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Displaying all articles tagged:

Cruising

RIP, Yonge Cinemas (Part 2)
Opinion

RIP, Yonge Cinemas (Part 2)

Yonge Cinemas may be gone, but at least there’s still Steamworks

By Mike Miksche
Protesters, residents and police discuss park sex crackdown at protest
Power

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
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
RIP, Yonge Cinemas (Part 1)
Opinion

RIP, Yonge Cinemas (Part 1)

For gay men in Toronto, Yonge Street’s glory days are gone. So now what?

By Mike Miksche
All your burning questions answered on why gay men love park sex
Opinion

All your burning questions answered on why gay men love park sex

Who doesn’t like a little open space and the wind blowing sweetly on your ass?

By Eternity Martis, Gareth Kirkby
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
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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
Toronto police charge dozens of men with sexual offences in Etobicoke park
Power

Toronto police charge dozens of men with sexual offences in Etobicoke park

‘Project Marie’ involved undercover officers arresting men for soliciting sex in Marie Curtis Park

By Arshy Mann
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
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
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Five queer-friendly condomTO designs that will unleash your inner freak
Opinion

Five queer-friendly condomTO designs that will unleash your inner freak

Designing a condom wrapper can be hard, but these sexy slogans will rise to the occasion

By Eternity Martis
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
Getting the facts right about PrEP, serosorting and your sexual health
Opinion

Getting the facts right about PrEP, serosorting and your sexual health

Feelings can easily be misconstrued as fact

By Mike Miksche
Playing gay chat roulette (Part 2)
Opinion

Playing gay chat roulette (Part 2)

A sign for change

By Mike Miksche
Can one party welcome bears, club kids, hipsters and leather folks?
Arts

Can one party welcome bears, club kids, hipsters and leather folks?

Why Pitbull Events refuses to be another niche party in a sea of Toronto’s sexual subcultures

By Mike Miksche
BDSM with an 80-year-old top (Part 2)
Opinion

BDSM with an 80-year-old top (Part 2)

Another reason to respect your elders

By Devon Delacroix
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