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Xtra!
''Xtra Magazine'' (formerly ''DailyXtra'' and ''Xtra!'') is an LGBTQ-focused digital publication and former print newspaper published by Pink Triangle Press in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The publication is a continuation of the company's former print titles ''Xtra!'', '' Xtra Ottawa'', and '' Xtra Vancouver'', which were all discontinued in 2015.David Rider"Gay newspaper Xtra to stop printing, go digital only" ''Toronto Star'', January 14, 2015. History ''Xtra'' was founded in Toronto on February 19, 1984 (with a March cover date) by Pink Triangle Press, a not-for-profit organization. It was introduced as a four-page tabloid, as a way to broaden PTP's Toronto readership.Jamie Bradburn"Historicist: I Sing The Body Politic" '' Torontoist'', February 14, 2015. Pink Triangle Press had previously published '' The Body Politic'', which was discontinued in 1987. From 1990 to 2000, ''Xtra'' published a quarterly literary supplement, '' The Church-Wellesley Review'', for work by LGBTQ2 fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pink Triangle Press
Pink Triangle Press is an independent, Canadian media organization specializing in LGBTQ2S+ journalism, television and online interactive media. Founded in 1971, Pink Triangle Press is one of the longest-publishing LGBTQ2S+ media groups in the world. Today, Pink Triangle Press publishes Xtra, an online magazine and community platform covering LGBTQ2S+ culture, politics and health. Pink Triangle Press also publishes a series of newsletters including ''Pink Ticket Travel'' and ''Wander+Lust''. ''Pink Ticket Travel'' is a Queer travel newsletter featuring travel tips and guidelines for LGBTQ2S+ travelers. ''Wander+Lust'' is a newsletter featuring travel tips and tricks for gay and bi men, including insider recommendations and exclusive offers. History Pink Triangle Press' roots trace back to 1971 (although not in name) in Toronto, when a group of volunteers began to produce '' The Body Politic'', a paper containing news and opinions on gay liberation. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Body Politic (magazine)
''The Body Politic'' was a Canadian monthly magazine, which was published from 1971 to 1987. It was one of Canada's first significant gay publications, and played a prominent role in the development of the LGBT community in Canada. ''The Body Politic'' was a queer, activism-based Canadian monthly magazine that published from 1971 to 1987. It was one of the first significant gay publications in Canada, and played a large role in amplifying the Gay Liberation Movement and creating a space for queer issues and voices to be heard. ''The Body Politic'' focused on issues related to Gay and Lesbian sex, Queer culture, and other issues relating to the LGBT community at the time. Although ''The Body Politic'' was often criticized for talking about taboo topics such as queer sex and relations, queer media continued to grow. ''Xtra!'', an LGBTQ focused magazine expanded in 1993 by launching its sister editions, ''Xtra! West'', based in Vancouver, and ''Capital Xtra!'', based in Ottawa. All t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Hannon
Gerald Hannon (July 10, 1944 – May 9, 2022) was a Canadian journalist whose work appeared in major Canadian magazines and newspapers.Robert Aldrich and Garry Wotherspoon, eds., ''Who's Who in Contemporary Gay and Lesbian History''. Routledge, 2000. . Hannon gained fame as a result of references to pedophilia in his article "Men Loving Boys Loving Men" (1977), published in the now-defunct '' The Body Politic''. Rick Bébout“The Gerald Hannon Affair”. Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, January 14, 1996. Hannon was acquitted of obscenity charges laid in connection with the article. He was later the subject of media controversy in 1995, when several mainstream journalists attacked Ryerson University for employing him as a journalism instructor while he was simultaneously, and openly, working as a male prostitute.“Gerald H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xtra Vancouver
''Xtra Vancouver'' (), formerly ''Xtra! West'', was a gay bi-weekly newspaper, published by Pink Triangle Press in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Printed on newsprint in tabloid format from its establishment in 1993, Pink Triangle Press announced on January 14, 2015, that the paper edition will be discontinued and the publication will continue in an exclusively digital media format."Gay newspaper Xtra to stop printing, go digital only" ''Toronto Star'', January 14, 2015. ''Xtra! West'' was founded in July 1993. Focused on business services, by the middle of 1995, it overtook ''Angles'', the longer lasting community magazine of the LGBT community, to become Vancouver's largest and most widely read publication targeting gay and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xtra! West
''Xtra Vancouver'' (), formerly ''Xtra! West'', was a gay bi-weekly newspaper, published by Pink Triangle Press in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Printed on newsprint in Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid format from its establishment in 1993, Pink Triangle Press announced on January 14, 2015, that the paper edition will be discontinued and the publication will continue in an exclusively digital media format."Gay newspaper Xtra to stop printing, go digital only" ''Toronto Star'', January 14, 2015. ''Xtra! West'' was founded in July 1993. Focused on business services, by the middle of 1995, it overtook ''Angles'', the longer lasting community magazine of the LGBT community, to become Vancouver's largest and most widely read publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Church-Wellesley Review
''The Church-Wellesley Review'' () was a Canadian literary magazine. . Launched in 1990 as a quarterly supplement in '''',"A timeline of events: 40 years of Pink Triangle Press" '''', October 24, 2011. the ''Review'' published lite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capital Xtra!
