Culture

A transmission on the late-night radio

Neil Patrick Harris in Hedwig Broadway soundtrack to be released

By Michael Lyons

Power

BC Law Society reconsiders Trinity Western approval

Lawyers holding special general meeting after petition demands new vote

By Jeremy Hainsworth

Love & Sex

Mom didn’t approve

But fairy tale of lesbian love during First World War survived

By Danny Glenwright

Power

Record number of LGBT candidates in Ontario election

Election 2014 features a dozen openly gay candidates from all major parties

By Rob Salerno

Power

WorldPride to host human rights conference

LGBT rights at tipping point internationally, co-chair says

By HG Watson

Love & Sex

Why is self-harm from BDSM more suspect than from extreme sports?

Xtra interviews Ummni Khan, Ottawa author of Vicarious Kinks

By Adrienne Ascah

Power

Use of ‘gay’ and ‘queer’ varies among US cities

Dallas doesn’t care, NYC is diverse, Boston sees a lot of LGBTQ

By Erin Flegg

Culture

Sweet and sticky sugar daddies at Tonys

Neil Patrick Harris grinds every angry inch of the stage, wins Tony Award

By Michael Lyons

Health

Testosterone and the gay men who swallow or inject it

The final installment in Xtra’s series on steroid use

By Niko Bell

Culture

Devil’s advocate

Gay community finds dedicated friends in the Satanic Temple

By Michael Lyons

Power

Safe schools among top issues for LGBT Ontarians

Even as LGBT issues have vanished from election discussion, work remains to ensure equality

By Rob Salerno

Opinion

Who’s queer now?

Join Xtra for a community town hall on identity June 18

By Robin Perelle

Video

Watch Xtra’s town hall on the word queer here

Live from Vancouver: a community forum on the words we use to describe ourselves

By Daily Xtra Live Feed

Power

In their own words: sex workers on Canada’s new prostitution bill

‘I’m tired of my government thinking I’m some degenerate who needs to be policed.’

By Justin Ling

Power

HIV-positive Ottawa man acquitted in nondisclosure case

Case originally went to trial in January but superior court justice declared mistrial

By Steven Fouchard

Culture

Rainbows everywhere as Toronto readies for WorldPride

Businesses, neighbourhoods and streets given the rainbow treatment as anticipation builds for the 10-day event

By Rob Salerno

Arts

Roller Derby Saved My Soul

Nancy Kenny’s play about lesbian love and roller derby races onto summer fringe circuit

By Adrienne Ascah

Power

New sex-work bill considerably stricter than Nordic model

C-36 keeps ‘public’ communication illegal if minor might be present

By Justin Ling