Culture

Ivan Coyote and Rae Spoon turn Gender Failure live show into book

Vancouver book launch planned for April 9

By Erin Flegg

Arts

John Greyson on incarceration, closet politics and John Baird

Artist/activist talks about why he went into the closet while in prison in Egypt

By Frank Prendergast

Sex

Good for Her owners launch Sex and the Erotic Film Festival

Sex is awesome, but not everybody likes porn

By Ryan Kerr

Vive Robert Lepage!

TIFF Bell Lightbox hosts a retrospective of famed theatre director’s films

By Chris Dupuis

Cruising for Eastern Boys

Award-winning film hits theatres in France

By Xtra Staff

Arts

Frankie Knuckles, 1955–2014

Honouring the godfather of house

By Phil Villeneuve

Toronto Diary

Tig Notaro, Patton Oswalt and Ian Harvie to headline benefit

By Jeremy Feist

Books

Review: Pee-Shy: A Memoir

Frank Spinelli’s new book is about a childhood filled with bullying and curiosity about forbidden (girl’s) things

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Sex

The Hookies celebrate male escorts’ best attributes

NYC’s Boomer Banks wins Best Cock and Mr International

By Mark Chesnut

Arts

Kent Monkman painting takes Montreal art world by storm

It’s all about having the biggest brush in the Toronto-based painter’s massive new work

By Richard Burnett

The best in alt porn

The Feminist Porn Awards and conference celebrate inclusive, diverse porn

By Jeremy Willard

Arts

Cock

A new play points to the fact that queerness isn’t always about which genitals are meeting

By Chris Dupuis

Culture

Gay of the day: Earring Magic Ken

By Raziel Reid

New porn series celebrates trans women’s desires — and desirability

Filmmaker Tobi Hill-Meyer nominated for two Feminist Porn Awards

By P Comeau

Culture

Rainbow High’s travel show takes place March 29 in Toronto

More than 80 exhibitors to help make the most of your next gaycation

By Andrew Jacome

Arts

Being Hedwig

Ottawa producer Tim Oberholzer prepares to take on the blonde-wigged goddess

By Chris Dupuis

Arts

Review: Me Talking to Myself in the Future

Marie Brassard’s trippy new play at Buddies is out of this world

By Michael Lyons

Toronto Diary

Laverne Cox named one of Paper magazine’s beautiful people of 2014

By Jeremy Feist