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History

Religious hatred is a matter of life and death
Canada

Religious hatred is a matter of life and death

We can’t ignore fundamentalists’ hateful rhetoric

By Krishna Rau
Bearded lady: from carnival freak to intersex forebearer
Culture

Bearded lady: from carnival freak to intersex forebearer

Carnivale Lune Bleue builds a vintage 1930s carnival, without moral queasiness

By Marcus McCann
A little history repeating? Let’s avoid the spins
Ottawa

A little history repeating? Let’s avoid the spins

Maintaining our freedoms is about more than hanging on with our fingernails

By Marcus McCann
Lesbian former city councillor wants to run again
Power

Lesbian former city councillor wants to run again

Ellen Woodsworth is seeking a COPE nomination for next municipal election

By Jeremy Hainsworth
Gay liberation and the ambivalent left
Vancouver

Gay liberation and the ambivalent left

Debating the value of gay comrade-ry

By Robert Rothon
Honouring Our Elders
Power

Honouring Our Elders

The Centre holds its annual high tea to celebrate our pioneers

By Andrea Warner
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RCMP targets gay cruisers at Wreck Beach
Love & Sex

RCMP targets gay cruisers at Wreck Beach

Officers checking ID, cruisers say

By Jeremy Hainsworth
1989: The murder police couldn’t ignore
Power

1989: The murder police couldn’t ignore

How everything changed for Ottawa’s gay community

By Lauren Vogel
Book review: And Beauty Answers
Arts

Book review: And Beauty Answers

The uncompromising Frances Loring & Florence Wyle

By Alice Lawlor
I’ll be my own icon, thanks
Vancouver

I’ll be my own icon, thanks

Move Over Barbra, Judy et al

By Trevor Nutley
PTS relaunches swanky fundraiser party
Power

PTS relaunches swanky fundraiser party

Gala returns after five-year absence

By Claire Jenkins
Gay pulp power
Vancouver

Gay pulp power

Song of the Loon propelled gay publishing boom

By Robert Rothon
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Little Sister’s: 25 years of determination
Power

Little Sister’s: 25 years of determination

Look back at bookstore’s legacy of defiance

By Guy Babineau
Fresh face, old fight
Canada

Fresh face, old fight

Are youth unprepared to re-hash historic battles?

By Ariel Troster
Play explores former Ottawa mayor’s lesbian relationship
Arts

Play explores former Ottawa mayor’s lesbian relationship

Charlotte Whitton’s first lady

By Jessica Ruano
Archives looking ahead to new space
Power

Archives looking ahead to new space

But still hoping to raise almost $2 million

By Krishna Rau
Snapshot of a lesbian uprising
Vancouver

Snapshot of a lesbian uprising

Remembering the Claire et l’obscurite mini-riot

By Robert Rothon
Svend’s public outing turns 20
Power

Svend’s public outing turns 20

On Feb 29, 1988, Robinson became the first out gay MP

By Susan Krashinsky
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