Opinion

The gift of gay blood

A Canadian in Cambodia discovers progressive blood-donation policies

By Raymond Hyma

Travel

Chasing rainbows

With WorldPride coming in 2014, how does Toronto fare as a gay destination?

By Rob Salerno

Travel

Best of the ‘summer grind’

Grindr users suggest their favourite summer destinations

By Xtra Editor

Power

Did Pope Benedict XVI resign because of the gays?

Vancouver author Daniel Gawthrop thinks so

By Raziel Reid

Power

Obama to honour gay civil rights leader and lesbian astronaut

Bayard Rustin and Sally Ride to be awarded Medal of Freedom posthumously

By Niko Bell

Power

‘Calm down,’ Russian sports minister tells world

Head of International Association of Athletics Federations agrees

By Niko Bell

Power

Linda McQuaig joins race for NDP nomination in Toronto Centre

Journalist brings policy knowledge on income inequality to debate

By Rob Salerno

Power

Gay man assaulted in Gatineau cruising area

Mikey Macfie says two men attacked him Aug 6

By Bradley Turcotte

Power

‘We don’t have anti-gay laws,’ says Russian ambassador to UN

No gay people have been harmed as a result of propaganda law, Churkin says

By Niko Bell

Opinion

On the road

The best way to experience a place is to live, work & play with the locals

By Brad Fraser

Arts

‘50,000 bands and 1 disgusting bathroom’

New film on famed NYC nightclub CBGB hits theatres in fall

By Brandon Matheson

Culture

London Pride employee honoured with Caring Canadian Award

Eugene Dustin helped make Ontario city more inclusive and queer-friendly, says local NDP MP

By Layla Cameron

Culture

Farewell to cult actress Karen Black

Huge body of work garnered Black a large gay following

By Matt Thomas

Love & Sex

Why might a straight man be sexually or romantically attracted to men?

‘Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar!’ says psychotherapist Joe Kort

By Brandon Matheson

Power

Foreign-service strike keeping queer refugees in limbo, says refugee group

Director of Iranian Railroad for Queer Refugees says his group has lost contact with Turkish embassy

By Justin Ling

Opinion

Into the woods

Layer up for chilly cottage nights

By Diego Armand

Opinion

The politics of hate

Olympians going to Sochi from privileged, Western democracies have a responsibility to speak up

By Andrea Houston

Power

Red light for Halifax LGBT seniors’ complex underscores need for federal housing strategy

Canadian Association of Retired Persons says housing for queer seniors a ‘growing concern’

By Justin Ling