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QUEER HERO
Helping kids in need
story by Diane Claveau /
Victor Elkins gave up hope of ever having children when he came out of the closet more than a decade ago.
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NAKED EYE
Getting bigger, getting better
story by Gareth Kirkby, Managing Editor /
We build gay culture one brick at a time.
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GAY SKI WEEK
Altitude is a go
story by Robin Perelle /
Whistler’s world-famous gay ski week is back on track, a slightly frazzled-sounding staff member told Xtra West Jan 19, less than two weeks before opening day.
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DAVIE VILLAGE
Gay Davie Village in danger
story by Robin Perelle /
A form letter opposing the renewal of the Davie Village Business Improvement Association (BIA) could threaten the very existence of the gay Village itself, board members say.
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WEBSTER TRIAL
Webster accused out on bail
story by Jeremy Hainsworth /
The three men still facing charges in connection with the Nov 17, 2001 beating death of Aaron Webster are now out of jail on bail, Xtra West has learned.
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COMMENT
Manslaughter vs murder
story by Robin Perelle /
The question has been buzzing angrily through the gay community for months now: Did the Crown make a mistake when it charged Aaron’s Webster’s alleged killers with manslaughter instead of murder?
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NEWS
In brief
story by Xtra West staff & Paul Gallant /
Vancouver’s syphilis outbreak is still making headlines, and now the numbers are beginning to trickle in.
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BLUSH
Day one
story by Miss Cookie /
On the first night of my last three-day binge, I was at a big artsy house party.
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CAMPUS CHRONICLES
You’re a man
story by Michael Harris /
It’s been a busy year for our friends on Mole Hill.
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LOOSE END
Comfort food
story by Ivan E Coyote /
The guy in the video store looked like he had shrunk; his skin hung over his skeleton.
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VENUS RISING
If you rest, you rust
story by Michael Venus /
Michael Venus: So this is a landmark year for Rock for Choice.
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BOOKS
Unmasking the lies
story by Gerald Walton /
On a city bus several years ago, I viewed an attractive guy standing in the aisle, his hand clutching a pole for balance.
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