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Middle East

Tel Aviv gay Pride: paradise or pinkwashing?
Power

Tel Aviv gay Pride: paradise or pinkwashing?

Israel’s gay-friendly haven is nothing if not complicated

By Robin Perelle
Warning: Gay men can be deported from Egypt, court rules
Power

Warning: Gay men can be deported from Egypt, court rules

‘I keep a bag packed,’ says human rights activist in Cairo

By Ahmed Danny Ramadan
Two Room Apartment, art and life
Arts

Two Room Apartment, art and life

The reimagined 1987 choreography for two men begins Feb 26

By Chris Dupuis
Xtra Hot: Jon Pitcher
Opinion

Xtra Hot: Jon Pitcher

His favourite film is Massive Gay Orgy 5

By Drasko Bogdanovic
Tel Aviv launches free municipal WiFi
Travel

Tel Aviv launches free municipal WiFi

Connections available in 80 locations throughout city

By Xtra Editor
Israeli police: Killer opened fire indiscriminately in 2009 shooting
Asia

Israeli police: Killer opened fire indiscriminately in 2009 shooting

By Natasha Barsotti
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Israel: Arrests made in connection with 2009 queer centre shooting
Hate Watch

Israel: Arrests made in connection with 2009 queer centre shooting

By Natasha Barsotti
Cultivating the queer international
Arts

Cultivating the queer international

Long-time activist Sarah Schulman experiences a political awakening in new book on Israel/Palestine

By Xtra Staff
UPDATE: New York’s LGBT Center lifts moratorium after barring Schulman
Activism

UPDATE: New York’s LGBT Center lifts moratorium after barring Schulman

By Natasha Barsotti
Sarah Schulman barred from appearance at NYC LGBT centre
Faith & Spirituality

Sarah Schulman barred from appearance at NYC LGBT centre

By Natasha Barsotti
Activists protest inclusion of Israeli-backed films in Queer Film Festival
Power

Activists protest inclusion of Israeli-backed films in Queer Film Festival

Festival says action highlights power of film to ‘inspire discussion and dialogue’

By David P Ball
Lots to cheer at Toronto Pride
Culture

Lots to cheer at Toronto Pride

‘This year is a celebration of equal rights for everyone’: DiNovo

By Bradley Turcotte
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Let’s separate gay life and politics
Canada

Let’s separate gay life and politics

By Dan Fricker
Pinkwashing and Israel
Power

Pinkwashing and Israel

Apartheid, gay rights and military occupation in the Middle East

By Mya Guarnieri
Gay in Iraq
Power

Gay in Iraq

By Raziel Reid
Kenney defends focus on Iranian queer refugees
Power

Kenney defends focus on Iranian queer refugees

Minister says Canada welcomes queers fleeing persecution while tightening restrictions

By Rob Salerno
Iranian girls in love
Culture

Iranian girls in love

By Noreen Fagan
Captivity
Arts

Captivity

James Loney’s account of his 2005 Iraq kidnapping ordeal

By Jonathan Valelly
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