LGBTQIA

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Danger

Danger

From: Gender Failure

In this chapter, Coyote discusses the emotional toll of existing outside the gender binary. 4 $0.40 Add
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Dear Family

Dear Family

From: Gender Failure

This chapter is Coyote’s letter to their extended family in Vancouver, in which they disclose their non-binary gender identity and their decision to undergo a double mastectomy. 8 $0.80 Add
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Desh Pardesh: A Cultural Festival with Attitude

Desh Pardesh: A Cultural Festival with Attitude

From: Any Other Way

Sharon Fernandez recalls the Rise and Fall of Desh Paresh, a popular cultural festival for Toronto’s LGBTQ community. 5 $0.50 Add
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Desire Lines

Desire Lines

From: Any Other Way

Jake Garrett discusses the practice of cruising for hookups in Toronto’s parks. 3 $0.30 Add
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Disclosure

Disclosure

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

In this chapter, Birch explores the many meaning of "disclosure" among gay men. 8 $0.80 Add
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Disengagement Is No Longer an Option: David Rayside

Disengagement Is No Longer an Option: David Rayside

From: Any Other Way

Rebecka Sheffield recounts the work of David Rysdale in advocating for queer rights in Canada. 3 $0.30 Add
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Do I Still Call Myself a Butch

Do I Still Call Myself a Butch

From: Gender Failure

In this chapter, Coyote reflects on their identity as a butch. 4 $0.40 Add
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Dolly, Doralee, My Mother, and Me
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Dolly, Doralee, My Mother, and Me

From: Staying Power

In this chapter, Sharman discusses queer femme identity, feminist motherhood, and the cultural legacy of Dolly Parton’s 1980 film 9 to 5. 18 $1.80 Add
Double Pregnant

Double Pregnant

Two Lesbians Make a Family

Double Pregnant is author Natalie Meisner’s light-hearted, poignant and informative true story about starting a family with her wife Viviën. Because Viviën is a woman of colour … 192 View
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The Evolving Demographics of Toronto's Gay Village

The Evolving Demographics of Toronto’s Gay Village

From: Any Other Way

Michael Ornstein and Tim McCaskell chart the evolution of Toronto’s gay village through the lens of statistics. They consider age, ethnicity, income, and living situation to reveal how the … ; 5 $0.50 Add
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Drag Failure

Drag Failure

From: Gender Failure

In this chapter, Spoon describes their brief experiment with a drag persona named Cocolene, born from a music-industry prank in Montreal and Toronto. 5 $0.50 Add
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Dreaming Bigger

Dreaming Bigger

Body Liberation and Weight Inclusivity in Health Care

From: The Care We Dream Of

The author begins with a vision of a fat-inclusive health care system, continues with her experiences with health care and diet culture, and a call to redefine disordered eating. She aims to … 17 $1.70 Add
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Dyke Fight at the Blue Jay

Dyke Fight at the Blue Jay

From: Any Other Way

Cathi Bond recalls a couple of eventful nights in Toronto in the 1970’s 3 $0.30 Add
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Elders

Elders

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

In this chapter, the author examines the deaths of her two uncles from AIDS, and the stigma and shame that charactarized her family’s response to this tragedy. 11 $1.10 Add
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Every Little Act of Cruelty
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Every Little Act of Cruelty

From: This Has Always Been a War

In “Every Little Act of Cruelty” the author explores their relationship with their father. Discussing anger, violence, fear, trauma, secrets, inheritance, mental illness, and abuse. 24 $2.40 Add
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Family Business

Family Business

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

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