People Like Me

Why LGBT representation in pop culture matters

By Natalie Wee

Video

Colette is the queer period drama we’ve been waiting for

By Xtra Video

Culture

The ongoing search for bisexual guys in pop culture

Being bisexual can often mean being invisible — but we’re catching more glimpses of ourselves

By Frederick Blichert

Opinion

Why is Facebook censoring Vancouver’s Dyke March?

Social media channels have a bad habit of going after marginalized communities

By Arshy Mann

Music

Why Facebook won’t let this gay artist change his band’s name to something gayer

‘Get me Zuckerberg, I will kiss him, I will make him believe it,’ musician Will Riley says

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

How Facebook helped me reconcile my sexuality as a queer Arab man

I had spent years avoiding overt statements of my sexuality on social media, but I couldn’t hide any longer

By Mike Miksche

Power

Why these two LGBT YouTubers say ‘restricted mode’ hurts young people the most

Chase Ross and Stef Sanjati say the company isn’t doing enough to fix blocked LGBT content

By Nathan Sing

Romance scammers thrive in the age of dating apps

The need for protection when looking for love spans beyond the bedroom

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Love & Sex

Will my Latin American mother cry tears of joy at my queer wedding?

My mother had no problem with other people’s fluid sexualities, but she had absolutely no desire for her daughter to be anything but straight

By Ludmila Leiva

Culture

Pink Triangle Press names David Walberg as executive director

Walberg succeeds Ken Popert to become second ED in the company’s history

By Arshy Mann

Opinion

What just happened to kink social network FetLife is a bad sign for web freedom

Moral policing determines what’s bought and sold online

By Niko Bell

Opinion

Can we curb HIV transmissions by purchasing generic PrEP online?

Some Canadians who can’t access PrEP are finding ways to seek alternatives

By Mike Miksche

Opinion

Seven reasons Mary Tyler Moore’s on-screen persona made her a gay icon

There was something about Mary

By Matthew Hays

Culture

OUTtv joins the Netflix generation

After a buyout, Canadian gay cable company says it’s time for a change

By Niko Bell

Opinion

How queer femmes made friends with the internet

For queer femmes, being online can create safe spaces to meet friends and form lasting relationships

By Andi Schwartz

Arts

Bank Street BIA to highlight culture and history in Ottawa’s Village

Community input needed for first phase of Village Legacy Project

By Jeremy Willard

Opinion

Cruising isn’t dead, it’s just evolved

How Squirt.org has helped my public sex life

By Mike Miksche

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