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Culture

Michelle Fortin trades Dyke March duties for Vancouver Pride marshal

‘I enjoy knowing that something I’ve done . . . gives voice or joy,’ she says

July 14, 2015

Power

Vancouver Pride marshal Romi Chandra Herbert makes history

Tips for building stronger queer communities from a two-time marshal

July 8, 2015

Culture

Meet Roan Reimer, a 2015 grand marshal at Vancouver Pride

‘This is a huge honour and I’m super-excited and scared,’ they say

June 30, 2015

Arts

Meet Vancouver’s all-femme queer choir

Femme City Choir celebrates femme-ness through shared song

June 1, 2015

Power

Pride Legacy Awards honour LGBT leaders in Vancouver

Third annual awards highlight diversity of community activism

May 29, 2015

Power

Three queer women nominated as YWCA Women of Distinction

Snelgrove, Robson and Fortin among YWCA’s 2015 award nominees

May 19, 2015

Arts

Les Femmes Fatales and a murder mystery gone awry

Vancouver’s Leaping Thespians team up with Ottawa playwright Mary Harvey

April 12, 2015

Power

BC youth invited to speak at LGBT conference in SK

Excited to share ideas at Breaking the Silence, students fundraising to attend

February 23, 2015

Health

LGBT seniors worry about aging without support

Researchers launch LGBT End-of-Life Resource Inventory for BC at town hall

January 30, 2015

Power

Surrey voters elect first openly lesbian city councillor

Vera LeFranc wants to strengthen social policy and support the vulnerable

December 1, 2014

Power

Genderqueer youth need more support, says COPE candidate

School support worker Heidi Nagtegaal seeks seat on Vancouver School Board

November 11, 2014

Power

Trevor Loke seeks second Vancouver park board term

Vision commissioner believes in empowering communities to be decision makers

October 29, 2014

Power

Trans candidate wants to make Surrey schools safer

Recent graduate Nicole Joliet says students must be consulted

October 28, 2014

Arts

Celebrating and challenging gender through dance

Co.Erasga opens new season with Undivided Colours

October 25, 2014

Power

Queer parks board candidate inspired by trans working group

Coree Tull wants to create more inclusive recreational spaces in Vancouver

October 18, 2014

Culture

Fraser Youth Pride march gains momentum

It’s important for kids to know the community accepts them, says FVYS’s Samantha Williams

September 23, 2014

Power

Jane Bouey seeks reelection to Vancouver School Board

Former trustee helped develop pioneering anti-homophobia policy

September 18, 2014

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