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History

You’re not just indebted to the bank
Power

You’re not just indebted to the bank

By Raziel Reid
Pulp friction
Arts

Pulp friction

Archives remembers a time when it wasn’t so easy to be out and proud

By Johnnie Walker
Lust in the lavatory
Power

Lust in the lavatory

Washroom sex and police surveillance have a long history

By Steven Maynard
Analyzing Montreal’s Gay Village
Arts

Analyzing Montreal’s Gay Village

Author Donald Hinrichs on his new book about the city’s queer ‘hood

By Matthew Hays
Cruising Toronto’s past
Power

Cruising Toronto’s past

Park sex in the early 20th-century

By Steven Maynard
Still making history
Arts

Still making history

Pride event remembers The Body Politic

By Chris Dupuis
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Alexander Wood exposed
Arts

Alexander Wood exposed

The Encampment examines infamous scandals

By Chris Dupuis
Sex crimes
Power

Sex crimes

With a Conservative government, are the scales of justice tipping?

By Marcus McCann
Glimmers of hope
Toronto

Glimmers of hope

By Danny Glenwright
Cruising on Rideau St
Power

Cruising on Rideau St

Men resisted policing of gay sex

By Steven Maynard
Residents divided over Alexander St redesign
Power

Residents divided over Alexander St redesign

Options include new seating, gardens and mini-golf

By Rob Salerno
Homophobia in Liberia
Power

Homophobia in Liberia

West African country latest to introduce anti-gay legislation

By Aaron Leaf
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Back streets and boarding houses
Power

Back streets and boarding houses

Gay sex part of everyday life in Ottawa’s working-class neighbourhoods

By Steven Maynard
Gay men of colour wanted for body-image study
Power

Gay men of colour wanted for body-image study

Research will explore link between racial stereotypes, sexuality and self-perception

By Warren Brown
Love and (lesbian) marriage
Arts

Love and (lesbian) marriage

Forty stories of love, matrimony and activism

By Shannon Webb-Campbell
Naked civil servants
Love & Sex

Naked civil servants

The homo history of Centretown

By Steven Maynard
Building Canada’s Queer History Month
Power

Building Canada’s Queer History Month

A look at what activists here might learn from successful UK celebration

By Nick Aveling
FILM: Different from the Others
Arts

FILM: Different from the Others

The story of the earliest known gay film

By Alistair Newton
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