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The final digital issue of IN Magazine includes: A look at the decline of AIDS organizations; The true story of Brandon Teena; How Winnipeg’s CIN and Nine Circles Community Health Centre are reimagining care; Sasha Leigh Henry’s feature film debut sheds light on a Black queer narrative rarely seen in Canada; 20 years later and Brokeback Mountain is still impactful; Interviews with Russell Tovey, Kawika Guillermo, Drew Droege, Marc Bendavid, Eric McCormack, and Revry’s co-founders; Queer love heats up in an intimate reimagining of Romeo and Juliet; and much more.
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