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The first person reported dead from AIDS in Canada was an anonymous gay man from Windsor who died in 1982
History

The first person reported dead from AIDS in Canada was an anonymous gay man from Windsor who died in 1982

Teacher and local historian Walter Cassidy became obsessed with the person behind this frightening statistic. So he set out to find him

By Walter Cassidy
As HIV/AIDS ravaged Montreal in the ’90s, gay men were getting murdered—and trying to fight back
History

As HIV/AIDS ravaged Montreal in the ’90s, gay men were getting murdered—and trying to fight back

Season 3 of CBC’s “The Village” takes on the Montreal murders in the midst of the AIDS crisis

By Mel Woods
What can we learn from all of history’s ‘bad gays’?
Books

What can we learn from all of history’s ‘bad gays’?

Ben Miller, co-author of the new book “Bad Gays,” takes a look at “evil and complicated” people over the course of centuries

By Isaac Würmann
Queer Britain opens the U.K.’s first LGBTQ+ museum
London Calling

Queer Britain opens the U.K.’s first LGBTQ+ museum

“There’s just as great a diversity of sexuality and gender identities and experiences in the past as there is today”

By Gordon Bowness
Stonewall history, a Two-Spirit powwow and your new favourite Black trans TikToker
Queer Culture Catch-Up

Stonewall history, a Two-Spirit powwow and your new favourite Black trans TikToker

Plus more of what’s on and happening starting May 26

By S. Bear Bergman
These 10 must-see LGBTQ2S+ monuments celebrate our achievements and commemorate our struggles
Travel

These 10 must-see LGBTQ2S+ monuments celebrate our achievements and commemorate our struggles

From San Francisco and Santiago to Dublin and Berlin, these sites reflect our history, both good and bad, with creativity and heart

By Morgan Lightle
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Gerald Hannon, a key figure in the gay liberation movement, has died at age 77
Proud Lives

Gerald Hannon, a key figure in the gay liberation movement, has died at age 77

Friends and colleagues recall one of Canada’s most infamous journalists and longtime board member of Xtra’s publisher

By Ed Jackson
Beyond the camp and frivolity of Eurovision
Music

Beyond the camp and frivolity of Eurovision

Despite being dismissed as frivolous spectacle in North America, the song contest has always shaped geopolitics and been a force for queer and trans representation

By Isaac Würmann
Our pick of books to help you celebrate Pride season (plus some edgier reads, too)
Books

Our pick of books to help you celebrate Pride season (plus some edgier reads, too)

Check out the 14 LGBTQ2S+ books we’re most excited to dive into this Pride

By Paul Gallant
Norma Tanega was a queer woman of colour who found success and laughter in the folk music world
Music

Norma Tanega was a queer woman of colour who found success and laughter in the folk music world

A new book and compilation finally give the 1960s singer (and former lover of Dusty Springfield) the attention she deserves

By Jesse Locke
More than a century ago, rural queers were invisible. Thankfully, this same-sex couple had a camera
Excerpt

More than a century ago, rural queers were invisible. Thankfully, this same-sex couple had a camera

A new book spotlights a photogenic queer couple in rural New Brunswick in the 1910s and ’20s

By Meredith J. Batt and Dusty Green
Here’s what Canada’s LGBTQ2S+ National Monument will look like
History

Here’s what Canada’s LGBTQ2S+ National Monument will look like

The winning design was just unveiled and construction is expected to be completed by 2025

By V.S. Wells
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The long lost musical project of ‘The Kids in the Hall’ alums Scott Thompson and Paul Bellini finally gets its due
Music

The long lost musical project of ‘The Kids in the Hall’ alums Scott Thompson and Paul Bellini finally gets its due

Their 1980s art punk band Mouth Congress is making up for lost time

By Jesse Locke
Sorry, Sam Elliott, movie cowboys have always been gay
TV & Film

Sorry, Sam Elliott, movie cowboys have always been gay

ANALYSIS: Elliott slammed “The Power of the Dog” for being too queer, but queerness has always been a key ingredient of westerns

By Mel Woods
Pack your bags: Britain’s first LGBTQ+ museum is set to open this spring
History

Pack your bags: Britain’s first LGBTQ+ museum is set to open this spring

The museum seeks to expand knowledge of queer history and culture

By Ursula Muñoz S.
The siren song of Andrew Holleran’s 1978 novel ‘Dancer from the Dance’
Queer View Mirror

The siren song of Andrew Holleran’s 1978 novel ‘Dancer from the Dance’

How one queer classic keeps moving me after all these years 

By Christopher DiRaddo
‘Benedetta’ is an entertaining nunsploitation drama brimming with religious hypocrisy and madness
TV & Film

‘Benedetta’ is an entertaining nunsploitation drama brimming with religious hypocrisy and madness

REVIEW: Paul Verhoeven’s campy thriller torches the Catholic Church

By Sara Clements
The battle against AIDS was waged on the streets
Excerpt

The battle against AIDS was waged on the streets

“Up Against the Wall” explores the meaning and impact of the AIDS epidemic as told through posters over the last 40 years

By Jennifer Brier, Matthew Wizinsky
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