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Added on: 04/19/2022

The Mohyeddin Family’s Radical Restaurant Mission.

04/18/2022

If Samira Mohyeddin had grown up in Iran, she would be a different person. She would not be able to sing or dance in public, or leave…

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Added on: 04/09/2022

Global Black Pride will focus on honoring the past, securing the future

4/8/22

The first-ever in-person Global Black Pride is scheduled for July 27-31 in Toronto, Canada, organized by an abundance of international LGBTQ rights activists. Founded in 2020, Global…

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Added on: 03/28/2022

Winnipeg team channels two-spirit resilience for LGBTQ2+ National Monument in Ottawa

03/27/2022

A Winnipeg group inspired by the rich history of two-spirit teachings are the winning designers of a new monument in Ottawa to honour victims of Canada’s LGBTQ2+…

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Added on: 03/27/2022

Winnipeg team channels two-spirit resilience for LGBTQ2+ National Monument in Ottawa

3/26/22

A Winnipeg group inspired by the rich history of two-spirit teachings are the winning designers of a new monument in Ottawa to honour victims of Canada’s LGBTQ2+…

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Added on: 03/26/2022

Canadian immigration minister Sean Fraser says he’s committed to LGBTQ2S+ refugees

3/25/22

Canadian Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser has a lot on his plate right now with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting refugee crisis….

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Added on: 03/09/2022

Edmonton Queer History Project launches historical website, walking tours and podcast.

03/08/2022

Edmonton Queer History Project has launched new tools to help put a spotlight on the city’s rich LGBTQ stories, including a website, a downtown map, walking tours…

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Added on: 03/05/2022

Mapping hate: The anti-LGBTQ2S+ history of Ottawa truck convoy organizers

3/4/22

Although participants of the so-called “Freedom Convoy” that descended upon Ottawa last month claimed it was a peaceful protest against COVID-19 restrictions, it was primarily organized by…

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Added on: 02/06/2022

Meet the 23 Gay Women Competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics

2/4/22

The 2022 Winter Olympics kicked off its razzlin’, dazzlin’, flipplin’, slidin’ 16-day event with a fireworks-heavy opening ceremony this morning in Beijing, and if you’re anything like…

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Added on: 01/29/2022

Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Board updates guidelines for LGBTQ2S+ claimants—but there’s more work to be done

1/28/22

A queer man is turned away from a refugee claim because the term for his same-sex partner in his native language translates to “girlfriend”; a bisexual person…

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Added on: 01/28/2022

First non-binary Winter Olympian challenges ice skating stereotypes

01/21/2022

LONDON, Jan 21 (Openly) – When Timothy LeDuc takes to the ice in Beijing as the first openly non-binary Winter Olympian, the figure skater aims to challenge…

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Added on: 01/17/2022

BCers Now Able to Change Gender on Provincial IDs Without Surgery

01/16/2022

Those looking to change their gender on their BC Identification cards will no longer need confirmation from a physician to do so. This means that BCers will no…

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Added on: 01/14/2022

Conversion therapy is now illegal in Canada

01/07/2022

OTTAWA — Conversion therapy is now illegal in Canada, marking a major milestone in LGBTQ2S+ rights in this country. After parliamentarians came together to unanimously pass legislation…

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Added on: 12/02/2021

Canada’s House of Commons approves bill to ban LGBT conversion therapy

12/1/2021

OTTAWA, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Canada’s House of Commons on Wednesday voted unanimously to ban LGBT conversion therapy, which seeks to change a person’s sexual orientation or…

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Added on: 10/25/2021

Requiring trans people to have surgery to change their legal documents is ‘regressive’ says Quebec MNA

10/24/2021

As the father of a transgender child, Mike Lumsden says he’s worried a newly proposed Quebec law will open the door to further discrimination against the trans…

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Added on: 09/20/2021

LGBTQ issues lacking in federal election, say voters from Sask. community

09/19/2021

LGBTQ voters in Saskatchewan say federal leaders have missed the mark on issues important to the queer community during the election campaign. According to recent statistics, Canada…

