A Host of Cells
My daughter, India, died five years ago, when she was 16. Although she’s dead, her cells live on in a research laboratory at the University of Ottawa. I can’t bring myself to go there.
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Will Our Data Lead Us To The Virtual Afterlife?
As Canadians live longer and amass more personal data than ever, we could be getting closer to living forever in bot form
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You Are In The Process Of Dying
Last year I sat by my wife's side and held her hand as she died on the day of her choosing
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We need to stop pretending there’s no Islamophobia crisis in Canada
How do Canadians view themselves through the lens of national massacres?
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We’re here. We’re queer. Now what?
For LGBTQ refugees, Canada is no land of unicorns and rainbows
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Gene machine
I spit in a tube and uncovered secrets about my family long held under wraps by the government. My case for consumer DNA kits
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Transmeditations: RM Vaughan interviews David Bateman and Patricia Wilson
One might be tempted to call Transmeditations, a new book of poems by David Bateman and Patricia Wilson a “match made in Heaven”. But to paraphrase Mae West, Heaven had nothin’ to do with it. Legendary figures on the Canadian queer arts scene, neither poet has their head in the clouds: Transmeditations is blunt, raw, […] More »
My Mother Gave My Boyfriend a Handwriting Test
Handwriting never lies, but sometimes boyfriends do
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A Thank-You Note to the Strangers Who Cared
Crowdfunders come together to support a church's inclusive messages
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Black Daddies Club
How barbershop meet-ups and hikes are helping Black men reclaim fatherhood
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