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Ariel Troster

Ariel Troster is a long-time queer activist in Ottawa who has served on the board of Egale Canada, Ottawa Dyke March, the Ten Oaks Project and Rainbow Haven. A former columnist for Capital Xtra, she has spent most of her career working as a communications specialist for non-profits and unions. She is currently a candidate for Ottawa City Council, seeking to represent Somerset Ward. She lives in Ottawa's Centretown neighbourhood with her wife and daughter.

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Why we fight alongside hookers
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Why we fight alongside hookers

The state has no place in our bedrooms

February 20, 2008
Bio family can embrace chosen family
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Bio family can embrace chosen family

How my family has grown by having two gay kids

January 29, 2008
Lessons learned in campus activism
Canada

Lessons learned in campus activism

Don’t turn off critical thinking after the classroom

January 8, 2008
How having three roomies proved a good move
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How having three roomies proved a good move

Lessons learned on the intentional community front

December 19, 2007
Queers have a stake in the war against fat people
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Queers have a stake in the war against fat people

Riot, don’t diet

November 28, 2007
You’re gay – now experiment
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You’re gay – now experiment

When dykes and fags get together, it’s gay squared

November 7, 2007
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Inside Out: Identical twins, one gay, one trans
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Inside Out: Identical twins, one gay, one trans

No one sainted, no one crucified in emotional documentary

October 17, 2007
Inside Out: Lush scenery and lingering cameras in Chinese Botanists’ Daughter
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Inside Out: Lush scenery and lingering cameras in Chinese Botanists’ Daughter

Canada-France co-production highlights budding lesbian lvoe

October 17, 2007
Queer war resister leaves US Army over homophobia
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Queer war resister leaves US Army over homophobia

The lesbian underground railroad

October 15, 2007
Femme and femininity
Canada

Femme and femininity

Changing radiators – wearing heels

September 26, 2007
What I learned on summer vacation
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What I learned on summer vacation

The lessons of Camp Trans

September 5, 2007
Kiss-in commentary
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Kiss-in commentary

Sometimes activism is just about taking up space

August 15, 2007
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Take it to the boardrooms
Ottawa

Take it to the boardrooms

But what about street protests?

July 18, 2007
Ottawa’s queer pressure cooker
Ottawa

Ottawa’s queer pressure cooker

How was the Police Liaison Committee derailed?

June 27, 2007
Tell it all – to everybody
Ottawa

Tell it all – to everybody

Let’s give ’em something to talk about

June 6, 2007
Gay rights are children’s rights
Ottawa

Gay rights are children’s rights

Uncovering the family first rhetoric

May 16, 2007
Homophobia campaign asks for us to be pitied
Ottawa

Homophobia campaign asks for us to be pitied

There is an element of choice in living out queer youth

April 4, 2007
You’ll find me at Camp Trans in Michigan
Ottawa

You’ll find me at Camp Trans in Michigan

I’m pitching my tent on inclusive ground

March 14, 2007
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