Ottawa | Xtra Magazine

Arts

Gaming for a cause

Ottawa’s Pink Triangle Services to hold Vintage Video Game Tournament

By Julie Cruikshank

Power

Ottawans protest Russia’s crackdown on human rights

Amnesty International demonstration meant to promote freedom of expression

By Adrienne Ascah

Opinion

What if straight guys were queeny?

A straight take on Daily Xtra’s comedy spots

Travel

Arrested in Tokyo — after asking for directions

In Japan you must carry your passport at all times

SexBox 360

Is sex in a box challenging anything?

By Michael Lyons

Culture

Paris to host 2018 Gay Games

French capital faced down competition from finalists London and Limerick

By Natasha Barsotti

Culture

India: Gujarat celebrates first Pride

More than 100 people turned out for the parade, many wearing masks and scarves to hide their faces

By Natasha Barsotti

Culture

US: Another trans student wins homecoming title

Concord High’s Ray Ramsey was overwhelming favourite of student body

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Kuwait: Government to consider screening tests to block gays from entering country

Proposal to be discussed in November, report says

By Natasha Barsotti

Sex

Folsom Fair 2013, the NSFW version

Sexuality runs free in the annual BDSM event

Arts

Montreal’s Black & Blue attempts to reinvent the wheel

Organizers have moved the circuit party to a smaller venue

By Richard Burnett

Power

Greece: Protest against Russia’s anti-gay laws as Olympic flame begins trip to Sochi

Activist says IOC should have ‘taken a stand’ against legislation

By Natasha Barsotti

Arts

Learn to love Monday

New queer bar night picking up speed at Ottawa’s Mansion Nightclub

By Layla Cameron

Power

Ontario Catholic school officials coordinating online campaign to silence debate, young Liberal says

Emails sent to members an attempt to ‘counter the organized One School System vote’

By Andrea Houston

Travel

Gay morning, Baltimore

A city as campy and gay as its cinematic spawn, John Waters

Power

Greyson and Loubani released from Egyptian prison

Pair had been held for 51 days and faced ‘grab-bag of ludicrous charges’

Rugby team demonstrates how to check your testes for cancer

By Jeremy Feist

Valentine Road is heartbreaking and poignant

The murder of Lawrence King by a classmate is the subject of a new documentary for HBO

By Nicolas Kazamia

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