Toronto community rallies for trans rights and autonomy
Community members gathered in solidarity outside the US Consulate in light of recent anti-trans legislation
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Junkyard Circus
Junkyard Circus words by Max Leesillustration by Jennifer Fong-Li It begins with a silence beneath the tinted sky where only a word or two tumble out a slot in the door and risk being lost in the wind. Deadbeats wander and pick through immature mountains of debris, old books and warped jeans piled on
Satire: Government spy pigeons go on strike
Toronto’s winged rats unionise, demand better working conditions
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Ontario expands One Stop Talk service and Youth Wellness Hubs
How the province is responding to widespread need for mental health services
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Toronto mayor John Tory announces resignation
Why Tory is stepping down and what happens next
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The medicalisation of disability
The neurodiversity paradigm challenges traditional views of autism and other conditions
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Cityscapes
Illustration | Jennifer Fong Li The heartland howls to June bugs’ cries –metallic giants, they chirp and crawlthrough mazes of boxes that grow straight upfrom ground that bears the nests of stone. Below, the millipede rushes to work,it skids to a stop and opens its mouthsfor clouds of prey that billow and flow,rushing in-out,
static pressure
static pressure words by max leesillustration by max lees Behind the wheel I weave threads of silk between transports and caravans, dodge bullets that glide under the dash into a sea of stars. You have a heavy foot like my mother You’re going too fast The underground lurches, squeals to keep up with the churning
airflow
airflow words by max lees photos by max lees Paused, speechless swallowed by a tea mug gentle whispers rise up: cinnamon, cardamom, ginger Foot- steps fall leaves dance with the absurdity of Wednesday blown out of bounds by the eternal breath of October Soft on the sidewalk sunbeams tiptoe across the earth and stream
Ghost’s town
Illustration | Jennifer Fong Li Mornings I drive through a lesion in memory from County Road Five until Bedford. The shadow of a history only half forgotten slips between bricks and sidewalk cracks. I could be window shopping for realities both lost in time and still waiting in my rear-view mirror, but I’m already running