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History

While we weren’t looking
Opinion

While we weren’t looking

As Xtra enters its fourth decade we gaze upon a changing and perhaps challenging terrain

By Ken Popert
Molly Wood’s Bush
Opinion

Molly Wood’s Bush

Deconstructing the legend of Alexander Wood

By Michael Lyons
High jump in Ottawa
Opinion

High jump in Ottawa

Death by media assassination?

By Karen Patrick
The New Black: A documentary about African-Americans and gay rights
Culture

The New Black: A documentary about African-Americans and gay rights

By Raziel Reid
Feb 14 is Pink Triangle Day
Power

Feb 14 is Pink Triangle Day

Canada’s forgotten gay and lesbian holiday

By Xtra Staff
Fuck history
Power

Fuck history

Fudge, eff, frig, frak: there’s just nothing that compares

By Michael Lyons
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Murder in Manhattan
Opinion

Murder in Manhattan

Wayne Lonergan married his sugar daddy’s daughter, then bludgeoned her with a candelabra

By Jeremy Willard
Rhubarb remembers
Arts

Rhubarb remembers

The Open Spaces Series celebrates gay heritage with live projects in historically significant queer sites

By Chris Dupuis
Love hurts
Opinion

Love hurts

A play about a daring romance between two women is an inspiration to us all

By Michael Lyons
All sperms forgotten
Opinion

All sperms forgotten

NYC’s Meatpacking District’s queer history might be lost in a sea of boutiques and lattes

By Jeremy Willard
Wilde’s hard time
Opinion

Wilde’s hard time

Reflecting on Oscar Wilde’s tribulations in light of the impending closure of Reading Prison

By Jeremy Willard
Mabel the Big Bear
Opinion

Mabel the Big Bear

Black lesbian activist Mabel Hampton fought for community and freedom

By Michael Lyons
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View from the Honey Dew
Opinion

View from the Honey Dew

Cruising on Ottawa streets in the 1960s

By Blaine Marchand
Wavering Walt Whitman
Opinion

Wavering Walt Whitman

The American poet was gayer than you might have imagined

By Michael Lyons
Stella and Fanny
Opinion

Stella and Fanny

How two crossdressing British party girls took their stage show to the streets and courts of London

By Michael Lyons
Softly gentleman-like
Opinion

Softly gentleman-like

From bed-hopping to mountain-climbing with Anne Lister

By Jeremy Willard
Heritage Minute: No more shit!
Power

Heritage Minute: No more shit!

Thought exchange on the 1981 bathhouse raids

By Michael Lyons
Charlotte loved Margaret
Opinion

Charlotte loved Margaret

Was Ottawa’s former mayor in a ‘Boston marriage’?

By Derek Meade
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