Matthew Hays

News

After 36-Year Mission, Man Finally Learns William Shatner Is Not His Dad

DNA tests reveal Peter Shatner (formerly Sloan) is not the son of Canadian icon William Shatner, the man he once sued for $170 million for denying paternity.
Matthew Hays
12.4.20
Politics

‘Macho Man’ Is Queer, Even When Donald Trump Plays It at Rallies

The Village People recently gave the US president permission to play their gay anthems. Huh?
Matthew Hays
3.2.20
Opinion

The Case for Montreal as City-State

The Quebec government wants to ban public servants from wearing religious symbols. But for one of the world's most tolerant cities, there’s an unlikely way out.
Matthew Hays
5.21.19
LGBTQ

This Soap Opera Actor Came Out as Gay in the Most Daytime TV Way Possible

Actor Thom Bierdz lets it all hang out in his memoir 'Young, Gay & Restless.'
Matthew Hays
11.26.18
Views My Own

Canada Needs to Lose Its Bizarre, Terrible, Regrettable Notwithstanding Clause

The rarely-used constitutional clause allows governments to opt out of court decisions. Many have long argued it was a disaster waiting to happen.
Matthew Hays
10.4.18
Film

Why This Movie Cast People Who Are Facially Different

Montreal filmmaker Alexandre Franchi explores the world of the facially different—along with a cast requiring no makeup—in his new film 'Happy Face.'
Matthew Hays
10.3.18
porn

Canadian Rapper’s Mid-Life Crisis Leads Him to Making a Porno

Josh “Socalled” Dolgin discovers the joys of making an arthouse adult film, “The Housesitter,” which will have its premiere at the Pop Montreal cultural festival.
Matthew Hays
9.10.18
LGBTQ

Inside the Montreal Temple That Worships the Dick

According to the Montreal-based Temple Priapus, God is very phallocentric.
Matthew Hays
3.7.18
Stuff

Sådan er det at være på Grindr som 82-årig

"Da jeg var i London, var der omkring 40 fyre, der lagde an på mig. Jeg havde sex otte gange på syv dage!"
Matthew Hays
1.5.16
Interviews

Some on the Radical Queer Left Still Think Gay Marriage Is Bad for the LGBTQ Community

"If society is garbage, then full acceptance doesn't mean much, right?" says activist and author Ryan Conrad.
Matthew Hays
9.16.15
Photo

JJ Levine's Powerful, Gender-Busting Photos

Montreal photographer JJ Levine is feted with a retrospective and a new collection of his work.
Matthew Hays
5.27.15
NSFW

What It's Like to Be an 82-Year-old on Grindr

At 82, Chris Wilson divides his time between Grindr, Squirt, and Adam4Adam. He has some good, good times.
Matthews Hays
Matthew Hays
5.8.15
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