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History

Not so straightforward, Part 2
Opinion

Not so straightforward, Part 2

The queer who invented heterosexuality

By Michael Lyons
Not so straightforward
History

Not so straightforward

A queer look at the beginnings of heterosexuality

By Michael Lyons
The making of Auntie Mame
Opinion

The making of Auntie Mame

The beloved protagonist of the 1955 novel was forged on the battlefield

By Jeremy Willard
Indian arrests, gay husbands and Saks Fifth Avenue
The Daily Package

Indian arrests, gay husbands and Saks Fifth Avenue

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

By Niko Bell
Taco Bell, sharia law and the gay cold war
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Taco Bell, sharia law and the gay cold war

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

By Niko Bell
Eminem, knighthood and cartoon kisses
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Eminem, knighthood and cartoon kisses

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

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3D vaginas, Florida confusion and straight rights
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3D vaginas, Florida confusion and straight rights

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Elton John, violence in Zimbabwe and gay Cuba libre
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Elton John, violence in Zimbabwe and gay Cuba libre

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

By Niko Bell
The Kray twins
Opinion

The Kray twins

The violent gangster brothers who ruled 1960’s London fancied other men

By Jeremy Willard
Florida, shock therapy and a gay bull in love
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Florida, shock therapy and a gay bull in love

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

By Niko Bell
Sydney siege, Scottish weddings and an unexpected foot-washing
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Sydney siege, Scottish weddings and an unexpected foot-washing

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Face-sitting, Hemingway and jerking while you drive
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Face-sitting, Hemingway and jerking while you drive

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Twisted sister
Opinion

Twisted sister

Juana Inés de la Cruz pushed religious boundaries in 17th-century Mexico

By Michael Lyons
Saving Gayblevision, Vancouver’s first gay TV show
Culture

Saving Gayblevision, Vancouver’s first gay TV show

VIVO Media Arts fundraising to digitize important gay and lesbian archive

By Mark Robins
Ottawa Catholic elementary school vetoes gay rights project
Power

Ottawa Catholic elementary school vetoes gay rights project

Students silently protest decision, wear rainbow colours to school the next day

By HG Watson
Fetish, feminism and Wonder Woman
Opinion

Fetish, feminism and Wonder Woman

Creator William Marston had a very kinky side

By Jeremy Willard
Michelangelo’s burning desire for men
Opinion

Michelangelo’s burning desire for men

Connecting the dots of the artist’s infatuation with the male figure

By Michael Lyons
Saving Oscar Wilde
Opinion

Saving Oscar Wilde

The Canuck who secured the legacy of a gay literary icon

By Jeremy Willard
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