By Lucas Lelardoux Oliger They’re celebrating a mass at the Église Saint-Pierre-Apôtre. In practice, the rites and the liturgy are the same as in hundreds of Catholic churches across the province of Québec. During his sermon, the priest talks about the “historic inclusivity” of the […] See more
By Colin McGregor In all of North American pro hockey, down to the major junior level, there is exactly one openly declared active gay player actually playing in a league. It is Luke Prokop, who plays in the Nashville Predators’ organization in the minors. Is […] See more
By Colin McGregor The reflections of Raymond Viger, who has devoted 35 years of his life to counselling amrginalized youth, are now finally available in English. « Marginal and Proud Of It, » translated by Colin McGregor, is currently up on the editionstnt.com website. Editionstnt.com is the […] See more
By Colin McGregor At the 24th International AIDS Conference held in Montreal last summer, a lot of thought went into describing how inequality perpetuates AIDS. But the coronavirus and monkeypox were also on the agenda as scientists, activists and UN agency workers alike struggle to fight […] See more
Imagine young Lewis, 16-17 years of age. He is asking himself some hard questions about his sexual identity. He hopes to get some answers by reading a novel whose main character is homosexual, and the only book he can find is in the Taboo series. […] See more
By Lewis Gagnon For the past few years, interest in LGBTQ+ literature has grown world-wide. This has also been true in Quebec. From American contemporary fiction writers like Adam Silvera to Quebec authors like Samuel Champagne, LGBTQ+ literature has carved out a niche for itself, […] See more
When he was punched in the face, Denis-Martin Chabot understood that he’d passed the point of no return with his soon-to-be ex-partner. In his novel Escales parisiennes (Parisian stopovers) this Québec journalist and writer examines conjugal violence. In playing with what is real and what […] See more
A timeline of LGBTQ+ penalties under the law. By Mathieu Perron 1600s: Sexual relations between women attract no judicial interest. However, transvestism is severely repressed, and women are forbidden from wearing pants. 1600s: Three trials for homosexuality take place in New France. The Catholic Church […] See more
When I was a little girl my best friend, a boy, used to dress up as a girl. We liked to play princess and perform shows in which Maxime (not his real name) always played a young woman, wearing a dress chosen from his immense […] See more
When he was punched in the face, Denis-Martin Chabot understood that he’d passed the point of no return with his soon-to-be ex-partner. In his novel Escales parisiennes (Parisian stopovers) this Québec journalist and writer examines conjugal violence. In playing with what is real and what […] See more
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