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Canada

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
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
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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
Yukon passes trans-rights bill
Power

Yukon passes trans-rights bill

Trans people now protected from discrimination and can legally change gender in all provinces and territories

By Rob Salerno
Trudeau government fumbles on criminal justice reform again
Opinion

Trudeau government fumbles on criminal justice reform again

Is the Department of Justice asleep at the wheel?

By Rob Salerno
The political rebellion of being black and non-binary
Opinion

The political rebellion of being black and non-binary

Within black communities, there is little room for gender non-conformity. For me it’s essential to my survival

By Cicely-Belle Blain
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Why I love cum dumps
Opinion

Why I love cum dumps

A story of overcoming anxiety and taking loads

By Kevin Moroso
Sergius and Bacchus, the queer saints
Opinion

Sergius and Bacchus, the queer saints

Whether fiction or a somewhat true story passed down through time, these saints are gay icons

By Michael Lyons
What I learned about myself during an encounter with a disabled married client (Part 2)
Opinion

What I learned about myself during an encounter with a disabled married client (Part 2)

His relationship with his husband made me question my beliefs about love

By Devon Delacroix
The masturbation misadventures of a sex toy reviewer
Opinion

The masturbation misadventures of a sex toy reviewer

From a shoe with butt plug-shaped heels to an alarm clock vibrator, my job isn’t always as glamourous as it sounds

By Kate Sloan
Why do people masturbate differently?
Opinion

Why do people masturbate differently?

What gets you off can change, so what does that mean for how you do it?

By Pega Ren
Pride Winnipeg says police can march in this year’s parade — just not in uniform
Power

Pride Winnipeg says police can march in this year’s parade — just not in uniform

Inspector says Pride did ‘a really good job explaining why’ some community members might be stressed by seeing police in uniform

By Derek Brown
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