Power

Honouring Al Sparrow, early Toronto gay rights champion

Laneway at Church and Isabella now named after activist alderman

By Andrea Houston

Arts

Naked is the new black

Lady Gaga bares it on X Factor performance

By Andrew Jacome

Dallas Buyers Club hits theatres Nov 1

A straight take on the early days of the AIDS epidemic

By Frank Prendergast

Culture

Montreal activists fundraise for new doc about Russian LGBT kids

‘Russia makes it criminal for them to do outreach and fundraising on their own’ says Ryan Conrad

By Richard Burnett

Arts

The erotic art of the male nude

New book showcases the diversity in gay erotic art

By Taylor Parsons

Arts

Review: Les Misérables

The Mirvish production evokes few tears but triumphs in other departments

By Jeremy Willard

Opinion

PR and Pope Francis

Is the new pope really a reformer or just trying to change the subject?

By Natasha Barsotti

Arts

Touring production takes The Wizard of Oz to new gay levels

Friends of Dorothy

By Mark Robins

Opinion

Xtra Hot: Tania

Le Kif Kif & Toastr DJ

By Drasko Bogdanovic

Arts

Cuddling for the camera

A photographer explores the sleeping patterns of couples

By Taylor Parsons

Travel

Dublin

The best way to make friends in this modern, vibrant city is at the pub

By Rob Salerno

Power

US: Kentucky teen reports being bullied because of perceived sexual orientation

Lawyer files order asking school district to protect him

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Pride Toronto boasts another budget surplus

Pride AGM sees three new board members elected, adding one more woman to 12-member body

By Andrea Houston

Power

Kansas City: Restaurant patrons refuse to tip gay waiter

Customers leave note saying server’s homosexuality is ‘an affront’ to God

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Turning tricks for treats

The hottest gay Halloween costumes of 2013

By Taylor Parsons

Arts

The gays will rise on Halloween

A new series brings a homoerotic twist to the Walking Dead

By Taylor Parsons

Opinion

Fraser Valley fledglings

Five months after Abbotsford’s first Pride, some say the area is improving, while others say there’s still a long way to go

By Erin Flegg

Power

Closures of Priape and Le Drugstore double whammy for Montreal’s gay village

Two of city’s best-known gay businesses shuttered in the same week

By Richard Burnett