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Elsa Gidlow and her kind
Opinion

Elsa Gidlow and her kind

Lesbian writer/philosopher bridged the Victorian and modern eras

By Michael Lyons
Virginia attorney general wants to ban all oral and anal sex
Power

Virginia attorney general wants to ban all oral and anal sex

Ken Cuccinelli says he wants to protect children

By Niko Bell
Hillary Clinton teaches gay rights for dummies
Power

Hillary Clinton teaches gay rights for dummies

By Raziel Reid
Do you want my blood or don’t you?
Power

Do you want my blood or don’t you?

By Raziel Reid
Russia: Putin signs nationwide anti-gay gag bill into law
Power

Russia: Putin signs nationwide anti-gay gag bill into law

Moscow and St Petersburg activists arrested as they stage protest, Pride rally

By Natasha Barsotti
An unlikely hero
Opinion

An unlikely hero

The life and lies of author Bruce Chatwin

By Jeremy Willard
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Remembering a different Church Street
Opinion

Remembering a different Church Street

Video interview with Dean Odorico on Toronto’s changing gay village

By Brandon Matheson
The curious case of Dr Barry
Opinion

The curious case of Dr Barry

An enigmatic, androgynous 19th-century medical visionary

By Michael Lyons
Subcultural slumming
Opinion

Subcultural slumming

Fairy resorts, degenerates and sexual freedom in The Bowery

By Jeremy Willard
The Gay Liberation Front
Vancouver

The Gay Liberation Front

The GLF objected to the un-socialist depravity of 1970s’ gay clubs and tubs

By Kevin Dale McKeown
Lambda honours Canadian writer Jeffrey Round
Arts

Lambda honours Canadian writer Jeffrey Round

Queer literary awards turn 25 at New York City ceremony

By Michael Lyons
Spiritual concerns
Opinion

Spiritual concerns

Exploring two-spirit traditions in Canada’s history

By Michael Lyons
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Toronto’s bathhouse king, Peter Bochove, dead at 65
Power

Toronto’s bathhouse king, Peter Bochove, dead at 65

Bochove fought the city after the 1981 bathhouse raids

By Andrea Houston
Archives turns 40
Opinion

Archives turns 40

Lesbian and Gay Archives honours Ontario activists as part of anniversary celebration

By Serafin LaRiviere
Remembering The Women’s Place
Opinion

Remembering The Women’s Place

By Jude Angione
Beautiful and damned
Arts

Beautiful and damned

Gerald Hannon offers a sneak peek into his forthcoming memoir

By Michael Lyons
Pink Triangle Day: A talk
Power

Pink Triangle Day: A talk

By Simon Thibault
Mali: Two men escape death for being gay after troops intervene
Hate Watch

Mali: Two men escape death for being gay after troops intervene

By Natasha Barsotti
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