Arts

Eddie Izzard pop quiz

From stage and screen, in a frock!

By Xtra Editor

Power

Bill that would deny parental rights to gay Russians pulled

Alexei Zhuravlev reportedly plans to introduce revised version of bill at later date

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

New Jersey governor abandons challenge to gay marriage ruling

Senator-elect Cory Booker began conducting ceremonies after midnight Oct 21

By Natasha Barsotti

Travel

9 great Halloween haunts in Europe

Ghoulish fun in some of the world’s coolest creepy places

By Aefa Mulholland

Health

New HIV testing program targets couples in the US and Ontario

‘It’s frightening to a lot of people that the greatest number of new infections comes from couples’: researcher

By Nathaniel Christopher

Power

South Africa: Man arrested in connection with lesbian’s murder

Accused will appear before a magistrate

By Natasha Barsotti

Arts

White-hot lady

A look at some of Betty White’s zany antics

By Taylor Parsons

Benedict Cumberbatch on acting

Actor talks about his various roles in films out in 2013

By Xtra Editor

Power

New Jersey Supreme Court denies stay of lower court ruling allowing gay marriage

There’s ‘no public interest’ in depriving gay couples’ constitutional right to equal protection, ruling says

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

New Jersey’s senator-elect to conduct gay marriages in Newark City Hall

Supreme Court to hear an appeal of pro-gay-marriage ruling but hasn’t issued stop order

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Conservative MPs vote against cyberbullying legislation

Death of Rehtaeh Parsons moved MP to draft new ‘revenge porn’ bill

By Justin Ling

Arts

We can be Queeroes, again

The gay science fiction saga continues in Steven Bereznai’s sequel

By Xtra Editor

Power

Toronto students protest Trinity Western University’s bid for a law school

Decisions from Federation of Law Societies of Canada and BC government expected imminently

By Andrea Houston

Sex

Baring it all for the greater good

Skydiving naked is one way to expose yourself for a worthy cause

By Taylor Parsons

Power

Chile: Four men found guilty of murdering gay man

Judge says Daniel Zamudio’s killers committed a crime of ‘extreme cruelty’ and showed ‘total disrespect for human life’

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Texas: Popular drag performer dies in police custody

Police say Mercedes Demarco was combative and confirm using a taser during the arrest

By Natasha Barsotti

The surge of queer films in France

Stranger by the Lake and Blue Is the Warmest Colour are part of a new wave of gay French cinema

By Nicolas Kazamia

Power

Christian group seeks removal of gay equality posters from London buses

Core Issues Trust had its ex-gay campaign banned from buses last year

By Natasha Barsotti