Arts

Can one party welcome bears, club kids, hipsters and leather folks?

Why Pitbull Events refuses to be another niche party in a sea of Toronto’s sexual subcultures

By Mike Miksche

Arts

Out in Ottawa: Oct 1-15, 2016

Choice events in the city

By Jeremy Willard

Arts

Out in Toronto: Sept 29-Oct 5, 2016

Choice events in the city this week

By Jeremy Willard

The shadiest moments in RuPaul’s Drag Race herstory

Category is: shady ladies

Created for Fife House

Arts

Out in Vancouver: Sept 29-Oct 5, 2016

Choice events in the city this week

By Tom Coleman

Arts

Black and Blue Festival still partying after 26 years

This circus party has drawn crowds since 1991 — so how does it stay relevant?

By Mike Miksche

Arts

Nuit Blanche art installations that queer audiences will enjoy

There’s room for interpretation in these projects, which include washroom graffiti and an Honest Ed’s tribute

By Chris Dupuis

Arts

Juno nominee Ria Mae on being out and taking her ‘Clothes Off’

Will she ever tour with Tegan and Sara?

By Adrienne Ascah

Travel

Finding New York’s gay sex scene

Public venues aren’t gone — they’re just better at hiding

By Mike Miksche

Arts

The cost of queer progress for the entire LGBT community

Tim McCaskell’s new book shines light on the communities left behind following historical queer movements

By Chris Dupuis

Queer picks for Vancouver International Film Festival 2016

This year’s lineup tells queer stories from around the globe

Created for Vancouver International Film Festival

Vivek Shraya wants to talk about whiteness

Author investigates the politics and emotions of a world driven by skin colour

Created for The Word On The Street

Arts

Ottawa artist Rob Friday paints at Chinatown Remixed

Artist moves from canvas to crate

By Jeremy Willard

Arts

Why Hosanna is taking the Toronto stage again

The importance of reviving queer theatre classics

By Chris Dupuis

Arts

Out in Toronto: Sept 22-28, 2016

Choice events in the city this week

By Jeremy Willard

Travel

A beach for every bent in Sitges, Spain

Birthday suits and speedos are all welcome on this sexy, sunbathed coast

By Mike Miksche

Arts

Out in Vancouver Sept 22-27, 2016

Choice events in the city this week

By Tom Coleman