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History

25 years of Pink Triangle Services
Power

25 years of Pink Triangle Services

A look back at the beginnings of Ottawa’s queer social service umbrella group

By Dale Smith
Stop the hate!
Music

Stop the hate!

By Scott Dagostino
Revenge of the fag hag
Toronto

Revenge of the fag hag

By Brent Ledger
City council creates gay committee
Power

City council creates gay committee

Lone NPA councillor only opposition

By Andrea Warner
Looking back on issue #1 of Capital Xtra
Power

Looking back on issue #1 of Capital Xtra

As Capital Xtra celebrates its 200th issue, we look back on how it all began

By Dale Smith
Glad Day now oldest gay bookstore
Power

Glad Day now oldest gay bookstore

Looking at the history of an institution

By Krishna Rau
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CLGRO to shut down after 30 years of leadership
Power

CLGRO to shut down after 30 years of leadership

Group’s absence will leave huge gap in sex-positive activism

By Krishna Rau
Teach parents queer history
Canada

Teach parents queer history

By Ariel Troster
Police state
Vancouver

Police state

By Mette Bach
Aging activism
Power

Aging activism

Are young people ready to take up the torch?

By Jefferson Guzman
Red hot heterosexual love!
Culture

Red hot heterosexual love!

By Scott Dagostino
Queer history in a Flickr
Vancouver

Queer history in a Flickr

By Robert Rothon
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The sanctity of (not-gay) marriage
Power

The sanctity of (not-gay) marriage

By Scott Dagostino
The Castle kiss-in
Vancouver

The Castle kiss-in

Gordon Hardy brings us back to GLF’s beginnings

By Robert Rothon
Vancouver’s Gay Liberation Front
Vancouver

Vancouver’s Gay Liberation Front

Reflections of a gay lefty who fled the US for Canada

By Robert Rothon
Stevenson says NPA ignores queer concerns
Power

Stevenson says NPA ignores queer concerns

‘Why is our gay candidate token and other gay candidates a measure of diversity?’: Ladner

By Shauna Lewis
Stevenson secures Vision nomination
Culture

Stevenson secures Vision nomination

Claims NPA have ignored queer issues

By Shauna Lewis
Will history repeat itself?
Vancouver

Will history repeat itself?

By Marcus McCann
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