Power

Jordan Peterson invited to testify on trans-rights bill

U of T professor gained notoriety for his views on gender pronouns

By Dylan C Robertson

Power

Toronto couple gets Bermuda Supreme Court to legalize same-sex marriage

Bermudian and Canadian at centre of legal challenge are celebrating an ocean apart

By Rob Salerno

Opinion

When sex work is unsexy (Part 4)

He stares at me, his mouth hanging open

By Devon Delacroix

Power

Canada not approached by Chechen gay men: senior bureaucrat

Government worries emergency-visa scheme could backfire

By Dylan C Robertson

Opinion

What happens when your pseudonym gets in the way of your sex life?

Some people think that I’m always down for sex because of my column. But I’m not Mike Miksche

By Mike Miksche

Culture

Toronto theatre critic remembered for helping queer artists thrive

Queer artists remember Jon Kaplan’s love of theatre

By Rob Salerno

Opinion

How my love of an ’80s musical made me the ultimate Xanadude

Seeing Xanadu again 37 years later brought back fond memories of my gay adolescence

By Tony Correia

Opinion

When sex work is unsexy (Part 3)

The clock can be your best friend — or your worst enemy

By Devon Delacroix

Power

New Brunswick trans-rights bills pass final reading

Trans people gain explicit anti-discrimination protections and right to legal gender change

By Rob Salerno

Power

Yukon government introduces trans-rights bill

The changes would also allow gender-neutral markers to be used on birth certificates

By Rob Salerno

Opinion

What it’s like to talk to your doctor about sexual health when you’re bisexual

There’s a misconception that bi people are just going through a phase — but what if our doctors believe it too?

By Kate Sloan

Opinion

How piss play helped me get over childhood shame

My relationship with piss has always been fraught with negative associations. Now it’s one of my greatest forms of intimacy

By Katie Sly

How one book wants to get Canada talking about the challenges faced by LGBT youth

Christopher Gudgeon’s latest book, The Encyclopedia of Lies, offers insight into isolation and loss

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Power

Federal politicians speak out against bullying on Day of Pink

MPs also attended a gala run by the Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity

By Dylan C Robertson

Opinion

Earning my red hankie — two fists at a time

How ‘riding the chariot’ taught me to love fisting

By Kevin Moroso

Power

Battleground Barbados: LGBT activists face off against North American homophobes in the Caribbean

LGBT Bajans face regular harassment and discrimination on the island. And some fear that it’s about to get worse

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

Liberals’ superficial Criminal Code reform betrays sex workers and queer artists

If the government wants to strike out unconstitutional laws, why has it ignored the sex work and obscenity laws?

By Rob Salerno

Power

‘How many months can we stay alive?’: Meet the Iranian-Indian couple abandoned by Canada

Alireza and Kiran are struggling to survive in Turkey after Canada halted their resettlement to prioritize Syrian refugees

By Dylan C Robertson