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Sex work activists warn against using Nordic model in Canada
Love & Sex

Sex work activists warn against using Nordic model in Canada

‘We will litigate this,’ says Pivot Legal Society’s Katrina Pacey

By Jeremy Hainsworth
Classical Greek voguing
Culture

Classical Greek voguing

Trajal Harrell’s Festival TransAmériques piece brings together two worlds of dance

By Chris Dupuis
The lost language of gay
Opinion

The lost language of gay

How a secret language known as Polari brought together a community

By Michael Lyons
A Midsummer Night’s Dream awakens into 21st century
Culture

A Midsummer Night’s Dream awakens into 21st century

Stratford gives Shakespeare’s comedy a modern twist

By Michael Lyons
Who deserves your vote in Toronto Centre?
Power

Who deserves your vote in Toronto Centre?

A look at some of the defining issues in the Ontario provincial election

By Rob Salerno
Rhyme & reason
Arts

Rhyme & reason

Spoken-word artist Ade B shares uncomfortable truths

By Adrienne Ascah
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Cawthra Park renos ‘down to the wire’ for WorldPride
Culture

Cawthra Park renos ‘down to the wire’ for WorldPride

A contingency plan’s in place for Queer Family Pride, but 519 is optimistic for AIDS Vigil

By Rob Salerno
‘Queer’ not so popular with Xtra discussion group on identity
Power

‘Queer’ not so popular with Xtra discussion group on identity

Participants suggest ‘rainbow’ for collection of sub-communities with common cause

By Erin Flegg, Robin Perelle
Sidestepping the rush to anal sex
Opinion

Sidestepping the rush to anal sex

‘Can I be neither top nor bottom?’ newly single man asks

By Pega Ren
Pretty in Port Hope

Pretty in Port Hope

On the road with four Toronto drag legends

By Chris Dupuis
Fixing history

Fixing history

Doc tracks struggle to rewrite colonial-era laws

By Chris Dupuis
Vancouver Pride Society announces 2014 grand marshals
Culture

Vancouver Pride Society announces 2014 grand marshals

Parade to honour the late ted northe, Dean Nelson and Gwen Haworth

By Natasha Barsotti
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Midnight cowgirls

Midnight cowgirls

Madeleine Olnek turns the male hustler genre into a lesbian buddy movie

By Lydia Perovic
The Masturbatory Tales: Volume 5
Sex

The Masturbatory Tales: Volume 5

To mark Masturbation Month, JP Larocque shares a story of self-pleasure

By JP Larocque
We should be dancing, Part 2
Arts

We should be dancing, Part 2

A shift in gay club culture makes way for a new kind of dancefloor

By Rolyn Chambers
Xtra Hot: Katie
Opinion

Xtra Hot: Katie

‘The process of writing a play is the loneliest descent into madness I’ve ever known’

By Drasko Bogdanovic
Tom Flanagan’s cautionary tale
Power

Tom Flanagan’s cautionary tale

Stephen Harper’s former senior advisor on child porn, free speech and policing sex work

By Justin Ling
Winnipeg Pride festival gets underway
Culture

Winnipeg Pride festival gets underway

City is ‘fantastic place to be gay’: musician Jamie Lillie

By Meg Crane
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