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Censorship

Stephen Boissoin on free speech, porn and his anti-gay letter
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Stephen Boissoin on free speech, porn and his anti-gay letter

Xtra chats with the former pastor who was recently cleared of hate speech

By Jenn Ruddy
Free speech triumphs as anti-gay letter ruled legal
Egale Canada

Free speech triumphs as anti-gay letter ruled legal

By Lina Harper
Gay film held by Canadian border agents for over a month
Power

Gay film held by Canadian border agents for over a month

Award-winning short film DINX detained by CBSA on its way back from a US gay film fest

By Jenn Ruddy
Border battle ‘spiteful, intolerant’: MP
Power

Border battle ‘spiteful, intolerant’: MP

Inside Out scraps with Canada’s border cops

By Dale Smith, Marcus McCann, Neil McKinnon
Queer MPs outraged by detainment of gay films
Power

Queer MPs outraged by detainment of gay films

Politicians point to long history of harassment at Canada’s border

By Dale Smith
Queer film experts baffled by detention of Inside Out films
Culture

Queer film experts baffled by detention of Inside Out films

Out on Film ED & documentary director Aerlyn Weissman weigh in

By Marcus McCann, Neil McKinnon
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Watch for yourself: The PG-rated gay film censored by Canada
Censorship

Watch for yourself: The PG-rated gay film censored by Canada

By Brent Creelman
YouTube deletes Xtra’s gay news videos
Power

YouTube deletes Xtra’s gay news videos

Suspends online video account for two weeks

By Anita Krajnc
PG-rated gay film seized en route to Ottawa film fest
Power

PG-rated gay film seized en route to Ottawa film fest

Border guards holding three movies as Inside Out scrambles to find solution

By Marcus McCann
Nova Scotia porn distributor fights archaic film regulations
Censorship

Nova Scotia porn distributor fights archaic film regulations

By Lina Harper
Designated free speech
Vancouver

Designated free speech

The Beijing Olympics squelched free speech but Canada’s supposed to be a democracy

By Karen X Tulchinsky
The shortcomings of Canada’s porn laws
Power

The shortcomings of Canada’s porn laws

Youthful sexuality, censorship & Canada’s child pornography law

By Robert Teixeira
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Check your history books – err, websites
Censorship

Check your history books – err, websites

By dale_smith
Little Sister’s named Specialty Bookseller of the Year
Culture

Little Sister’s named Specialty Bookseller of the Year

Famous gay bookstore wins prestigious award

By Jeremy Hainsworth
Personal history gets political
Arts

Personal history gets political

Facebook affiliation leads to art project’s cancellation

By Sholem Krishtalka
What can Ezra Levant teach us about free speech?
Arts

What can Ezra Levant teach us about free speech?

‘Censorship can bury social progressives’

By Marcus McCann
Vancouver’s Got Talent…and X-Rated Presents Porn Superstar DAVID TAYLOR
Love & Sex

Vancouver’s Got Talent…and X-Rated Presents Porn Superstar DAVID TAYLOR

By Sean Horlor
Queer authors speak out about ‘AmazonFail’
Culture

Queer authors speak out about ‘AmazonFail’

‘This is a wakeup call to us, to protect our history so we can defend our future’: Joseph Couture

By Scott Dagostino
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