Five queer women involved in political life in B.C. got together at Rhizome Cafe in Vancouver to talk about their experiences. They responded to questions about being out in public life, facing homophobia and transphobia. They also shared some strategi…

Equal parts manifesto, thesis, coming-of-age tale and love letter, Persistence: All Ways Butch and Femme, edited by Ivan E. Coyote and Zena Sharman, breaks the reductive, sanitized gender stereotypes of what it is to be a lesbian — especially ones who…

OTTAWA- Defense Minister Peter MacKay was today outed by a Conservative staffer. The party insider told reporters that MacKay has long been a “man trapped inside the body of a lesbian”. His constituency office issued a brief statement, saying only that…

Dear Readers; This is where your fearless author has to step in and give his two cents worth concerning the provincial election here in Ontario in two days. Even though I have to vote for the Liberals because they promote solar energy, and I make my living from that, something has happened that makes me [...]