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Canada

A cup of tea, a world of difference
Arts

A cup of tea, a world of difference

Toronto AIDS activist Jessica Whitbread releases book that includes stories from 64 women living with HIV

By Michael McCarthy
Canadian and other authors condemn Russian restrictions on free expression
Power

Canadian and other authors condemn Russian restrictions on free expression

Margaret Atwood and Michael Ondaatje join long list urging for laws’ repeal

By Niko Bell
Wellington-Halton Hills race could deliver first openly bisexual MPP
Politics

Wellington-Halton Hills race could deliver first openly bisexual MPP

ONTARIO ELECTION / Dale Hamilton eager for rematch with Tory Ted Arnott

Alexander Brown hopes to take Willowdale for the NDP
Politics

Alexander Brown hopes to take Willowdale for the NDP

ONTARIO ELECTION / Win would make him the riding’s first gay MPP

Do the hustle
Culture

Do the hustle

Toronto drag queen Tynomi Banks has big shows, big goals and big shoes

By David Owen
Why do Canadian courts still allow the ‘gay panic’ defence?
Power

Why do Canadian courts still allow the ‘gay panic’ defence?

An Ontario court’s decision to consider ‘provocation’ in a murder case is a Criminal Code vestige of days gone by, says one legal scholar

By Justin Ling
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This Pride has Gavin Crawford
Comedy

This Pride has Gavin Crawford

INSIDE PRIDE / Comedian to perform at Bitch Salad

By Carolyn Yates
Canadians would vote for gay leader: poll
Politics

Canadians would vote for gay leader: poll

Conservatives and Albertans warming to the idea of a queer prime minister

By Justin Ling
Rhubarb remembers
Arts

Rhubarb remembers

The Open Spaces Series celebrates gay heritage with live projects in historically significant queer sites

By Chris Dupuis
The Spa: Jamaica and Ottawa
Travel

The Spa: Jamaica and Ottawa

Take a break from winter and indulge in some pampering

By Julie Cruikshank
Rob Ford wants Pride flag removed from Toronto City Hall
Power

Rob Ford wants Pride flag removed from Toronto City Hall

Disgraced mayor says Olympics ‘not about someone’s sexual preference’

By Xtra Editor
For the love of fucking
Opinion

For the love of fucking

Can we have an honest discussion about PrEP without stigmatizing each other?

By Danny Glenwright
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Canadians already on PrEP while drug sits in regulatory limbo
Opinion

Canadians already on PrEP while drug sits in regulatory limbo

You’re HIV-negative. You’d like to stay that way. Is a daily dose of pre-exposure prophylaxis the solution?

By Marcus McCann
Oh, those Russians . . .
Arts

Oh, those Russians . . .

Toronto’s Choir! Choir! Choir! stand up to Putin through song

By Xtra Editor
Toronto protesters criticize Putin outside Russian consulate
Power

Toronto protesters criticize Putin outside Russian consulate

Activists decry homophobia in Russia as the Olympic Games begin in Sochi

By David Owen
Rob Ford refuses to attend Pride because that’s ‘the way I am’
Toronto Diary

Rob Ford refuses to attend Pride because that’s ‘the way I am’

By Jeremy Feist
Thunder and Lighten-ing
Arts

Thunder and Lighten-ing

A seriously cool album/documentary project about an underappreciated Canadian folk elder

By Kevin Ritchie
From the Speakers
Opinion

From the Speakers

DJ Isaac Escalante presents his top-10 tracks of the moment

By MICHAEL BABB
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