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Nathaniel Christopher / 1 March 2016

Would you disclose your disability in gay hookup apps?

For Andrew Gurza, a queer man who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair, it’s become a mission to bring the topic of disability into popular culture. 

“I want to have that conversation with differ...
Nathaniel Christopher / 29 February 2016

BC Liquor Stores blocks Daily Xtra for nudity

The BC Liquor Distribution Branch has unblocked access to dailyxtra.com on its retail stores’ wifi service, following a complaint from a gay man who was unable to access the gay news website. Jeffrey ...
Nathaniel Christopher / 19 February 2016

Does being LGBT and senior increase your risk of elder abuse?

For some seniors, being lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans can make them more vulnerable to elder abuse — “over and above [the risk of] just being an old person,” says a leading gerontology professor. Gl...
Nathaniel Christopher / 4 February 2016

Why BC’s new HPV coverage for gay boys isn’t enough

Spencer Chandra Herbert says the BC Liberals’ decision to offer free HPV vaccines to gay boys and young men doesn’t go far enough.
 “If you are a boy in elementary school or high school and are at ris...
Nathaniel Christopher / 2 February 2016

Hotbox tease: new gay space coming in March?

Vancouverites may soon have a new gay night or space to play in, but party promoter Adam Dreaddy is being coy about the details. “It’ll be gay, gay, gay,” he promises, though who won’t reveal the club...
Nathaniel Christopher / 25 January 2016

Anglican Church of Canada to vote on same-sex marriage in 2016

Same-sex marriage could be a reality within the Anglican Church of Canada by 2019, despite a recent vote by Anglican archbishops to suspend the church’s US branch for consecrating gay weddings. Anglic...
Nathaniel Christopher / 14 January 2016

Davie Street’s new Playhouse makes gay appeal

The operators of a new nightclub in the former Oasis space say they’re willing to do whatever it takes to secure the trust of the gay community. “There’s a divide between gay spaces and straight space...
Nathaniel Christopher / 11 December 2015

Should Odyssey owner sit on city’s LGBT advisory committee?

Two queer artists want the owner of a gay nightclub to resign his seat on Vancouver’s LGBT advisory committee. Odyssey owner Bijan Ahmadian made headlines Nov 23, 2015, when he sent private investigat...
Nathaniel Christopher / 1 December 2015

Coming out of the PrEP closet

When Jody Jollimore began using pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) he quickly became acquainted with the stigma associated with the HIV-prevention strategy. “I remember coming out to a health care provid...
Nathaniel Christopher / 25 November 2015

Odyssey owner releases report, says coverage not his fault

The owner of a gay club in Vancouver says his concern about safety, not sex, prompted him to fund an investigation into a competing gay event hosted Oct 30 by Vancouver’s Art and Leisure Society (VAL)...

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