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A Place Like The Continental

From: Any Other Way

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Elise Chenier tells the story of the Conitental, Toronto’s longest running lesbian bar. 4 $0.40 Add
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Family Business

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

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This chapter explores the author’s experience teaching an "Anthropology of HIV and AIDS course" at a Catholic University. 8 $0.80 Add
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2.6 Pride

From: You Only Live Twice

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Chase shares his experiences in learning to navigate male washrooms and cruising culture, as well as his Pride parade experiences. Mike shares his experiences with Pride and queer culture. ; 5 $0.50 Add
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Halloween Balls: From Letros to the St. Charles

From: Any Other Way

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Christine Sismondo tells the story of Toronto’s Halloween drag balls. 3 $0.30 Add
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Taking the Guilt and Shame Out of Barebacking as a Sex Worker

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

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In this chapter, Lemoon discusses the impact of her bipolar disorder on her life as a sex worker, and how the public dialogue about safe sex needs to expand beyond exhortations to use condoms. 8 $0.80 Add
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2.7 Secrets

From: You Only Live Twice

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Mike reflects on his HIV status and the impact of keeping it secret on other people. Chase shares about his mother’s second marriage as an Othodox Jew, the first time he is publicly with … ; 3 $0.30 Add
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Notes on the Gay Bar

From: Any Other Way

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An account of a visit to a Toronto gay bar by a straight researcher, done as part of an observation study of Toronto bars conducted in the 1950’s. 3 $0.30 Add
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Those Who Left and Those Who Stayed

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

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This chapter details the author’s experiences growing up as a gay man in Eqypt, and his work with refugees and migrants who have been affected by HIV. 12 $1.20 Add
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2.8 Leaving Home

From: You Only Live Twice

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Mike is grateful for his doctor Chelsea and reflects on her challenges treating people with HIV. Chase reflects on his childhood home. They both consider home could be in other people who share … ; 5 $0.50 Add
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Red Shadows

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

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In this chapter, the author explores her feelings for her mother, who died of AIDS when Mayer was 3 years old. 5 $0.50 Add
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Tabloid Journalism and the Rise of a Gay Press in Toronto

From: Any Other Way

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Donald McLeod describes how the first queer representation in the city’s press occurred in the tabloids. 3 $0.30 Add
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2.9 Forced Out

From: You Only Live Twice

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Mike shares his friend’s cancer diagnosis, and her experience in being told she had to have breast reconstruction surgery to be accepted. Chase considers his art about surgery and … ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Headline Homophobia Tops Tabloid Treatments!

From: Any Other Way

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A selection of headlines that appeared in Toronto’s tabloids. 3 $0.30 Add
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The Long Ladder of Shame

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

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In this chapter, the author suggests that people like her – a trans Chicana sex worker who is chronically homeless – are terrorized by America’s obsession with pathogenic medicine. 5 $0.50 Add
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2.10 Duty and Profit

From: You Only Live Twice

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Chase reflects on his relationship with sex. Mike reflects on what sex used to mean for him and means now that he is HIV-positive. ; 3 $0.30 Add
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Is Your Daughter Safe?: Reactionary Reflections on the Suicide of a Pansy

From: Any Other Way

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An excerpt from a tabloid covering the suicide of a man facing charges for indecent behaviour in 1930. 1 $0.10 Add