Arts

People get so uptight about bodies, says poet Billeh Nickerson

Artificial Cherry offers a naughty, playful mouthful

By Raziel Reid

Video

Daily Xtra’s Town Hall on WorldPride 2014

Live from the Daily Xtra studio our panel answered questions about WorldPride

By Daily Xtra Live Feed

Travel

Everything Aqua Girl

Miami’s charity women’s week turns 15

By LoAnn Halden

Culture

The Reading List for May 8, 2014

By Simon Thibault

Opinion

Girls on the verge

Writer Mariko Tamaki’s new graphic novel is John Hughes meets Ingmar Bergman

By Alex Tigchelaar

Arts

The Arrangement, the Marriage, and Me

One-woman show explores lesbian identity in South Asian culture

By Julie Cruikshank

Toronto Diary

Sara Bareilles serenades lesbian proposal in new video

By Jeremy Feist

Culture

Pixelated

Game critic looks at problem of LGBT representation in video games

By Michael Lyons

Culture

Bank Street Glow Fair brings big names, big sound to Village

Two-day street festival will feature Judith Hill, Sandy Duperval and Kitty Glitter

By Julie Cruikshank

Video

Daily Xtra’s PrEP coverage up for Banff World Media prize

Four-parter nominated for Rockie Award for non-fiction web series

By Xtra Staff

Arts

A trick of trade

Trade’s anniversary party is hosted by pornstar Tommy Defendi

By Jeremy Willard

Toronto Diary

The Drag Race Ruview: The final three

By Jeremy Feist

Culture

The Guvernment and Koolhaus to close in January

Live-music venue hosted many of Pride’s biggest circuit parties

By Ryan English

Beyond the mainstream

TO WebFest is the city’s first web-series-specific festival and features panels and events

Created for T.O. WebFest

Arts

Through with love

Montreal author Chris DiRaddo on his bruising debut novel about romantic anguish, The Geography of Pluto

By Matthew Hays

Culture

Ruff stuff

Peggy Shaw’s new play tackles the strokes that nearly claimed her life with humour

By Chris Dupuis

Arts

Queer Zines 2

AA Bronson launches second edition of his look back at ever-evolving format

By Chris Dupuis

Arts

Women who draw men who love men

TJ and Amal’s road-trip adventure makes stop at Toronto Comic Arts Festival

By Michael Lyons