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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."Gay newspaper Xtra to stop printing, go digital only" '''', 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 fo ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pink Triangle Press
Pink Triangle Press is a Canadian organization which specializes in LGBT media including publishing, online interactive media, and television. PTP's main asset is the LGBT news website ''Daily Xtra'', a continuation of the company's former print titles. The company's headquarters are located in Toronto near the Church-Wellesley Village. 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."Historicist: I Sing The Body Politic" '''', February 14, 2015. By 1976 ''TBP'' was being published monthly, and in the ea ... [...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."Historicist: I Sing The Body Politic" ''Torontoist'', February 14, 2015. 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 w ... [...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 Han ... [...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] |
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 literary w ... [...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 printing, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Francis (writer)
Brian Francis (born 1971) is a Canadian writer. His 2004 novel ''Fruit'' was selected for inclusion in the 2009 edition of Canada Reads, where it was championed by novelist and CBC Radio One personality Jen Sookfong Lee. It finished the competition as the runner-up, making the last vote against the eventual winner, Lawrence Hill's '' The Book of Negroes''. Published in Canada by ECW Press and released on May 4, 2004, ''Fruit'' is the story of Peter Paddington, a teenager living in Sarnia."Fruit: A Novel About a Boy and His Nipples" '''', May 2004. Overweight, gay and a social outsider, Paddington regularly retreats into an active fantasy lif ... [...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. Its offices were located in the neighbourhood, Vancouver's |
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 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. Its offices were located in the neighbourhood, Vancouver's |
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 |
Jeffrey Round
Jeffrey Round is a Canadian writer, director, playwright, publisher, and songwriter, who has encouraged the development of LGBT literature, particularly in Canada. His published work includes literary fiction, plays, poetry and mystery novels."Novelist, former model and travel nut Jeffrey Round" . '''', May 6, 2010. Background Jeffrey Round studied theatre, literature, psychology and music at , obtaining a degree in English Literature. He also attended the |