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Middle East

A troubling TIFF
Culture

A troubling TIFF

Controversy greets film fest’s spotlight on Tel Aviv

By Cate Simpson
Deadly attack on Tel Aviv gay centre hits too close to home
Vancouver

Deadly attack on Tel Aviv gay centre hits too close to home

Vancouverite’s murdered cousin was a centre volunteer

By Pat Johnson
Gay Iranians face stark decisions, slim hopes in election unrest
Power

Gay Iranians face stark decisions, slim hopes in election unrest

Even a victory for the opposition won’t improve lives in the short term, says activist

By Greg Beneteau
Gay people murdered in Iraq, says Human Rights Watch
Power

Gay people murdered in Iraq, says Human Rights Watch

By Xtra Staff
Gay youth murdered in Tel Aviv
Power

Gay youth murdered in Tel Aviv

Killer sprays social group meeting with gunfire

By Xtra Staff
Open letter from gay Iranian students
Power

Open letter from gay Iranian students

Group appeals for international queer support

By Homosexual Students of Universities in Iran
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Canadian filmmaker boycotts Tel Aviv’s queer film fest
Video

Canadian filmmaker boycotts Tel Aviv’s queer film fest

Greyson protests Israel’s actions in Palestine

By Xtra.ca
Yair Hochner wants more sex on screen
Arts

Yair Hochner wants more sex on screen

Filmmaker bemoans de-sexing of queer films

By Xtra.ca
Can we talk? Notes from Canada’s free speech front line
Power

Can we talk? Notes from Canada’s free speech front line

Can gays overcome their urge to muzzle and instead champion frank debate?

By Nick Taylor-Vaisey
Parsi hires lawyer to represent him
Power

Parsi hires lawyer to represent him

Former IRQO director faces questions about money, management

By Krishna Rau
Iranian queer group getting back on track
Power

Iranian queer group getting back on track

Lawyer says former ED tried to overthrow board

By Krishna Rau
Iraqi gay activist assassinated
Power

Iraqi gay activist assassinated

Supposed security gains are not protecting gays in theocratic Iraq

By Bill Andriette
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Vancouver International Film Festival Review: Be Like Others … and update on Vancouver violence
Culture

Vancouver International Film Festival Review: Be Like Others … and update on Vancouver violence

By Sean Horlor
Sexual cleansing in Iraq
Power

Sexual cleansing in Iraq

Islamist death squads are hunting down gay Iraqis

By Peter Tatchell
New doc explores link between Nazis and… ABBA?
Canada

New doc explores link between Nazis and… ABBA?

Today’s stories that have queer people talking

By Scott Dagostino
Unlikely friendships in the face of horror
Arts

Unlikely friendships in the face of horror

The Timekeepers injected a gay note into the Chutzpah Festival

By Mark Kowalk
Iran halts execution following international pressure
Power

Iran halts execution following international pressure

21-year-old was to be killed for alleged sodomy ‘crime’ committed when he was 13

By Brent Creelman
Iranian in Greece facing deportation & death
Power

Iranian in Greece facing deportation & death

Man was jailed after police learned he is gay

By Josh Swan
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