Born in Alberton, PEI, the year the province launched its comprehensive development plan, Paul Gallant has lived in Ottawa, Vancouver and Toronto, where he has worked as a writer and editor for more than 20 years. Now a Toronto-based journalist, he is best known for his work as an editor at the LGBTQ+ publication Xtra, the travel magazine BOLD and the Toronto-celebrating website Yongestreetmedia. Gallant has published freelance work in The Walrus, the Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, the National Post, Reader’s Digest Canada and many other publications.