Video

VIDEO: SFU players on what they think of joining gay-friendly campaign

Meet the players on Canada’s first college-level team to partner with You Can Play

By Robin Perelle

Power

Pennsylvania: Trans student won’t be allowed to run for homecoming king

Kasey Caron was told he could run for homecoming queen instead

By Natasha Barsotti

Arts

Review: Closer to the Truth

Xtra dissects Cher’s first new album in over a decade

By Drew Rowsome

Power

Combating online hate speech in Canada

Digital literacy expert says problem is best fought with education, not legislation

By Justin Ling

Power

Russian activist says same-sex families under most pressure

Putin’s assertions that there’s no discrimination shows concern about global condemnation: Natalia Tsymbalova

By Natasha Barsotti

Travel

Mexico City 101

‘El DF’ is an exciting, safe and welcoming destination

By Keph Senett

Toronto Diary

Canadian varsity athletes come out against homophobia

By Jeremy Feist

Power

Australia: Christian school’s students react angrily to anti-gay-marriage lobby letter

Facebook page in support of same-sex marriage garners more than 1,000 likes

By Natasha Barsotti

Arts

Mr Cee comes out, and then some

Much-loved New York radio host and producer calls for a sexual revolution

By Andrew Jacome

Power

Russian anti-gay groups call for Elton John concert ban

Parents’ group says pop star’s support of LGBT people would break anti-gay law

By Natasha Barsotti

Opinion

Age of Aqueerius

Your biweekly horoscopes from the mystical mind of Ryan Kerr

By Ryan Kerr

Power

Vancouver considers groundbreaking gender-neutral bathrooms

Code would be first of its kind in Canada: chief building official

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

New Brunswick church fires youth volunteer because he is gay

‘They said it was to protect me from creating a potential uproar,’ says Colin Briggs

By Justin Ling

Madonna’s secretprojectrevolution sparks but doesn’t ignite

The buzzed online video project amazes and confuses

By Ryan English

Opinion

A reporter reacts to possibly being duped by an alleged gaybashing victim

Did Pattrick Blackburn tell the truth when he said he was assaulted and ‘left for dead’ in August?

By Justin Ling

Power

Drowning in student debt

Queer student Gabrielle Castilloux is speaking out about rising tuition fees

By Adrienne Ascah

Opinion

Ladies of the Canyon shake up the boys’ club

All-girl Montreal band invades testosterone-filled rock radio landscape

By Kevin Ritchie

Power

Gay North Texas man beaten after meeting teen through app

Police investigating incident as possible hate crime

By Natasha Barsotti