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MPs urged to remember trans, non-binary issues
Power

MPs urged to remember trans, non-binary issues

Liberal, NDP MPs hear from activists, trans people and HIV experts

By Dylan C Robertson
Federal NDP denounces Etobicoke park crackdown
Power

Federal NDP denounces Etobicoke park crackdown

‘Here we are, 30 years later still doing this kind of stuff,’ says Randall Garrison

By Arshy Mann
RIP, Yonge Cinemas (Part 1)
Opinion

RIP, Yonge Cinemas (Part 1)

For gay men in Toronto, Yonge Street’s glory days are gone. So now what?

By Mike Miksche
How a cross-dressing lesbian playboy ruled a Bahamian kingdom
Opinion

How a cross-dressing lesbian playboy ruled a Bahamian kingdom

Meet Joe Carstairs, the tattooed jokester who carried around a doll and dated many women

By Jeremy Willard
Feds name gay MP as ‘LGBTQ2 issues’ advisor
Power

Feds name gay MP as ‘LGBTQ2 issues’ advisor

Edmonton MP has three years to answer calls for pardons and compensation for those convicted and fired for homosexual activity

By Dylan C Robertson
Liberals move to scrap anal-sex law
Power

Liberals move to scrap anal-sex law

Section 159 forbids group sex, puts age of consent higher than vaginal sex

By Dylan C Robertson
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What Trump’s presidency will mean for global LGBT rights
Opinion

What Trump’s presidency will mean for global LGBT rights

Trump’s election will slow or stop the tremendous progress LGBT Americans made under Barack Obama, but the real impact will be felt globally

By Rob Salerno
Concerns raised over technology used to exonerate AIDS ‘Patient Zero’
Power

Concerns raised over technology used to exonerate AIDS ‘Patient Zero’

Advanced viral genome tracking could soon identify individual virus transmission cases. What does that mean for our privacy?

By Rob Easton
The Punjabi poet-saint who wouldn’t conform
Opinion

The Punjabi poet-saint who wouldn’t conform

Sufi poet Shah Hussain led an unconventional life, both as a religious man and a lover

By Michael Lyons
Liberal government may not compensate men convicted under anti-gay laws, FOI suggests
Power

Liberal government may not compensate men convicted under anti-gay laws, FOI suggests

By Dylan C Robertson
Class-action lawsuit filed to compensate fired LGBT public servants
Power

Class-action lawsuit filed to compensate fired LGBT public servants

Hundreds of LGBT public servants and military members lost their jobs over sexual orientation

By Dylan C Robertson
BC’s first gay premier probably wasn’t gay
Opinion

BC’s first gay premier probably wasn’t gay

Challenging the myth of Premier Alexander Davie, supposed namesake of Vancouver’s Davie Village

By Kevin Dale McKeown
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Paying respects to jazz musician Billy Tipton
Opinion

Paying respects to jazz musician Billy Tipton

The transgender jazz star deserves, at the very least, the pronouns of his choosing

By Jeremy Willard
PrEP and the birth control pill
Opinion

PrEP and the birth control pill

What we can learn from the past

By Mike Miksche
A gay werewolf tale from the 12th century
Opinion

A gay werewolf tale from the 12th century

The king gets laid by a furry guy in a romantic tale by Marie de France

By Michael Lyons
The cost of queer progress for the entire LGBT community
Arts

The cost of queer progress for the entire LGBT community

Tim McCaskell’s new book shines light on the communities left behind following historical queer movements

By Chris Dupuis
Sally Ride, the first queer astronaut
Opinion

Sally Ride, the first queer astronaut

Where the heck are women in LGBT history?

By Jeremy Willard
A dirty tale from Japan’s Book of Acolytes
Opinion

A dirty tale from Japan’s Book of Acolytes

Chuta and the acolyte’s ass

By Michael Lyons
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