Travel

Former Toronto councillor Kyle Rae receives LGBT tourism award

Travel Gay Canada honours Rae for promoting city as LGBT destination since 1981

By Xtra Editor

Travel

Countdown to T14: Telluride Gay Ski Week

Ski the majestic San Juan Mountains in Colorado

By Xtra Editor

Power

Australia: High Court to begin hearing expedited challenge to ACT gay marriage law

Prime minister advises gay couples to ‘hold on’ until law’s validity has been tested

By Natasha Barsotti

Culture

Into the woods

A new indie video game with a Canadian gay connection

By Michael Lyons

Actress talks about graphic sex filmed over many days

Blue Is the Warmest Colour’s Léa Seydoux opens up about working with the film’s controversial director

By Nicolas Kazamia

Power

Australia: After ACT, New South Wales to debate gay marriage

Multiparty working group has developed new bill

By Natasha Barsotti

Culture

The true colours of Cyndi Lauper

The gay icon is back in Canada with her She’s So Unusual tour

By Richard Burnett

Opinion

A very homo Halloween

Bringing darkness, fear and dread back to All Hallow’s Eve

By Ryan G Hinds

Power

West End draft plan recognizes Davie Village as heart of gay community

‘It’s what we’ve wanted,’ says LGBTQ advisory committee’s Dean Malone

By Shauna Lewis

Power

UN criticized for human rights book launch in Trinidad and Tobago

Gay rights advocate Maurice Tomlinson says gays are ‘prohibited class’ in island’s immigration policy

By Natasha Barsotti

An interview with the star of Blue Is the Warmest Colour

Adèle Exarchopoulos chats with Xtra about her scorching performance

By Nicolas Kazamia

Power

Scottish police want ‘items of a sexual nature’ removed from saunas

Faced with criticism, authorities deny they want condoms banned

By Natasha Barsotti

State of grace

Mohammed to Maya documents the intimacies of one woman’s transition

By Julie Cruikshank

Power

Pride Toronto facing sharp criticism ahead of AGM

Community members express concerns that only one woman nominated for election to board

By Andrea Houston

Travel

Three LGBT film-festival cruises planned for 2014

Pride of the Ocean cruises to celebrate 45th anniversary of Stonewall and National Coming Out Day

By Xtra Editor

Power

UK: Health minister’s bid to stop gay adoption in Northern Ireland blocked

Edwin Poots spent £40,000 of public funds to challenge ruling in favour of same-sex adoption: report

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Queer Canadians should be especially concerned about spying: BCCLA

Government surveillance agency sued for alleged Charter violations

By Nathaniel Christopher

Bridegroom

In Shane Bitney Crone’s award-winning documentary, a tragedy makes the case for equality

By Rob Salerno