Power

Russia: Dozens arrested at St Petersburg Coming Out Day rally

Detainees include LGBT activists and their opponents

By Natasha Barsotti

Arts

A weird night out

Comedy sketch duo Two Weird Ladies host their first variety show

By Jeremy Willard

Power

Vancouverites stage National Coming Out Day kiss-in at Russian consulate

‘People get arrested for what we’re doing here in many places around the world’: organizer Yogi Omar

By Jeremy Hainsworth

Arts

Holy hell house!

Kill Joy’s Kastle: A Lesbian Feminist Haunted House

By Jonathan Valelly

Video

John Greyson and Tarek Loubani thank supporters upon arriving home to Canada

Unedited video of their statement

By Frank Prendergast

Travel

7 great Halloween celebrations in North America

Wild, weird and wonderful, Halloween is now a major gay holiday

By Aefa Mulholland

Toronto Diary

Sick Kids Hospital opens clinic dedicated to transgender youth

By Jeremy Feist

Power

Ugandan gay activist denied visa to attend human rights conference

‘We’re all very concerned about what happened’: InterPride co-chair

By Andrea Houston

Culture

Comics pages

New queer comics anthology will bring together artists from across the globe

By Michael Lyons

Arts

A plague of laughter

Ionesco’s darkly funny play Killing Game comes in time for Halloween

By Jeremy Willard

Power

App security concerns highlighted at Vancouver privacy conference

Onus should be on app designers to protect privacy, experts say

By Gareth Kirkby

Power

New Jersey governor continues battle to stop gay marriage in state

Chris Christie wants appeals court to consider emergency challenge to judge’s order

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

John Greyson and Tarek Loubani are en route to Canada

Filmmaker’s sexuality was shielded during imprisonment in Egypt

By Frank Prendergast

Travel

Kingston, Ontario

A charmingly eclectic city with a low-key but friendly gay scene

By Bryen Dunn

Toronto Diary

Orlando Cruz to wear rainbow shorts, pink boxing gloves during title match

By Jeremy Feist

Power

Pink Triangle Press joins coalition to protect Canadians’ privacy

Protect Our Privacy campaign launches amid new allegations of government surveillance

By Nathaniel Christopher

Power

Oregon man killed while walking across US to shine spotlight on bullying

Joseph Bell, whose gay son committed suicide, was struck by a truck in Colorado

By Natasha Barsotti