''Xtra Ottawa'' (formerly ''Capital Xtra'') was a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community newspaper published in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was launched in 1993. Unlike its biweekly sister publications '' Xtra'' in Toronto and '' Xtra Vancouver'' in Vancouver, ''Xtra Ottawa'' started as a monthly, and was later published 17 times a year, with a publication schedule of every three weeks. The Ottawa edition had a circulation of 20,000 copies which reached 36,000 readers. Printed on newsprint in tabloid format from its establishment in 1993, Pink Triangle Press announced on January 14, 2015, that the paper edition would be discontinued and the publication would continue in an exclusively digital media format."Gay newspaper Xtra to stop printin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xtra Ottawa
''Xtra Ottawa'' (formerly ''Capital Xtra'') was a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community newspaper published in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was launched in 1993. Unlike its biweekly sister publications '' Xtra'' in Toronto and ''Xtra Vancouver'' in Vancouver, ''Xtra Ottawa'' started as a monthly, and was later published 17 times a year, with a publication schedule of every three weeks. The Ottawa edition had a circulation of 20,000 copies which reached 36,000 readers. Printed on newsprint in tabloid format from its establishment in 1993, Pink Triangle Press announced on January 14, 2015, that the paper edition would be discontinued and the publication would continue in an exclusively digital media format."Gay newspaper Xtra to stop printing, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Kramer
Greg Kramer (11 March 1961 – 8 April 2013)Richard Burnett"Remembering Greg Kramer". ''Xtra!'', 10 April 2013. was a British-Canadian author, actor, director, and magician. Born and raised in Hertfordshire, England, he emigrated to Canada in 1981 and spent the remainder of his life living in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. Early life Kramer was born in Hertfordshire, England on 11 March 1961. Career His first novel, ''The Pursemonger of fugu'', published by Riverbank Press in 1995, was shortlisted for the City of Toronto Book Award. His other novels included ''Couchwarmer'' (1997) and ''Wally'' (2004). His short story collection ''Hogtown Bonbons'' (1999) was originally published by ''Xtra!'' in Toronto as a regular column. He also wrote several theatrical plays. As an actor, he appeared regularly on the television series ''Forever Knight'', '' John Woo's Once a Thief'' and ''Tales from the Neverending Story'', and as a voice actor in ''Tripping the Rift'', '' George and Marth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Kearney
Greg Kearney is a Canadian writer. He was a humour columnist for ''Xtra!'' from 1999 to 2005, and published his debut short story collection ''Mommy Daddy Baby'' in 2004. Born in Kenora, Ontario,"Crazy wisdom" . '''', November 10, 2004. he is based in , where he studied theatre at . He was awarded an Honour of Distinction from the Dayne Ogilvie Prize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irshad Manji
Irshad Manji (born 1968) is a Ugandan-born Canadian educator. She is the author of '' The Trouble with Islam Today'' (2004) and ''Allah, Liberty and Love'' (2011), both of which have been banned in several Muslim countries. She also produced a PBS documentary in the '' America at a Crossroads'' series, titled ''Faith Without Fear'', which was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2008. A former journalist and television presenter, Manji is an advocate of a reformist interpretation of Islam and a critic of literalist interpretations of the Qur'an. Her latest book, ''Don't Label Me'' (2019), proposes methods on how to heal political, racial, and cultural divides. The ideas in the book are related to the Moral Courage Project, which Manji founded at New York University in 2008 and expanded to the University of Southern California (USC) in 2016, when she was a senior fellow at the Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy. After leaving USC, she founded Moral Courage College ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Hays
Matthew Hays is a Canadian film critic, writer, film festival programmer and academic. He won a Lambda Literary Award for his 2007 book '' The View from Here: Conversations with Gay and Lesbian Filmmakers''. Hays teaches film studies, journalism and communication studies at Concordia University in Montreal, and cinema at Marianopolis College in Westmount. He has reviewed films for the ''Montreal Mirror''. His writing has also been published in ''The Globe and Mail'', ''The Guardian'', ''Xtra!'', '' The Walrus'', ''Vice'' and ''The Advocate'', and he has been a programmer for the Toronto International Film Festival. He was nominated for a 2008 National Magazine Award. Hays is openly gay. Hays earned an MA in Media Studies from Concordia University in Montreal Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
