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Canada

Doug Ford and Jason Kenney can’t slay the homophobic monsters they helped create
Opinion

Doug Ford and Jason Kenney can’t slay the homophobic monsters they helped create

Social conservatives are a resurgent force in Albertan and Ontarian politics

By Arshy Mann
Liberals’ justice reform bill leaves out some queer people and sex workers, activists say
Human Rights

Liberals’ justice reform bill leaves out some queer people and sex workers, activists say

Government says it finally intends to repeal the anal sex provisions of the Criminal Code

By Rob Salerno
When your client’s fantasy goes wrong
Hard Labour

When your client’s fantasy goes wrong

‘Sorry,’ he said. ‘This isn’t working for me.’

By Devon Delacroix
The misogynist ideology behind Toronto’s incel terror attack must be confronted
Opinion

The misogynist ideology behind Toronto’s incel terror attack must be confronted

Disrupt their networks, deradicalize their recruits and fight their toxic masculinity

By Arshy Mann
What can you do to help LGBT refugees?
Immigration & Refugees

What can you do to help LGBT refugees?

Write your MP, get a newcomer a library card or just be a friend — there are many ways to pitch in

By Riley Sparks
Navigating jealousy as a queer disabled man
Identity

Navigating jealousy as a queer disabled man

I wish I had a brotherhood who would fight for my right to be included as one of their own

By Andrew Gurza
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What a teenage flirtation taught me about trans visibility
Identity

What a teenage flirtation taught me about trans visibility

Trans visibility is getting better, but most of the world is still in the dark

By Dora Ng
When role reversal fantasies just aren’t sexy
Hard Labour

When role reversal fantasies just aren’t sexy

The ability to detach is a hugely valuable skill for a sex worker, especially when the scene isn’t a turn-on

By Devon Delacroix
Augustas Dennie was deported from Canada. Now he lives in a dangerous exile
Feature

Augustas Dennie was deported from Canada. Now he lives in a dangerous exile

Dennie’s claim was rejected because he couldn’t prove he was gay. Now he’s back in St Vincent and the Grenadines fearing for his life

By Arshy Mann
What Harrison Browne wants you to know about life on and off the hockey rink
Profile

What Harrison Browne wants you to know about life on and off the hockey rink

Browne is the National Women’s Hockey League’s first transgender player

By Rob Salerno
Fighting for LGBT rights abroad starts by taking on the Canadians exporting homophobia
Opinion

Fighting for LGBT rights abroad starts by taking on the Canadians exporting homophobia

The fight for LGBT rights abroad begins at home

By Arshy Mann
Why this Nova Scotia boxer’s acquittal is big news for Canadian HIV criminalization
Analysis

Why this Nova Scotia boxer’s acquittal is big news for Canadian HIV criminalization

By Niko Bell
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Sex workers are dying and the Trudeau Liberals are doing nothing
Opinion

Sex workers are dying and the Trudeau Liberals are doing nothing

The Liberals can’t say they’re fighting sexual violence while they maintain the status quo on sex work laws

By Arshy Mann
The social conservatives have taken back the PC party. Now they’re coming for Ontario
Opinion

The social conservatives have taken back the PC party. Now they’re coming for Ontario

If PC leader Doug Ford becomes premier, many of the gains made on LGBT rights will be under threat

By Arshy Mann
Why is Facebook censoring Vancouver’s Dyke March?
Opinion

Why is Facebook censoring Vancouver’s Dyke March?

Social media channels have a bad habit of going after marginalized communities

By Arshy Mann
When a one-on-one encounter becomes a ménage à quatre
Hard Labour

When a one-on-one encounter becomes a ménage à quatre

Tricks often think of sex workers as fuck machines up for anything — that doesn’t mean you can surprise us with additional parties

By Devon Delacroix
Bruce McArthur charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Skanda Navaratnam
Power

Bruce McArthur charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Skanda Navaratnam

Navaratnam was one of the three missing men whose disappearance was investigated by Project Houston

By Arshy Mann
Why Facebook won’t let this gay artist change his band’s name to something gayer
Music

Why Facebook won’t let this gay artist change his band’s name to something gayer

‘Get me Zuckerberg, I will kiss him, I will make him believe it,’ musician Will Riley says

By Arshy Mann
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