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Added on: 09/13/2021

N.S. filmmaker hopes to inspire Indigenous representation with coming-of-age film

09/12/2021

TORONTO — Two-spirit filmmaker Bretten Hannam says they hope their new film “Wildhood” will inspire and open doors for more movie makers to show the lives Indigenous…

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Added on: 08/23/2021

Discrimination against LGBTQ+ soldiers doesn’t stop just because a policy has been revoked

08/22/2021

In 1969, former prime minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau decriminalized “homosexuality” in Canadian civil society declaring “there’s no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation.”…

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Added on: 08/20/2021

This brave charity is helping desperate LGBT+ Afghans escape the brutal Taliban

08/19/2021

The Rainbow Railroad is a global NGO providing aid and asylum to LGBT+ people around the world. Since its founding it’s helped more than 1,600 LGBT+ people…

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Added on: 08/16/2021

Classroom workshops offer support to LGBTQ youth in rural Quebec Social Sharing

08/15/2021

A new project launched by the Association for New Canadians is working to create a safe and welcoming environment for LGBTQ immigrants and refugees coming into Newfoundland…

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Added on: 08/02/2021

New film on gay Indo-Canadians explores the challenges they face

08/01/2021

A new Vancouver-based production house, formed to tell stories of gay Indo-Canadians through the medium of cinema, will soon release its first documentary feature that explores the…

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Added on: 07/28/2021

Pervasive racism a toxic problem in Vancouver’s LGBTQ community, say activists

07/27/2021

Vancouver will be awash with rainbow flags this weekend as people celebrate LGBTQ pride and yet, while the city is perceived by many as an inclusive and…

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Added on: 07/01/2021

Canada’s Senate puts LGBT conversion therapy bill on hold for summer

06/30/2021

OTTAWA, June 30 (Reuters) – A pledge by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to ban LGBT conversion therapy has been delayed until at least September, after an…

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Added on: 06/22/2021

Canadian lawmakers pass bill criminalizing LGBT conversion therapy

06/22/2021

OTTAWA, June 22 (Reuters) – Canada’s House of Commons on Tuesday passed a bill criminalizing LGBT conversion therapy 263 to 63, handing a win to the minority…

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Added on: 06/16/2021

Canada’s LGBTQ population now 1 million — but hate crimes are rising too: Statistics Canada

06/15/2021

Canada is now home to about one million people who identify as members of the LGBTQ community, with people under the age of 25 accounting for a…

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Added on: 06/10/2021

Manitoba gay couple lose fight to have 1974 marriage validated

06/08/2021

A gay Winnipeg couple have lost their fight to have their marriage of nearly five decades registered by the province of Manitoba. Chris Vogel and Richard North…

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Added on: 05/19/2021

Singer Rufus Wainwright urges Americans to fight global LGBT+ threats

05/18/2021

As conservative states seek to limit transgender rights in the United States, double Grammy Award-nominated singer Rufus Wainwright said Americans should not forget the hardships faced by…

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Added on: 05/11/2021

Catholic School District in Canada Mandates ‘LGBT’ Pride Month Awareness and Staff Training

05/10/2021

BURLINGTON, Ontario — While a Catholic school district in Ontario failed to pass a proposal to fly the rainbow-colored LGBT Pride Flag outside schools in June, the…

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Added on: 05/01/2021

Gay Ugandan refugee’s odyssey to Vancouver chronicled in film

4/30/21

“We’re not rescuing. We’re not saving. We’re walking in solidarity with them.” So says Rainbow Refugee’s Chris Morrisey in Sean Horlor and Steve J. Adams new film…

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Added on: 04/24/2021

What’s in Canada’s budget for LGBTQ2S+ people?

4/23/21

After the pandemic wiped out decades of progress for gender equality in Canada, most especially in terms of women’s participation in the workforce, the Liberal government’s budget…

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Added on: 04/17/2021

How a Canadian court system officially ended misgendering in the courtroom

4/16/21

For trans people, navigating the judicial system can feel daunting at the best of times, and unsafe at worst. If you have to present in court, how…