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History

Sergius and Bacchus, the queer saints
Opinion

Sergius and Bacchus, the queer saints

Whether fiction or a somewhat true story passed down through time, these saints are gay icons

By Michael Lyons
Toronto is full of queer history — if you know where to look

Toronto is full of queer history — if you know where to look

The pansy colonies of the 1930s is one area that the Pride Outside the Village: LGBTQ+ Heritage tour will explore

Created for Heritage Toronto
How history seduced me into loving an older man
Opinion

How history seduced me into loving an older man

George introduced me to gay history, which is filled with relationships between older and often much younger men

By Jeremy Willard
The black, gay man who could have been the US vice-president
Opinion

The black, gay man who could have been the US vice-president

Mel Boozer advocated for the rights of gay and lesbian civilians, soldiers and Holocaust survivors

By Michael Lyons
How were lesbians affected by the anti-LGBT Lavender Scare?
Opinion

How were lesbians affected by the anti-LGBT Lavender Scare?

Like gay men, lesbians faced persecution in the 1950s McCarthy witch hunts

By Jeremy Willard
Battleground Barbados: LGBT activists face off against North American homophobes in the Caribbean
Power

Battleground Barbados: LGBT activists face off against North American homophobes in the Caribbean

LGBT Bajans face regular harassment and discrimination on the island. And some fear that it’s about to get worse

By Arshy Mann
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Same-sex love in the saddle: the homosexual world of the American frontier
Opinion

Same-sex love in the saddle: the homosexual world of the American frontier

Men in the 19th-century frontier had wild dances, found love and took part in bachelor marriages

By Michael Lyons
Who was the real Tadzio?
Opinion

Who was the real Tadzio?

Tracking down the real person behind the beautiful boy from Thomas Mann’s novel Death in Venice

By Jeremy Willard
Conservative senator thinks residential schools were good, wants gays back in the closet
Power

Conservative senator thinks residential schools were good, wants gays back in the closet

Lynn Beyak praises ‘remarkable works, good deeds and historical tales in the residential schools’

By Arshy Mann
Ruth Ellis created space for gay and lesbian African Americans in the 1940–1960s
Opinion

Ruth Ellis created space for gay and lesbian African Americans in the 1940–1960s

She was a queer black woman whose life spanned three centuries of living proud and helping others do the same

By Michael Lyons
Sherlock Holmes, homosexual detective
History

Sherlock Holmes, homosexual detective

The author of the beloved fictional private detective drew inspiration from Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe

By Michael Lyons
Are public health recommendations sex-negative? (Part 1)
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Are public health recommendations sex-negative? (Part 1)

While their guidelines are effective, they sometimes don’t feel realistic for queer people

By Mike Miksche
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Mary Jones, patron saint of the scam
Opinion

Mary Jones, patron saint of the scam

Jones was a black, cross-dressing sex worker who sure did love to pickpocket white men

By Michael Lyons
Why gay pulps never made it to the shelves of mainstream bookstores
Opinion

Why gay pulps never made it to the shelves of mainstream bookstores

Imagine the courage it must have taken to pick up a copy of Summer in Sodom from the local dime store in the 1960s

By Jeremy Willard
Class-action lawsuit proceeds on government, military purge in Canada
Power

Class-action lawsuit proceeds on government, military purge in Canada

Public servants asked to preserve documents

By Dylan C Robertson
How same-sex samurai stories made gay love beautiful in Japan
Opinion

How same-sex samurai stories made gay love beautiful in Japan

Ihara Saikaku’s book of short stories celebrated male relationships in the 17th century

By Michael Lyons
How Brexit and Trump have validated latent racism
Opinion

How Brexit and Trump have validated latent racism

I am black and British. How can I go back to a country that holds no place for me in its heart?

By Cicely-Belle Blain
Ten interesting facts about the queer women of history
Opinion

Ten interesting facts about the queer women of history

The value isn’t in their names — it’s in their stories

By Jeremy Willard
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