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PRIDE WEEK
In the Name of Love
story by Jeremy Hainsworth /
Get ready to wave those Pride flags and shake those beads—and anything else you’d care to shake.
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NAKED EYE
Our present to you
story by Gareth Kirkby, Managing Editor /
There’s a magnificent tradition in our community: when a person or organization encounters discrimination, we challenge it on behalf of our community.
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POLICE HARASSMENT
Police apology needed
story by Robin Perelle /
It’s the chokeholds that really stick in Jessie MacGregor’s memory—that, and the soft strip searches.
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COMMUNITY POLICING
VPD gay liaison offers rainbow frisbees for Pride
story by Robin Perelle /
The frisbees have been ordered, their logos have been approved and the Vancouver Police Department’s (VPD) new gay liaison is looking forward to launching his first official project in this year’s Pride Parade.
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BAD DATE
Still no suspects
story by Robin Perelle /
The lead investigator in the Edgar Leonardo case says he still hasn’t received a single tip towards a suspect in the gay man’s murder.
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CENSORSHIP
Little Sister’s wins funds
story by Paul Gallant /
The federal government has been ordered to pay most of the costs of a court case that Vancouver’s Little Sister’s bookstore is bringing against it this fall.
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CENSORSHIP
Free speech vs poisoned atmosphere
story by Jeremy Hainsworth /
The atmosphere at two public meetings of the Surrey School Board has spurred a lesbian couple to launch a complaint with the BC Human Rights Tribunal.
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SETTING LOVE FREE
Anal-sex charges continue
story by Garth Barriere /
Last summer the BC Court of Appeal decided that denying same-sex couples the right to marry was unconstitutional. A couple of months later, that same Court of Appeal decided that the anal intercourse law in our Criminal Code was also unconstitutional.
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THE PARADE PEOPLE
Pride and prejudices
story by Robert Rothon /
Pity the poor Pride organizer: reviled by some, denounced by others and appreciated by so few. While it is true that the parade attracts its share of criticism, most is mere sport, expressing affection for an event that, for better or for worse, has become our best and most enjoyable show of community.
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SETTING LOVE FREE
My married man
story by Michael Harris /
Nicholas told me he was married after unveiling the nipple ring but before we had sex.
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NEWS
In brief
story by Xtra West staff /
And now there are four. The Yukon became the fourth province/territory in Canada to legalize gay marriage last week, after its Supreme Court ruled in favour of two men seeking to legally tie the knot.
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SLAP & TICKLE
Some truth in fiction
story by Elaine Miller /
I’ve decided the main difficulty with being a queer polyamorous pervert has got to be my inability to quite understand the theme of any mainstream romantic movie.
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WHAT THE FUCK
Show your tits
story by Ann Travers & Bubba Jones Patton /
We’re so excited about the upcoming Dyke March that we just can’t sleep! So we’ve used the insomnia-induced extra time to do a little research to help you prepare. First, a herstory lesson.
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GAY AS A GOOSE
The most happy fag
story by Robin Perelle /
David Blue says he didn’t set out to write a musical, it just kind of happened one night when he was walking his dog in Nelson Park.
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PROUD YOUTH
A war cry against homogenization
story by Michael Harris /
Spencer Herbert first worked with youth when he still was one. A bright 23-years-old now, he keeps one foot in the fountain.
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VENUS RISING
En-raptured Pride
story by Michael Venus /
Michael Venus: Why don’t we start off with you telling us about all the fun stuff you have planned for Pride this year?
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