Culture

Sweet and sticky sugar daddies at Tonys

Neil Patrick Harris grinds every angry inch of the stage, wins Tony Award

By Michael Lyons

Opinion

Xtra Hot: Jon Pitcher

His favourite film is Massive Gay Orgy 5

By Drasko Bogdanovic

Culture

House/Maison opens in former Old Vic mansion

Restaurant/café brings new life to north Village in time for Pride

By Rob Salerno

Opinion

Fly away

Toronto’s last big gay club is closing, but who cares?

By Phil Villeneuve

Health

Testosterone and the gay men who swallow or inject it

The final installment in Xtra’s series on steroid use

By Niko Bell

Culture

Devil’s advocate

Gay community finds dedicated friends in the Satanic Temple

By Michael Lyons

Power

Safe schools among top issues for LGBT Ontarians

Even as LGBT issues have vanished from election discussion, work remains to ensure equality

By Rob Salerno

Culture

Village block party

Church Street to close June 20 to 22 to kick off WorldPride

By Chris Dupuis

Opinion

Who’s queer now?

Join Xtra for a community town hall on identity June 18

By Robin Perelle

Video

Watch Xtra’s town hall on the word queer here

Live from Vancouver: a community forum on the words we use to describe ourselves

By Daily Xtra Live Feed

Power

In their own words: sex workers on Canada’s new prostitution bill

‘I’m tired of my government thinking I’m some degenerate who needs to be policed.’

By Justin Ling

Toronto Diary

Colby Keller rids himself of all worldly goods for art

By Jeremy Feist

Arts

Vive la bisexual révolution

Katie Sly curates a cabaret that showcases and promotes bi-related work

By Jeremy Willard

Arts

Lumineers

The 2014 Luminato fest’s gay-interest quotient reaches an all-time high

By Serafin LaRiviere

Culture

Rainbows everywhere as Toronto readies for WorldPride

Businesses, neighbourhoods and streets given the rainbow treatment as anticipation builds for the 10-day event

By Rob Salerno

Culture

Dora Mavor Moore Awards love gay theatre

Lots of local queer productions and people among this year’s nominees

By Chris Dupuis

Arts

Roller Derby Saved My Soul

Nancy Kenny’s play about lesbian love and roller derby races onto summer fringe circuit

By Adrienne Ascah

Power

New sex-work bill considerably stricter than Nordic model

C-36 keeps ‘public’ communication illegal if minor might be present

By Justin Ling