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Vancouver Pride cancels Davie Street Party for 2018 due to deficit
Power

Vancouver Pride cancels Davie Street Party for 2018 due to deficit

The rest of the festival, including the parade, will continue as planned

April 5, 2018
A new Toronto service aims to help LGBT people stay safe while dating
Love & Sex

A new Toronto service aims to help LGBT people stay safe while dating

It will allow people to discreetly provide information about where they’re going and who they’re meeting

April 4, 2018
Toronto police withdraw application to march in Pride parade 2018
Power

Toronto police withdraw application to march in Pride parade 2018

‘My hope is that this move will be received as a concrete example of the fact that I am listening closely to the community’s concerns’ says police Chief Mark Saunders

April 3, 2018
Pride Toronto doesn’t want police to march in this year’s parade
Power

Pride Toronto doesn’t want police to march in this year’s parade

A joint statement with five other LGBT organizations says marching in the parade won’t heal deep mistrust of the police

April 3, 2018
Augustas Dennie was deported from Canada. Now he lives in a dangerous exile
Feature

Augustas Dennie was deported from Canada. Now he lives in a dangerous exile

Dennie’s claim was rejected because he couldn’t prove he was gay. Now he’s back in St Vincent and the Grenadines fearing for his life

March 29, 2018
Toronto police board approves external review into handling of missing persons
Power

Toronto police board approves external review into handling of missing persons

LGBT protesters are calling for police Chief Mark Saunders’ resignation

March 23, 2018
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Kalen Schlatter now charged with first-degree murder in death of Tess Richey
Power

Kalen Schlatter now charged with first-degree murder in death of Tess Richey

Richey was found dead in Toronto’s gay village in November 2017

March 21, 2018
Fighting for LGBT rights abroad starts by taking on the Canadians exporting homophobia
Opinion

Fighting for LGBT rights abroad starts by taking on the Canadians exporting homophobia

The fight for LGBT rights abroad begins at home

March 21, 2018
Sex workers are dying and the Trudeau Liberals are doing nothing
Opinion

Sex workers are dying and the Trudeau Liberals are doing nothing

The Liberals can’t say they’re fighting sexual violence while they maintain the status quo on sex work laws

March 15, 2018
The social conservatives have taken back the PC party. Now they’re coming for Ontario
Opinion

The social conservatives have taken back the PC party. Now they’re coming for Ontario

If PC leader Doug Ford becomes premier, many of the gains made on LGBT rights will be under threat

March 13, 2018
Why is Facebook censoring Vancouver’s Dyke March?
Opinion

Why is Facebook censoring Vancouver’s Dyke March?

Social media channels have a bad habit of going after marginalized communities

March 8, 2018
When will Toronto’s police chief admit something went wrong with the serial killer investigation?
Opinion

When will Toronto’s police chief admit something went wrong with the serial killer investigation?

Instead of blaming the community, Mark Saunders should look at his own force

March 6, 2018
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Toronto police ask public to help identify man believed to be a victim of alleged serial killer
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Toronto police ask public to help identify man believed to be a victim of alleged serial killer

Forensic investigators have also found a seventh set of remains

March 5, 2018
Bruce McArthur charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Skanda Navaratnam
Power

Bruce McArthur charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Skanda Navaratnam

Navaratnam was one of the three missing men whose disappearance was investigated by Project Houston

February 23, 2018
Why Facebook won’t let this gay artist change his band’s name to something gayer
Music

Why Facebook won’t let this gay artist change his band’s name to something gayer

‘Get me Zuckerberg, I will kiss him, I will make him believe it,’ musician Will Riley says

February 22, 2018
Welcome to the ridiculous hellscape that is the Progressive Conservative leadership race
Opinion

Welcome to the ridiculous hellscape that is the Progressive Conservative leadership race

How often can a social conservative say “anal sex” with a straight face?

February 16, 2018
Toronto police discover three more sets of remains at property linked to Bruce McArthur
Power

Toronto police discover three more sets of remains at property linked to Bruce McArthur

One of the bodies identified as Andrew Kinsman, other five people have yet to be identified

February 8, 2018
It’s not just police who have something to answer for in the wake of Toronto’s serial murders
Opinion

It’s not just police who have something to answer for in the wake of Toronto’s serial murders

Our institutions are all complicit in turning a blind eye to the most vulnerable

February 6, 2018
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