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Stephen Harper announces he won’t attend Sochi Games
PM joins list of world leaders who have opted out of going to Russia
‘I’m sorry,’ says U of T professor who provided false information on HIV
HIV-positive student hopes to start discussion about social stigma concerning gay men and HIV
Jingle those bells
Put a little spice in your eggnog with this sexy video
Newsmaker of the year: Vladimir Putin & homophobia in Russia
While many countries saw progress on gay rights in 2013, Russia has gone backward as it prepares to host the world
No policy changes for Russian LGBT refugees
Government voices support for refugees, but groups say it’s getting harder to claim asylum
Duck Dynasty star put on indefinite hiatus over anti-gay comments
Limerick
Ireland’s first City of Culture is dotted with medieval, Georgian and Victorian architecture
Ruby will sue BC for Trinity Western law school approval
Government should have told TWU to stop discriminating, Eby says
Dutch lawmakers pass gender-identity law
Trans people will be able to change gender on documents with ‘expert’ statement
Vancouver city council approves motion to lobby IOC
Stevenson’s Sochi mission will be publicly funded
Kathryn Hahn on grabbing Jennifer Aniston’s boobs
Cocking stuffers
Village sex shop One in Ten has all your holiday needs covered
Television’s gayest Christmas specials
Lady Gaga, Twisted Sister and other exuberant holiday variety shows
Gay Sikh’s Facebook photo of same-sex kiss removed then reinstated
Image that went viral attracted negative and supportive messages
Christopher Rice reads from The Heavens Rise
Bestselling author’s sixth book takes place in the Louisiana bayou
Newfoundland and PEI add trans protections to human rights codes
Trans people now explicitly protected in six provinces and territories
Proud Life: Activist and rebel John Alan Lee
‘Scientist of Love’ challenged authority as an early public advocate for gay rights