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COVER STORY
In harm’s way
story by Diane Claveau /
Jumping into the fray when someone’s getting beaten up requires a three-faceted act of faith: faith in yourself, faith that you will prevail and faith that, eventually, the justice system will deal with the offenders.
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NAKED EYE
Dear MLA Mayencourt
story by Gareth Kirkby, Managing editor /
I read your e-mail, Lorne, the one you sent out Saturday the 24th to Glen Philip Hansman and copied to me.
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WEBSTER HEARINGS
Accused adults to stand trial
story by Robin Perelle /
The two adults accused of beating Aaron Webster to death in November 2001 were back in court last week for a preliminary inquiry into their case.
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WEBSTER SENTENCING
Not a hate crime
story by Jeremy Hainsworth /
The second youth to plead guilty to manslaughter in the Nov 17, 2001 beating death of Aaron Webster was sentenced to two years in custody plus a year’s house arrest Apr 21. It was the maximum sentence he could have received in youth court.
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COMMENT
The burden of proof
story by Jeremy Hainsworth /
The queer community heaved a sigh of relief last December when a youth court judge rebuked Crown counsel and called the 2001 killing of Aaron Webster a hate crime, after all.
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FEDERAL POLITICS
Robinson’s bill may pass without him
story by Gareth Kirkby /
Groups opposed to gay rights are using the resignation of Svend Robinson in an attempt to stop his hate crime bill, C-250, from passing through the Senate and into law.
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GAYBASHING
He started it
story by Robin Perelle /
Aaron McNeil openly admits that he instigated the incident that led to his gaybashing.
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NEWS
In brief
story by Xtra West staff /
Two hours forward, one hour back. After a year of trials and tribulations, Vancouver’s 4 am bar-closing-experiment looks like it’s going to draw to a 3 am close next month.
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SLAP & TICKLE
Protocols
story by Elaine Miller /
They told me they would all line up to beat me, and I decided against attending that party in their fair city.
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WHAT THE FUCK
Reduce, reuse, recycle
story by Ann Travers & Bubba Jones Patton /
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: it is the mantra of the environmental movement. Are queers doing it? Can we do it better? We’re here to help.
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OPINION
Gay Militia action condemned
story by Stephen Lock /
Some eight to 11 people crashed an Apr 17 fundraiser being held by the Concerned Christians Coalition Inc. (CCC) in Calgary’s Coast Plaza Hotel’s ballroom.
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VENUS RISING
Butoh-A-Go-Go goes to Moscow
story by Michael Venus /
Michael Venus: So, first of all, how are you?
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BEAUTY PAGEANT
‘I’m just a big flag’
story by Robin Perelle /
Darren Storsley says he never expected to enter a beauty pageant, let alone represent Canada at the international Manhunt finals this May.
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