Opinion

How Jagmeet Singh can win over suspicious LGBT voters

If the new federal NDP leader wants to convert reluctant queer and trans people, he’ll have to shift his approach

By Arshy Mann

Hard Labour

When your client wants his first porn shoot, sort of (Part 1)

He’s a reluctant model but he’s got a debt to pay

By Devon Delacroix

Power

The Canadian government will apologize to LGBT people. Now they’re trying to figure out how

‘You only get one opportunity to do something this important well and we want to do it well the first time,’ says LGBTQ2 special advisor Randy Boissonnault

By Arshy Mann

Identity

The courage to call out homophobia as a young, gay kid

And the struggle to emerge from the stifling weight of silence

History

Revisiting the curious case of Dr James Barry

Barry’s gender has been questioned for decades. But history is as much about fact as it is interpretation

By Michael Lyons

Power

Can gay men donate organs in Canada?

Perplexing campaigns by public health agencies say they’ll take organs from gays, but the truth is more complicated

By Rob Salerno

Opinion

Why LGBT spaces can be uncomfortable for queer people of colour

I thought I was supposed to try to be white if I wanted to accept my queerness. It didn’t occur to me that there were other queer POC hiding too

By Dev Ramsawakh

Power

NDP leadership hopeful Jagmeet Singh pledges to support homeless LGBT youth

Singh launches full LGBT policy platform, and promises to do more than just ‘show up at a Pride parade’

By Rob Salerno

Opinion

How do we talk about consent in gay social spaces?

Talking about consent in these environments can be challenging, but it’s the only way we’ll learn to be conscious of each other’s limits

By Aeryn Pfaff

Politics

This is what Niki Ashton thinks about the Trudeau government’s record on LGBT issues

The NDP leadership hopeful is introducing an LGBT platform to address the needs of queer and trans communities

By Arshy Mann

17 French phrases to help you flirt your way through Montreal Pride 2017

Whether you want to give someone a compliment or pick them up, we’ve got you covered.

Created for Fierté Montréal Pride

Canada

Meet the two-spirit people fighting to be included in Canada’s reconciliation process

Indigenous queers and non-binary people want to be heard

By Dylan C Robertson

Power

Here’s why allegations of CSIS’ homophobia and racism should concern all Canadians

Five employees have filed a $35-million lawsuit against the spy agency for harassment and discrimination

By Arshy Mann

How everyone living with HIV in Canada became a potential criminal

Add your voice to the growing call for prosecutorial guidelines today

Created for Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network

Hard Labour

I roleplayed as a door-to-door canvasser to fulfil my client’s desires (Part 2)

It’s an odd experience to have the empty eyes of nearly 200 masks staring at you while you’re trying to get off

By Devon Delacroix

Opinion

Same-sex marriage illustrates how Canada got it right on rights

While it’s important to recognize the gaps in our struggle for equality, the moment we take our achievements for granted, we risk losing them

By Rob Salerno

PrEP School

Why it’s important to get the facts right about being undetectable when you’re HIV-positive

The science has proved that being undetectable means you can’t transmit the virus to a sexual partner, so why are HIV-positive men still facing stigma?

By Mike Miksche