Posts Filed Under: queer

These Seven Torontonians Explain What It Means to be Queer

It's unique for everyone.

By Hana Shafi • Photos by Brittany CarmichaelJun. 20th, 12:00 pm

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Why is Toronto’s Oldest Bookstore Leaving Yonge Street?

Glad Day Bookshop is betting on the Village to survive.

By Lisa Cumming Jun. 9th, 1:05 pm

Negotiating Space: Queering Black History Month

Reflecting on the contributions and struggles of Toronto's queer black community.

By Samira Mohyeddin Feb. 25th, 9:15 am

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The Canadian Government Must Do Better With LGBTQ Syrian Refugees

Just weeks before their February deadline for resettlement, immigration officials don't know how many LGBTQ Syrians have come to Canada.

By Erica Lenti Feb. 11th, 1:00 pm

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Beyond Words: Toronto Grows Its Own LGBTQ Literary Festival

The Naked Heart literary festival gives voice to the queer community in Toronto and beyond.

By Samira Mohyeddin Oct. 19th, 3:00 pm

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Vintage Toronto Ads: A Tale of Two Prides

A look at how Pride exploded in size in the 1990s.

By Jamie Bradburn Jun. 25th, 1:00 pm

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Queer Author Faces Backlash for Children’s Pride Book

A 28-page LGBTQ-themed ABC book has fired up controversy among the school board and parents.

By Erica Lenti Jun. 23rd, 1:15 pm

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Historicist: Raiding the Bathhouses

When Toronto police raided four bathhouses in the 1980s, the city's gay community fought back.

By Jamie Bradburn May. 23rd, 12:30 pm

Historicist: I Sing The Body Politic

As Xtra winds down its print edition, a look at the pioneering gay journal that spawned it.

By Jamie Bradburn Feb. 14th, 3:00 pm

I Want Your Job: Julia Horel, Publisher of Shameless Magazine

Taking on feminist issues for the younger crowd.

By Kaitlyn Kochany • Photo by Lodoe-Laura Haines-Wangda.Sep. 25th, 2:30 pm

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Proclaiming Our Pride

Why Toronto didn't officially proclaim Lesbian and Gay Pride Day until 1991.

By Jamie Bradburn Jun. 24th, 1:00 pm

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The March to Pride

Celebrations, protests, and community action in the 1970s that made Toronto's Pride possible.

By Jamie Bradburn Jun. 20th, 1:00 pm

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Three Years Later, Skinner Murder Still Unsolved

Family launches social media campaign on anniversary of killing to draw further attention to case.

By David Demchuk Oct. 20th, 3:00 pm

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Toronto’s Queer History, Recounted in Buttons and Pins

The Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives puts activism front and centre with exhibits "Pushing Buttons" and "The Pin Button Project."

By David Demchuk Oct. 5th, 12:00 pm

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The Hottest Guys in Town

Spending a night with the Toronto Drag Kings at the city’s one and only weekly drag king event.

By Alyssa Garrison Mar. 15th, 1:10 pm

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The AIDS Committee of Toronto Encourages Men To Show Some Spunk

ACT creates a new support group to help men wanting to pull back on their drug use during sexual activities.

By Jaime Woo Feb. 7th, 9:00 am

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Human Rights Milestone Remembered By Toronto’s Queer Community

Twenty-five years ago, the Ontario Human Rights code was extended to provide protection based on sexual orientation.

By Jaime Woo Dec. 7th, 3:15 pm

Studio 180 Explores the Early Days of AIDS

Larry Kramer wrote The Normal Heart in 1985, but the powerful play, chronicling the earliest days of AIDS in New York City, still strikes a chord today.

By Johnnie Walker Oct. 19th, 10:00 am