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QUEER HERO
A bag full of life
story by Diane Claveau /
Basic survival: A Loving Spoonful's meals program makes basic nutrition possible for the very sick. Their Christmas Hamper campaign (see the bag inserted in this issue of Xtra West) adds some joy to the often bleak holiday suffered by PWAs.
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NAKED EYE
Changing of the guard
story by Ken Hickling, Publisher and Editor-In-Chief /
The New Year usually brings us opportunities to change our daily routines and the one approaching is no different.
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SPECIAL REPORT
‘We lynched this guy’
story by Robin Perelle /
Things seem to be looking up for the Crown prosecuting Aaron Webster’s accused killers.
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MORALITY POLICING
Fear of sex toys
story by Jeremy Hainsworth /
Sex shop operator Thomas Hicks likens an adult’s choice to go into one of his stores to watching television.
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STRAIGHT ALLIES
Pierre Berton vs Canada Customs
story by Janine Fuller & Stuart Blackley /
Pierre Berton testified the day following an appearance by Janine Fuller on Front Page Challenge, a longstanding CBC show that starred Berton, among other Canadian icons.
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BRIEFS
In brief
story by Xtra West staff /
The community apparently contributed almost $5,000 to a proposed queer shelter that never got built, Xtra West has learned through a Freedom of Information request.
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OPINION
Time for a conscious choice
story by Vince Marino /
A few weeks ago the Vancouver Pride Society convened a meeting to discuss how the community felt about the Pride events and the parade and what route and what direction the parade should take.
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SLAP & TICKLE
Victim Dictum
story by Elaine Miller /
Vancouver Rape Relief’s Suzanne Jay recently told The Courier that BIO’s upcoming Conference of Kink is troubling because the conference comes a few days (Dec 3-4) before the anniversary of the Montreal Massacre.
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SIREN
All fagged out
story by Morgan Brayton /
I love the fags in my life. To quote Roseanne, “Thank God for gay men. Otherwise us fat girls would have nobody to dance with.”
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VISUAL ARTS
Remaking the Holy Family
story by Brenda Whitehall /
“Does your mother use the ‘L’ word?” quizzes local painter Nancy Duff, sitting in a cozy chair by the fireplace in her East Vancouver home.
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QUEER REFLECTIONS
Alexander the Str8
story by Chris DeVito /
He conquered nine-tenths of the known world by age 32 but Alexander the Great is no match for heterosexual movie audiences.
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