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Canada

Gay Toronto pastor Brent Hawkes denies all allegations of sexual assault
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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
Federal NDP denounces Etobicoke park crackdown
Power

Federal NDP denounces Etobicoke park crackdown

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

By Arshy Mann
Complainant alleges he had oral sex with Brent Hawkes as a teenager
Power

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
Rejected HIV/AIDS organizations will now receive funding until 2018
Power

Rejected HIV/AIDS organizations will now receive funding until 2018

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

By Erika Stark
Feds name gay MP as ‘LGBTQ2 issues’ advisor
Power

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
A look back at Robert Mapplethorpe’s powerful queer portraits

A look back at Robert Mapplethorpe’s powerful queer portraits

The most extensive Robert Mapplethorpe retrospective since 1988 exhibits at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

Created for Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
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Trial begins with allegations of oral sex at Brent Hawkes’ home
Power

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

Second witness testifies he saw teacher and student both nude

By Matthew DiMera
HIV activists form Canadian coalition to fight criminalization
Power

HIV activists form Canadian coalition to fight criminalization

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

By Rob Easton
Lawyer vows to help men charged in Etobicoke park sting
Power

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
Project Marie is shocking, but at least as gay men we know how to respond
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
Liberals move to scrap anal-sex law
Power

Liberals move to scrap anal-sex law

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

By Dylan C Robertson
When your trick doesn’t pay up (Part 2)
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
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Cruising isn’t dead, it’s just evolved
Opinion

Cruising isn’t dead, it’s just evolved

How Squirt.org has helped my public sex life

By Mike Miksche
Concerns raised over technology used to exonerate AIDS ‘Patient Zero’
Power

Concerns raised over technology used to exonerate AIDS ‘Patient Zero’

Advanced viral genome tracking could soon identify individual virus transmission cases. What does that mean for our privacy?

By Rob Easton
Trans-rights protection bill fast-tracked through House committee
Culture

Trans-rights protection bill fast-tracked through House committee

Senate could debate proposal before Christmas break

By Dylan C Robertson
Can we end the North American HIV epidemic?
Opinion

Can we end the North American HIV epidemic?

We have the pills, the prevention plan and the strategy to prevent infections — so what’s stopping us?

By Mike Miksche
Liberal government may not compensate men convicted under anti-gay laws, FOI suggests
Power

Liberal government may not compensate men convicted under anti-gay laws, FOI suggests

By Dylan C Robertson
Out in Toronto: Nov 3–9, 2016
Arts

Out in Toronto: Nov 3–9, 2016

Choice events in the city this week

By Jeremy Willard
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