Tinder During a Pandemic
On the lighter side, anyone who is on the dating app Tinder these last few days may be seeing some comedic bios. Here are some of the best within the …
Relationships
Valentine’s Day: Know Your Lover’s Love Languages
Valentine’s Day is coming up fast. The question of what to get your partner can be hard. One way to make it easier is to use the love languages. Gary …
The language of monogamy: revisiting our approach to relationships
Major shifts in thinking require major and minor changes in language usage. The presently shifting attitudes towards gender and sexual preference are marked by the words and phrases used to …
Holding hands: A perfect relationship?
Last week as I meandered down the streets of Toronto, with its bespangled skyline littered with towering buildings, enjoying my newly established dalliance with caramel macchiatos. I paused momentarily …
Polyamory and Self Love
When I first set about directing the Poly Sex Confidential documentary in 2010, there were few people that knew about the polyamory lifestyle. When I moved to Vancouver I discovered …
Dating: an old fashioned practice?
Yes, Valentine’s Day is approaching, but no, this is not another article about dating. Or is it? I recently read an article that compared British dating and American dating, and …
Hard Pass, Tinder
If you don’t know what Tinder is, well, that’s actually why I’m here. To tell you about Tinder. Consider me your personal tour guide to a newly-discovered corner of the …
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Parties, clubs and pubs are increasingly becoming areas of identity contention. The ways in which you dress, act, speak, and behave are in constant display in the areas associated with …
Breaking Down Identities
Within the queer community many terms and identities have come out. Language, I feel, is a good thing. I feel it creates inclusion and expression more than anything. Can a …