It Took 22 Years And We Still Haven’t Gotten It Right.

The theme of the first International AIDS Conference in the United States in 22 years is “Turning the Tide Together”, which is somewhat fitting-23,000 delegates from 195 countries have gathered in our nations capitol to “begin the march towards the end of the AIDS epidemic”. Leading scientists, policymakers and advocates are making this march noticeably without many foreign sex-worker and drug-use activists; a group arguably the most affected and... Read More

Sultanna : Queen Of The Night

Micheael Burtch reports: Ottawa losses a fixture of its downtown scene. Back in May I participated in a photo shoot with photographer Lucyna DanUTA Barossa, Toronto’s Dita Dior, and Ottawa‘s queen of the night Sultanna Corangie. Inspired by a Naomi Campbell pictorial in Interview Magazine, Sultanna had brought us together to help her produce photos that would explore themes of sexuality and violence. Read More  Read More