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Toronto’s trans community mourns on Transgender Day of Remembrance

Trans flag was raised at Queen’s Park and Toronto City Hall to pay tribute to those lost to anti-trans violence

By Arshy Mann

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Universities Canada’s new policy could be bad news for Trinity Western

Can a university respect human rights law while banning gay sex?

By Layla Cameron

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Protesters, residents and police discuss park sex crackdown at protest

Members of the LGBT community attend Walk the Beat event demanding accountability for Project Marie

By Arshy Mann

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Anti-gay zombie just exercising his free speech, lawyer says

Bill Whatcott as entitled as politicians to walk in Pride parade, court factum argues

By Nathaniel Christopher

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Transgender Day of Remembrance 2016 across Canada

A list of events across the country to honour the lives of those lost to violence

By Xtra Editor

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MPs urged to remember trans, non-binary issues

Liberal, NDP MPs hear from activists, trans people and HIV experts

By Dylan C Robertson

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Gay Toronto pastor Brent Hawkes denies all allegations of sexual assault

Defence suggests student was gay and sought advice from Hawkes after Hawkes decided to quit teaching

By Matthew DiMera

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Federal NDP denounces Etobicoke park crackdown

‘Here we are, 30 years later still doing this kind of stuff,’ says Randall Garrison

By Arshy Mann

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Complainant alleges he had oral sex with Brent Hawkes as a teenager

‘It was a shameful secret I kept hidden,’ he tells court

By Matthew DiMera

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Rejected HIV/AIDS organizations will now receive funding until 2018

Funding extension welcome but longer-term solution still needed, groups say

By Erika Stark

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Feds name gay MP as ‘LGBTQ2 issues’ advisor

Edmonton MP has three years to answer calls for pardons and compensation for those convicted and fired for homosexual activity

By Dylan C Robertson

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Trial begins with allegations of oral sex at Brent Hawkes’ home

Second witness testifies he saw teacher and student both nude

By Matthew DiMera

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HIV activists form Canadian coalition to fight criminalization

Aggravated sexual assault convictions for HIV non-disclosure are unjust, members say

By Rob Easton

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Lawyer vows to help men charged in Etobicoke park sting

‘It certainly has the whiff of homophobia,’ says Marcus McCann on Toronto police operation

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

Project Marie is shocking, but at least as gay men we know how to respond

The undercover police operation in Etobicoke’s Marie Curtis Park is reminiscent of the bathhouse raids

By Marcus McCann

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Liberals move to scrap anal-sex law

Section 159 forbids group sex, puts age of consent higher than vaginal sex

By Dylan C Robertson

Opinion

When your trick doesn’t pay up (Part 2)

Never take a trick without knowing exactly what you’re in for

By Devon Delacroix