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Ottawa

Cancer, lesbian love and abuse: Lynette Loeppky memoir
Arts

Cancer, lesbian love and abuse: Lynette Loeppky memoir

Author offers candid look at a less than blissful life on an Alberta farm

By Pat Johnson
Gonorrhea rates rise among Ontario gay, bisexual men
Health

Gonorrhea rates rise among Ontario gay, bisexual men

Casual hook-ups, lack of awareness of STI, credited for increase

By HG Watson
Figaro comes to Downton Abbey
Arts

Figaro comes to Downton Abbey

Opera Lyra Ottawa’s The Marriage of Figaro takes an Edwardian spin

By Adrienne Ascah
Court finds gay student’s Trinity Western lawsuit moot
Power

Court finds gay student’s Trinity Western lawsuit moot

But chief justice also finds Trevor Loke lawsuit in the public interest

By Jeremy Hainsworth
Not your regular Sunday school
Arts

Not your regular Sunday school

The Ottawa Burlesque Festival sponsors a day of workshops for performers

By Jeremy Willard
Waiting in purgatory (Part 2)
Opinion

Waiting in purgatory (Part 2)

Truvada, syphilis and old hookups

By Mike Miksche
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What’s driving a surge in government-funded gay studies?
Power

What’s driving a surge in government-funded gay studies?

Canadian researchers from Sex Now, Momentum and other studies weigh in

By Shauna Lewis
Better sex with Midori
Sex

Better sex with Midori

Sex positive workshops help unlock your inner kink

By Jeremy Willard
Ten Oaks dances into camp
Culture

Ten Oaks dances into camp

The Acorn Prance helps raise funds for LGBT youth camps

By Daniela Costa
Ottawa health ad stigmatizes HIV status
Opinion

Ottawa health ad stigmatizes HIV status

Campaign shows lack of cultural competency and empathy for HIV-positive people

By Michael Burtch
At the Manning Conference, silence on sexuality is golden
Power

At the Manning Conference, silence on sexuality is golden

Little discussion of gay issues at annual conservative conference in Ottawa

By HG Watson
Hosanna gets heated
Arts

Hosanna gets heated

Will remount of Michel Tremblay’s play revive accusations of transphobia?

By Richard Burnett
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Westfest 2015 is ready to rock
Arts

Westfest 2015 is ready to rock

The Ottawa festival makes its return back to Richmond Road

By Adrienne Ascah
Ottawa approves $36,000 for 2015 Capital Pride
Power

Ottawa approves $36,000 for 2015 Capital Pride

Dopson hopes city funding will add legitimacy to festival

By Adrienne Ascah
Dr Dawg’s defamation versus free speech online
Opinion

Dr Dawg’s defamation versus free speech online

The importance of upholding ‘fair comments’ especially in heated debate

By Robin Perelle
Ontario NDP MPP moves to ban conversion therapy
Power

Ontario NDP MPP moves to ban conversion therapy

DiNovo says practices aimed at changing gender identity and sexual orientation are ‘abuse’

By HG Watson
Waiting in purgatory (Part 1)
Opinion

Waiting in purgatory (Part 1)

Anonymous HIV testing and a makeshift waiting room

By Mike Miksche
Ottawa Public Health ad under fire
Power

Ottawa Public Health ad under fire

Safe-sex ad criticized for using HIV-phobic language

By Marco Vigliotti
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