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History

Whither Ottawa’s gay community?
Opinion

Whither Ottawa’s gay community?

The early gay movement’s shared aim is disappearing

By Michael Graydon
Our spaces, September 1993
Opinion

Our spaces, September 1993

A look back at where Ottawa’s gay community gathered 20 years ago

By Xtra Editor
Thinking back to Frontlash
Opinion

Thinking back to Frontlash

A column that sparked discussion and ruffled the status quo

By Irshad Manji
The United Church of Canada’s prophetic stance on gay rights
Opinion

The United Church of Canada’s prophetic stance on gay rights

Moved by the Spirit

By Nathaniel Christopher
Meeting my life
History

Meeting my life

What The Body Politic gave me

Seeking our history
History

Seeking our history

I can look back now over 40 years, and smile at my naiveté

By Gerald Hannon
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An Education
History

An Education

Required reading for every queer person

By Peter Knegt
Our work today
History

Our work today

Ongoing projects from Pink Triangle Press

By Xtra Editor
Pharaoh’s nails & sphinx’s tales
Opinion

Pharaoh’s nails & sphinx’s tales

Manicurist lovers in ancient Egypt

By Michael Lyons
20 years of shining the light
Opinion

20 years of shining the light

Practising community journalism is vital, but it’s a difficult task

By Brandon Matheson
Mrs G’s revenge
Opinion

Mrs G’s revenge

A little cheesecake speed and a lot of water

By Kevin Dale McKeown
The gay Medici
Opinion

The gay Medici

Renaissance Florence was a homo hotbed

By Jeremy Willard
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Persian poetry lovers
Opinion

Persian poetry lovers

An 11th-century sultan and his beloved slave

By Michael Lyons
Have your bottom and eat him too
Culture

Have your bottom and eat him too

Hungry Bottom Comics reviewed by Lambda

By Michael Lyons
The charnel house of truth
Opinion

The charnel house of truth

Can participants in a moment accurately chronicle it?

By Kevin Dale McKeown
Thanks for everything, Quentin Crisp
Opinion

Thanks for everything, Quentin Crisp

England’s stately homo was an unlikely activist

By Jeremy Willard
Lesbian couple married at the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives
Opinion

Lesbian couple married at the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives

Pair wanted their wedding to tackle queer history amnesia

By Elah Feder
Two decades of Xtra in Vancouver
Opinion

Two decades of Xtra in Vancouver

Our first columnist, 20 years later

By Stan Persky
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