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Vancouver

Meet some volunteers in Vancouver’s ‘circles of hope’
Power

Meet some volunteers in Vancouver’s ‘circles of hope’

Why they spend months sponsoring LGBT refugees they’ve never met

By Tessa Vikander
When the frank takes centre stage

When the frank takes centre stage

Celebrating 20 years of Vancouver’s queer theatre

Created for frank theatre company
Why some objections to sex workers memorial smack of moralism and sex shame
Opinion

Why some objections to sex workers memorial smack of moralism and sex shame

Whorephobia lives: the second coming of CROWE 2.0

By Becki Ross, Jamie Lee Hamilton
Tracey Bell and Conni Smudge lead annual HIV/AIDS fundraiser

Tracey Bell and Conni Smudge lead annual HIV/AIDS fundraiser

In its 15th year, the Heart of Richmond AIDS society continues raising money and awareness

Created for Heart of Richmond AIDS Society
Hamburger Mary’s lost 68 staff in three months, say ex-managers
Power

Hamburger Mary’s lost 68 staff in three months, say ex-managers

Ex-staff say working conditions, pay, treatment drove them away

By Niko Bell
Out in Vancouver: Oct 13-18, 2016
Arts

Out in Vancouver: Oct 13-18, 2016

Choice events in the city this week

By Tom Coleman
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What was Walt Whitman’s secret?
Arts

What was Walt Whitman’s secret?

Vancouver’s frank theatre company wants to keep audiences guessing

By Pat Johnson
Out in Vancouver: Oct 6-12, 2016
Arts

Out in Vancouver: Oct 6-12, 2016

Choice events in the city this week

By Tom Coleman
The other side of the West End sex workers’ expulsion
Opinion

The other side of the West End sex workers’ expulsion

Between their clients, the looky-loos and the sex workers, the neighbourhood was far from peaceful

By Kevin Dale McKeown
Out in Vancouver: Sept 29-Oct 5, 2016
Arts

Out in Vancouver: Sept 29-Oct 5, 2016

Choice events in the city this week

By Tom Coleman
The gender marker debate: is gender needed on government-issued ID?
Power

The gender marker debate: is gender needed on government-issued ID?

Many trans people want the M or F scrapped; others say they fought too hard to lose the markers now

By Rosemary Newton
Queer picks for Vancouver International Film Festival 2016

Queer picks for Vancouver International Film Festival 2016

This year’s lineup tells queer stories from around the globe

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City of Vancouver pulls plug on apology for West End sex workers
Power

City of Vancouver pulls plug on apology for West End sex workers

City’s non-apology at memorial’s launch a ‘betrayal,’ says UBC prof

By Austin Grabish
Out in Vancouver Sept 22-27, 2016
Arts

Out in Vancouver Sept 22-27, 2016

Choice events in the city this week

By Tom Coleman
DNA Romance is like OKCupid for your genes
Love & Sex

DNA Romance is like OKCupid for your genes

Founders say compatible immune genes spark romance. But do they pass the smell test?

By Niko Bell
Police apologize for kicking sex workers out of West End
Power

Police apologize for kicking sex workers out of West End

New memorial honours sex workers for the first time in Vancouver

By Rosemary Newton
Ghost towns, gay villages and missing faces
Opinion

Ghost towns, gay villages and missing faces

What happened to Davie Village fixture Madame Coté?

By Kevin Dale McKeown
Out in Vancouver: Sept 15-20, 2016
Arts

Out in Vancouver: Sept 15-20, 2016

Choice events in the city this week

By Tom Coleman
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