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Canada

I roleplayed as a door-to-door canvasser to fulfil my client’s desires (Part 1)
Hard Labour

I roleplayed as a door-to-door canvasser to fulfil my client’s desires (Part 1)

It was hard to be serious when my client’s apartment looked like a bag of leprechauns exploded

By Devon Delacroix
Trudeau government must condemn Trump’s trans military ban: NDP
Politics

Trudeau government must condemn Trump’s trans military ban: NDP

‘We have to stand up against discrimination where we see it, even when it’s our closest ally,’ NDP LGBT critic Randall Garrison says

By Arshy Mann
Hanlan’s Point, Toronto’s clothing-optional beach, is re-opening soon
Culture

Hanlan’s Point, Toronto’s clothing-optional beach, is re-opening soon

The Toronto Islands have been closed for over two months due to flooding

By Riley Sparks
Pro-Putin conductor Valery Gergiev scheduled to perform in Toronto this November
Power

Pro-Putin conductor Valery Gergiev scheduled to perform in Toronto this November

An LGBT advocacy group is asking Roy Thomson Hall to cancel the performance

By Arshy Mann
NDP leadership hopeful Niki Ashton pledges to fight transphobia, gender-based violence through government action
Politics

NDP leadership hopeful Niki Ashton pledges to fight transphobia, gender-based violence through government action

Pledging $500 million of federal funding devoted to a national strategy

By Arshy Mann
How an all-male burlesque troupe danced its way into Toronto’s queer entertainment scene
Arts

How an all-male burlesque troupe danced its way into Toronto’s queer entertainment scene

BoylesqueTO shows are sexy, political and showcase men of all body types

By Chris Dupuis
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Chechen leader says gay men should be taken to Canada ‘to purify our blood’
Power

Chechen leader says gay men should be taken to Canada ‘to purify our blood’

‘They are devils. They are for sale. They are not people,’ Ramzan Kadyrov said in an interview with Real Sports

By Arshy Mann
An Ontario preschool rejected a child because their parents are gay — and it’s totally legal
Power

An Ontario preschool rejected a child because their parents are gay — and it’s totally legal

The Ontario Human Rights Code includes an exemption that allows religious organizations to legally discriminate

By Arshy Mann
I wore a snowmobile suit and winter boots for a sex-work client (Part 2)
Hard Labour

I wore a snowmobile suit and winter boots for a sex-work client (Part 2)

By Devon Delacroix
The complicated journey towards identity as a gay Canadian man of colour
Opinion

The complicated journey towards identity as a gay Canadian man of colour

I’ve grown up trying to navigate what it means to be gay, male, Chinese and Canadian. It turns out I can be everything

What nobody tells you about being a trans woman of colour author
Opinion

What nobody tells you about being a trans woman of colour author

When mainstream media decides to make public figures out of us, you learn that rising to the top is lonely

By Kai Cheng Thom
I wore a snowmobile suit and winter boots for a sex-work client (Part 1)
Hard Labour

I wore a snowmobile suit and winter boots for a sex-work client (Part 1)

By Devon Delacroix
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Stop using pseudoscience and sex shaming to argue against PrEP
Opinion

Stop using pseudoscience and sex shaming to argue against PrEP

Maclean’s just published an anti-scientific article on PrEP

By Niko Bell
This organization is bringing queer media to rural Alberta

This organization is bringing queer media to rural Alberta

When you can’t find representation at home, OUTReels brings it to you

Created for Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival
What can Trudeau celebrate at his second Toronto Pride as prime minister?
Opinion

What can Trudeau celebrate at his second Toronto Pride as prime minister?

He’ll have to match his rhetoric with actions in Parliament if he wants the continued support of LGBT Canadians

By Rob Salerno
How Facebook helped me reconcile my sexuality as a queer Arab man
Opinion

How Facebook helped me reconcile my sexuality as a queer Arab man

I had spent years avoiding overt statements of my sexuality on social media, but I couldn’t hide any longer

By Mike Miksche
Canada has finally passed a trans-rights bill
Power

Canada has finally passed a trans-rights bill

Bill C-16 would protect gender identity and gender expression in the Canadian Human Rights Code

By Arshy Mann
The Canadian government will apologize to the LGBT community by the end of 2017
Power

The Canadian government will apologize to the LGBT community by the end of 2017

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement at a rainbow and trans flag-raising ceremony on Parliament Hill

By Arshy Mann
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