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In his cutting 2024 memoir “Crooked Teeth,” Syrian-Canadian author Danny Ramadan chronicles his tumultuous journey as a queer writer, lover, and refugee across the Middle East, Africa, and Canada.

Joshua Whitehead’s “Make Love with the Land” challenges preconceived notions of genre in a world obsessed with categorization.

John Elizabeth Stintzi’s “My Volcano,” follows an absurd cast of characters toward the apocalypse while taking a surrealistic look at modern society.

When your identity and your religion collide, how do you find a place to call home?

Despite its rocky reputation, Tumblr is home to a thriving queer community. What sets Tumblr apart from other social media platforms and why do some people have such a hard time giving it up?

From growing up in a conservative province in the Philippines to attending his first drag show in downtown Winnipeg, many communities have shaped the way one gay man views himself and the world around him.

A few powerful women are working hard to change the binary stigmas that still grip the local skateboarding community, shining a light on women, trans and non-binary skaters in Winnipeg.

After being told that people like me aren’t welcomed in the church and might be going to hell, I was left to struggle for self-acceptance, grapple with my faith, and grieve the loss of my community.

Cosplay means different things for different people. For some, it can act as a creative outlet or a place to make lifelong friends. For those in the LGBT2SQ+ community, cosplay can be a welcoming and safe space to explore who you want to be, inside and out.

After years of prayer and soul-searching, I decided to live my truth for everyone to see.

“Dear God, I’m gay, please watch over me.”

Buckrider Books, Wolsak & Wynn Publishers Ltd.$20.00 Canadian writer Nancy Jo Cullen leaves readers wanting more in The Western Alienation Merit Badge. The 2010 Writers’ Trust of Canada Dayne Ogilvie Prize for Emerging Gay Writers winner created a coming-of-age novel about being a queer person in Western Canada in the ‘80s. The novel keeps your […]