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Pranks, Putin and porn
The Daily Package

Pranks, Putin and porn

Your Daily Package of newsy and naughty bits from around the world

By Niko Bell
The Pope’s Ganymede
History

The Pope’s Ganymede

One of the most notorious homosexual scandals in the history of the papacy

By Jeremy Willard
A gay, old knight’s tale
Opinion

A gay, old knight’s tale

Medieval men and their great romances

By Michael Lyons
The man who kept Vancouver’s 1970s gay scene running
Opinion

The man who kept Vancouver’s 1970s gay scene running

‘I’m a tech guy,’ says the modest Donnie Cordova

By Kevin Dale McKeown
The groom wore panties
History

The groom wore panties

Three historical gays and their terrible marriages to women

By Jeremy Willard
Montreal’s historic Sex Garage raid in photos
Opinion

Montreal’s historic Sex Garage raid in photos

Photographer Linda Dawn Hammond captured the infamous police raid and love-in

By Linda Dawn Hammond
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Witness captures violent police raid at Montreal’s Sex Garage
Power

Witness captures violent police raid at Montreal’s Sex Garage

Photojournalist Linda Dawn Hammond documents historic 1990 event of ‘Montreal’s Stonewall’

By Richard Burnett
Stonewall anger, amateur porn and brojobs
The Daily Package

Stonewall anger, amateur porn and brojobs

Your Daily Package of newsy and naughty bits from around the world

By Niko Bell
Sex Garage raid: 25th anniversary of Montreal’s watershed moment
Power

Sex Garage raid: 25th anniversary of Montreal’s watershed moment

How an infamous police raid in 1990 irrevocably changed Quebec’s gay politics

By Richard Burnett
The origins of Christian homophobia
Opinion

The origins of Christian homophobia

Guilt, sex laws and the self-loathing writings of a douchebag named Saint Paul

By Michael Lyons
Edward II’s boyfriend trouble
History

Edward II’s boyfriend trouble

Taking the time to get the story of England’s gay king straight

By Jeremy Willard
Beards, equality and how the Germans invented gay rights
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Beards, equality and how the Germans invented gay rights

Your Daily Package of newsy and naughty bits from around the world

By Niko Bell
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Horny monks in ancient Japan
History

Horny monks in ancient Japan

How Catholic missionaries ruined same-sex relationships and sexuality in the island nation

By Michael Lyons
Out in Vancouver: June 25–July 1, 2015
Arts

Out in Vancouver: June 25–July 1, 2015

Choice events in the city this week

By Tom Coleman
One century of Pride
Books

One century of Pride

An accessible, entertaining new history book tells our queer stories

By Scott Dagostino
Rum, bum and the lash
History

Rum, bum and the lash

Sodomite pirates in the 17th-century Caribbean

By Jeremy Willard
Toronto’s Lesbians Making History goes digital
Arts

Toronto’s Lesbians Making History goes digital

Oral history project about gay women in the ’50s and ’60s gets new life at the CLGA

By Lydia Perovic
Edmonton launches Queer History Project to kick off Pride 2015
Power

Edmonton launches Queer History Project to kick off Pride 2015

Community archives project helps celebrate 35 years of Pride in Edmonton

By Layla Cameron
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