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Happy Pink Triangle Day!
Culture

Happy Pink Triangle Day!

Canada’s forgotten gay and lesbian holiday

By Julia Garro
The Body Politic on Masthead’s top-20 list
Power

The Body Politic on Masthead’s top-20 list

Among Canada’s most influential magazines

By John Michael
Remembering the Holocaust
Power

Remembering the Holocaust

And celebrating free speech

By Samantha Sarra
Senegalese men released, but questions linger
Power

Senegalese men released, but questions linger

Police arrested men over ‘gay wedding’ photos

By Brent Creelman
Today’s policing issues
Ottawa

Today’s policing issues

It’s time for a new list of demands

By Gareth Kirkby
Back in ’77: Defacing the Queen’s goods
Culture

Back in ’77: Defacing the Queen’s goods

Two men were jailed for postering a mailbox

By Drew Rowsome
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Body Politicker turned kids’ author gets nod from GG
Culture

Body Politicker turned kids’ author gets nod from GG

Hugh Brewster on activism and children’s history

By Lara Purvis
Gay archives: Serial Survivors
Power

Gay archives: Serial Survivors

Digging into the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives

By Drew Rowsome
Proud Life – Jane Rule: 1931 – 2007
Power

Proud Life – Jane Rule: 1931 – 2007

Writer, activist and friend, Jane Rule valued community above all

By Marilyn Schuster
Seeing through queer eyes
Toronto

Seeing through queer eyes

There are some people I’d like to thank

By Josh Swan
Playwright John Herbert’s typewriter
Culture

Playwright John Herbert’s typewriter

A look at the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives

By Drew Rowsome
A trip down Commercial Drive’s queer memory lane
Power

A trip down Commercial Drive’s queer memory lane

A photo essay that revisits the infamous Joe’s café and other Drive landmarks

By James Loewen
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Inside the complex politics and legacy of Roy McMurtry
Politics

Inside the complex politics and legacy of Roy McMurtry

How did ‘the most-despised politician in the legislature’ come to bask in queer standing ovations?

By Gerald Hannon
The get-the-gays decade
Power

The get-the-gays decade

By Gerald Hannon
Majority of queer couples not married
Power

Majority of queer couples not married

Census records more than 45,000 same-sex couples in Canada

By Nathaniel Christopher
Nova Scotia moves to recognize gay parents
Power

Nova Scotia moves to recognize gay parents

Decision comes less than four days after human rights complaint

By Brent Creelman
Easing the sting
Toronto

Easing the sting

By Brenda Cossman
INTERACTIVE: A historical walking tour of gay Vancouver
Power

INTERACTIVE: A historical walking tour of gay Vancouver

Gay footsteps through time – just in time for Pride!

By Robin Perelle
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