy lagging behind rest of European Union
Polari parle
As an addendum to his latest column, Michael Lyons compiled a list of Polari words
A fresh crack at best ass
Squirt reboots the Woody’s Best Ass Contest
The top gay icons are . . . who?!
WorldPride to host human rights conference
LGBT rights at tipping point internationally, co-chair says
Why is self-harm from BDSM more suspect than from extreme sports?
Xtra interviews Ummni Khan, Ottawa author of Vicarious Kinks
Use of ‘gay’ and ‘queer’ varies among US cities
Dallas doesn’t care, NYC is diverse, Boston sees a lot of LGBTQ
Montreal’s ‘gay Disneyland’ Bourbon Complex closes
Closure marks end of an era for city’s huge gay nightlife complexes