Arts

Dead or alive

Ottawa Symphony presents three rarely heard compositions

By Chris Dupuis

Power

We are family

BC baby has three parents on her birth certificate

By Michael Lyons

Health

Rainbow Health Ontario conference explores sex ed, fat phobia

Planned Parenthood participants lament dated sex-ed curriculum that makes no mention of ‘gay’ or ‘transgender’ people

By Elah Feder

Arts

Jazzy little number

Singer Renée Yoxon returns to Ottawa for an intimate show

By Julie Cruikshank

Arts

Move over, bare ass — it’s time for some serious cock talk

TotoToo’s latest production explores The Irish Curse

By Adrienne Ascah

Power

Several LGBT protesters detained in lead-up to Sochi Games

Moscow activist tells Xtra police spat on her and refused her access to legal counsel

By Niko Bell

Power

Quebec court will question Europeans in Magnotta trial

Witnesses could include employee from Berlin internet café where alleged killer was apprehended

By Justin Ling

Power

Murderer of Halifax gay men found not criminally responsible

Glen Race sentenced to time in a secure hospital

By Jeremy Hainsworth

Power

Bisexual Dutch speedskater wins gold at Sochi

Ireen Wüst is first out LGBT athlete to win medal at the Games

By Niko Bell

Power

Farewell to Don Franco

Toronto man stood up to police in order to keep them out of our bedrooms

By Jeremy Willard, Tim McCaskell

Arts

Review: Looking, Episode 4

Looking for $220/hour

By Matt Thomas

Power

NFL hopeful Michael Sam comes out

‘No one has done this before’ says the Missouri All-American defensive end

By Xtra Editor

Travel

Exploring Florida’s Gold Coast: Delray Beach

Laid-back yet stylish town offers an indie spirit, a surfer vibe and pristine beaches

By Lesley Fraser

Culture

The United States of Maura

Six Feet Under, United States of Tara writer creates new transwoman character

By Michael Lyons

Arts

A cup of tea, a world of difference

Toronto AIDS activist Jessica Whitbread releases book that includes stories from 64 women living with HIV

By Michael McCarthy

Power

Why do Canadian courts still allow the ‘gay panic’ defence?

An Ontario court’s decision to consider ‘provocation’ in a murder case is a Criminal Code vestige of days gone by, says one legal scholar

By Justin Ling

Power

PTS board secretary says biphobia still common

Aryn Ziebarth says peer support groups such as BiAmore are ‘cathartic’ for those who have faced discrimination

By Adrienne Ascah

Travel

The Spa: Jamaica and Ottawa

Take a break from winter and indulge in some pampering

By Julie Cruikshank