In the run-up to the Nov 15 municipal elections in BC, Xtra has attempted to interview all the LGBT candidates running for city council, school board and park board seats in Vancouver and around the Lower Mainland.
Here is a list of the candidate profiles we’ve run:
Tim Stevenson seeks fifth term on city council
Trevor Loke seeks second Vancouver park board term
Jane Bouey seeks reelection to Vancouver School Board
Schools need a diversity culture shift, says Mischa Oak
Rob McDowell seeks city council seat on NPA slate
COPE candidate Imtiaz Popat seeks city-funded community centre
Queer parks candidate Coree Tull inspired by trans working group
Gay candidate Shazad Shah seeks election in Mission
Trans candidate Nicole Joliet wants to make Surrey schools safer
Genderqueer youth need more support, says COPE candidate Heidi Nagtegaal
Martin Rooney wants Surrey to fly the Pride flag at city hall
Park board can help new queer centre, says Jamie Lee Hamilton
Gay man Stéphane Mouttet runs with NPA for Vancouver park board
More consultation on gender-neutral washrooms, says COPE candidate Ezra Bloom
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